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SEEN THEM? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects SEEN THEM? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects
Seen Them? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects Newark Police are attempting to locate two people who they say forced a woman into a minivan and made her withdraw $9,000 from her bank account on Monday, July 3. The incident occurred at 4 p.m. in the 100 block of Adams Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspects grabbed the woman by the arm and made her get into a blue Toyota Sienna where they threatened her and demanded money, Fragé said. The group drove to Santander Bank on Ferry Street and she withdrew the money while one of them waited outside to take her back to her vehicle, Fragé said. Th…

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by Sam Barron
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Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say A 26-year-old Newark man was arrested nearly two hours after kicking a woman out of an SUV and driving away in it when the vehicle was spotted by a keen-eyed officer, authorities said. The victim called police around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday saying she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a relative's BMW when a man -- later identified as Tazmire Morris -- jumped in the driver's seat, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The woman got out of the car at Morris' demand as he headed northbound on Adams Street, authorities said. He was spotted nearly two hours later by 4th Prec…

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by Cecilia Levine
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RECOGNIZE THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects Who Used Stolen Vehicle In Newark Gunpoint Robbery RECOGNIZE THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects Who Used Stolen Vehicle In Newark Gunpoint Robbery
Recognize Them? Police Seek ID For Suspects Who Used Stolen Vehicle In Newark Gunpoint Robbery Authorities in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspects who used a stolen vehicle in an armed robbery Monday night. A man approached a taxi driver after exiting the rear passenger side of a light gray 2020 Jeep Cherokee near the 300 block of Chestnut Street around 10 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The man robbed the taxi driver at gunpoint and took an iPhone 8-Plus, Galaxy Tablet S7 and $300 in cash before returning to the vehicle, which was reported stolen from Irvington around 8:35 p.m., Ambrose said. The stolen Jeep then headed north on…

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by Valerie Musson
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GOTCHA! Newark Police Nab Man Accused Of Stealing 4 ATM Machines GOTCHA! Newark Police Nab Man Accused Of Stealing 4 ATM Machines
Gotcha! Newark Police Nab Man Accused Of Stealing 4 ATM Machines Police in Newark have arrested a man they say stole four ATMs within the past two months. Leonardo Aquino, 34, and an accomplice were caught on surveillance footage sawing a machine from its base and stealing it from a laundry room on Lincoln Ave. on Nov. 22, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Aquino, of Newark, was also one of four men who stole a machine from outside Speedy Tires on Adams Street on Dec. 8, Ambrose said. Three days later, Aquino and two accomplices were caught on surveillance footage stealing the ATM from Magua Mini Mart on Park Avenue, authorities sa…

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW THEM? Newark Police Seek ID For Trio Of ATM Thieves Who Fled In Stolen Pickup Truck KNOW THEM? Newark Police Seek ID For Trio Of ATM Thieves Who Fled In Stolen Pickup Truck
Know Them? Newark Police Seek ID For Trio Of ATM Thieves Who Fled In Stolen Pickup Truck Police in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying three suspects caught on surveillance footage stealing an ATM and fleeing in a stolen pickup truck Wednesday morning. The suspects — pictured above — were seen lugging the machine from the 200 block of Adams Street and into a stolen grey GMC Sierra around 5:50 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Responding officers saw the broken ATM sign on the ground and wires hanging from the tire business it came from, police said. Anyone with information about the identity of the suspects is asked to contact the Divisi…

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by Valerie Musson
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UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward
Update: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward No charges will be filed or summonses issued against the driver of a truck that leaked a 3-mile slick of used vegetable oil in Newark's Ironbound last week, police said.  As it passed through the area around 3:40 p.m. Oct. 15, the truck left behind a trail on Wilson Avenue and on Stockton, Delancy, Adams and Thomas streets, snarling traffic as Hazmat teams covered the oil with sand.  The driver turned himself in at 3rd Precinct headquarters Friday after police released photos of the truck and asked for the public's help identifying it.  Police determined that the spill was a…

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by Paul Milo
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Police Looking For Robber Who Struck In Newark's Ironbound Police Looking For Robber Who Struck In Newark's Ironbound
Police Looking For Robber Who Struck In Newark's Ironbound Police in Newark are looking for the person who robbed someone of their cell phone in the East Ward Tuesday.  The suspect (pictured) approached the victim at Adams and Lafayette streets around 4 p.m. and demanded his belongings. The suspect took the victim's phone and was last seen on Adams headed towards Ferry Street.  He is described as a light-skinned Hispanic male who is about 5’8” tall. He was wearing a blue polo shirt, khaki-colored pants and has a tattoo on his left arm. He also has a slight beard, black hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information is urged to call th…

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by Paul Milo