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Newark Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Crash: Prosecutor Newark Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Crash: Prosecutor
Newark Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Crash: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Newark man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on the late afternoon of Tuesday, June 4, authorities said. At 5 p.m., police responded to Broadway and Oriental Street on a report of a crash between a motorcycle and a Honda fit vehicle, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Cristian Tavaras, the operator of the motorcycle, was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:43 p.m., Stephens and Frage said. The driver of the vehicle was transported to an area hospital …

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by Sam Barron
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Warrant Issued For Armed Man Who Robbed Liquor Store: Newark PD Warrant Issued For Armed Man Who Robbed Liquor Store: Newark PD
Warrant Issued For Armed Man Who Robbed Liquor Store: Newark PD A warrant has been issued for a 54-year-old Newark man who robbed a liquor store while armed, authorities said. On Monday, March 25 at 9:26 p.m., police responded to the New Silver Key Liquor Store at 250 Broadway on a report of a armed robbery, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.  Jeffrey Carr walked behind the counter brandishing a weapon and demanded the cashier place money from inside the cash register into a black plastic bag, Fragé said. Carr took $400 and fled north toward Broadway Townhouses.  Carr is described as a Black male, approximately 6' " …

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by Sam Barron
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Girl, 8, Struck By Car In Newark: Police Girl, 8, Struck By Car In Newark: Police
Girl, 8, Struck By Car In Newark: Police An 8-year-old girl was struck by a vehicle in Newark on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 11, authorities said. At 3:03 p.m., police responded to Broadway and 2nd Avenue and transported the girl to University Hospital for treatment, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The child is in stable condition, Fragé said. The driver remained at the scene and the incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron
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Newark Man, 39, Fatally Shot: Authorities Newark Man, 39, Fatally Shot: Authorities
Newark Man, 39, Fatally Shot: Authorities A 39-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on the early morning of Tuesday, Dec. 19, authorities said. At 3:58 a.m., Newark police responded to a shooting on the 300 block of Broadway and found Antoine Alston suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was pronounced dead at the scene soon after, Stephens and Fragé said. LAST FIGHT IT WAS THIS THEN WE LAST SPOKE OCT 17th AND TODAY ITS RIP?? I GOT SO MUCH TO SAY BUT I WONT BECAUSE IM WORKING ON MY MOUTH… Antoine Alston You…

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by Sam Barron
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5-Year-Old Child, Woman Struck By Car In Newark 5-Year-Old Child, Woman Struck By Car In Newark
5-Year-Old Child, Woman Struck By Car In Newark A 5-year-old child and a woman were hospitalized after being struck by a car in Newark. It happened around 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at Grafton Avenue and Broadway, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victims were transported to University Hospital for evaluation of complaints of pain and both are reportedly in stable condition. The driver remained at the scene.  The incident remains under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Clifton Stolen Car Chase Ends In Newark Crash Clifton Stolen Car Chase Ends In Newark Crash
Clifton Stolen Car Chase Ends In Newark Crash A stolen car pursuit that began in Clifton ended with a crash in Newark and three occupants in the wind, authorities said. Clifton Police Officer Matthew Rugel was in the area of Broad Street and Elmwood Drive when he spotted the 2020 Audi, which had been reported stolen out of Hazlet and connected to subsequent crimes, shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 2. Rugel tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped off through the streets of Clifton and eventually onto eastbound Route 3, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. Witnesses said speeds reached 120 miles an hour as the pursuit continued on…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Dead Minutes Apart In Separate Newark Shootings Two Dead Minutes Apart In Separate Newark Shootings
Two Dead Minutes Apart In Separate Newark Shootings Two men died minutes apart in separate Newark shootings early Saturday, Oct. 8, officials said. Altariq Johnson, 36, was shot on the 100 block of Brenner Street while Jordan Rodriguez, 31, was shot on the 600 block of Broadway — both just after 3 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Johnson was pronounced dead at 3:42 a.m., and Rodriguez at 3:49 a.m., both at University Hospital. The investigations are active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIP…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark
Three People Found Dead Hours Apart In Newark Three people were found dead in Newark on Monday, Aug. 29, according to police and news outlets. Police were called to the scene of a "sick or injured person" around 9:20 a.m., at Montclair Avenue and Broadway, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  Then, around 4:20 p.m., a man was found lying on the sidewalk near a bodega at South Orange Avenue and Munn, RLS Media reports. He was also pronounced dead. Around 7:50 p.m., police were called to a home on the 100 block of Pennington Street, where a female was found unrespon…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Man With Dementia, 58, Missing For Several Days, Police Say Newark Man With Dementia, 58, Missing For Several Days, Police Say
Newark Man With Dementia, 58, Missing For Several Days, Police Say Seen him? Authorities are searching for a missing 58-year-old man from Newark who suffers from dementia. Luis E. Pacheo was last seen on the 100 block of Elwood Avenue in Newark around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 29, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Pacheo was wearing a white t-shirt with blue jeans and black sneakers at the time of his disappearance, Fragé said. He may be in the area of Broadway, Mt. Prospect Avenue, and Bloomfield Avenue. Pacheo is Hispanic and stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, and has brown eyes, black hair, and a light complexion. Anyone…

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by Valerie Musson
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3-Year-Old Child Shot Inside Car In Newark, Authorities Say 3-Year-Old Child Shot Inside Car In Newark, Authorities Say
3-Year-Old Child Shot Inside Car In Newark, Authorities Say A child was shot Wednesday afternoon while sitting inside a car in Newark, authorities said. The 3-year-old boy was rushed to University Hospital after being grazed by a bullet on the 200 block of Broadway around 1:15 p.m., according to initial reports and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara. He is in stable condition and is expected to survive, O'Hara said. Details surrounding the shooting were unknown as of Wednesday evening. The incident is under investigation.

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by Nicole Acosta
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Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown
Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown More than a dozen ATVs and two handguns were recovered over the weekend in Newark’s crackdown on illegal off-road vehicles, leading to charges for four residents, police said. Nine ATVs and three dirt bikes were recovered since Friday, making a total of 32 illegal off-road vehicles confiscated since the start of the enforcement initiative on April 23, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Angel Aviles, 32, of Newark, was arrested and charged April 28 after he was seen near Broadway and Montclair Avenue riding a dirt bike found to be stolen out of Jersey City, O’Hara said. The…

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Newark Assault And Robbery KNOW HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Newark Assault And Robbery
Know HIM? Police Seek Suspect In Newark Assault And Robbery Authorities are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say assaulted and robbed a woman in Newark. The man pictured above punched a woman and stole her wallet on the 100 block of Broadway on Feb. 8, according to police. The suspect then ran toward Crittenden Street, police say. The man is between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall and weighs between 180 and 190 pounds, police say. He was wearing a dark Adidas hooded jacket and dark jeans at the time of the robbery. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect is urged to call the 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line…

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by Valerie Musson
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Puerto Rican Day Parade And Festival Sunday In Newark Puerto Rican Day Parade And Festival Sunday In Newark
Puerto Rican Day Parade And Festival Sunday In Newark Newark will be the scene of the 58th annual Puerto Rican Day Parade Sunday. The event will be held from 1 to 10 p.m. The Boricua Music Festival starts at 3 p.m. on Verona Avenue.  The theme for this year's parade focus on heart disease awareness in the Porta Caribe region, the southern part of the island.  The parade review stand will be placed on Bloomfield Avenue between Ridge and Parker streets, with the parade beginning at 1 p.m. The festival that follows will be held on Bloomfield Avenue between Lake Street and Clifton Avenue.  The Newark Police Division has provided th…

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by Paul Milo
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Nearly A Dozen Arrested In Newark Prostitution Sweep Nearly A Dozen Arrested In Newark Prostitution Sweep
Nearly A Dozen Arrested In Newark Prostitution Sweep A task force that has been cracking down on prostitution in Newark made 11 arrests Friday, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement.  The sweep occurred at Broadway and Irving Street near Newark's northern border with Belleville. Previous sweeps have been centered on Frelinghuysen Avenue in the south end of the city.  “We arrested 11 men and one woman for soliciting prostitution,” Ambrose said. “This is a quality of life problem. We don’t want our residents to have to endure this activity in their neighborhoods and outside their homes.” Ten of those arrested wer…

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by Paul Milo
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Sheriff's Officers In Newark Seize Guns, $30K In Marijuana 'Candy' Sheriff's Officers In Newark Seize Guns, $30K In Marijuana 'Candy'
Sheriff's Officers In Newark Seize Guns, $30K In Marijuana 'Candy' A drug buy witnessed by detectives in Newark Thursday led to four arrests as well as the seizure of marijuana edibles with a street value of about $30,000, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. Plainclothes sheriff’s officers were conducting surveillance at Broadway and Bloomfield Place as part of an ongoing operation to stop drug trafficking in Newark’s North Ward. The sheriff’s office says Louis Roselle, 36, of Newark, was standing at 95 Broadway when a Ford Edge approached and a man got out. Roselle handed the man -- 21-year-old Patrick Caloway of Morristown -- two green bags in e…

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by Paul Milo