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Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark
Mayor Has Special Message For Killer Who Shot 9-Year-Old Boy In Newark Authorities are searching for the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy outside his home in Newark on Friday, Jan. 31. The boy was exiting a vehicle with his father and sister at approximately 5:27 p.m. when he was shot on Osborne Terrace, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.  A 36-year-old man, who does not appear to be related to the child, was also shot during the incident. Details of his injuries were not immediately available. Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka expressed outrage over the tragedy, calling it “incomprehensible” and…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities
Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities It has been three years since 42-year-old Rajon Collins was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Newark. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Essex County Sherriff Armando Fontoura announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, a $5,000 Crime Stoppers Program reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the fatal crash. Collins was struck near Springfield Avenue and South 18th Street on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, authorities said. Collins was hit by a red Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been reported stolen and was traveling at a high rate of speed, au…

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by Sam Barron
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Sherriff's Office Offering $10K Reward For Info On Essex County Bias Crimes Sherriff's Office Offering $10K Reward For Info On Essex County Bias Crimes
Sherriff's Office Offering $10K Reward For Info On Essex County Bias Crimes The Essex County Sheriff's Office is hoping a new reward will allow them to find the people responsible for recent bias crimes that have plagued West Orange. The sheriff office's Crime Stoppers Program is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the vandalism at Harper's Café and the threatening phone call another business owner received last week.  Suspects twice smashed a window at Harper's Café in West Orange on Wednesday, July 12 and Thursday, July 13, because they were flying a pride flag, authorities said. Blac…

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by Sam Barron
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A Man Was Murdered In A New Jersey Cemetery Now Police Are Seeking Information ($5K Reward) A Man Was Murdered In A New Jersey Cemetery Now Police Are Seeking Information ($5K Reward)
A Man Was Murdered In A New Jersey Cemetery Now Police Are Seeking Information ($5K Reward) Authorities are seeking information in exchange for a $5,000 reward after a man was found dead in a New Jersey cemetery. Alexander Jones, 51, of Newark, died of blunt and sharp force trauma, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. His body was found in the Hebrew Cemetery on South 19th Street on Dec. 8. Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of  The homicide is being investigated by the Es…

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by Cecilia Levine
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REWARD: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers REWARD: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers
Reward: $10K Offered In Irvington Killings Of Rahway Brothers A $10,000 reward is being offered in the shooting deaths of two Essex County brothers. The money is being offered by Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura’s Crime Stoppers Program in connection with the July 4 homicides of Malik A. McCallister, 38, and Tarik R. Barnes, 42, in Irvington. The Rahway brothers were shot around midnight on Montrose Terrace. McCallister was pronounced dead at Beth Israel at 12:30 a.m. Monday, July 5. Barnes was pronounced dead at 2:09 the same day at University Hospital. No arrests have been. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex Cou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother $10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother
$10K Reward Offered In Murder Case Of Newark Grandmother The Essex County Sheriff's Office is offering a $10,000 reward for  information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for killing a Newark grandmother on her front porch. Debra Derrick, 63, was shot on the front porch of a home on the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue, while celebrating her late twin sister around 8 p.m. on March 11, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office previously said. Authorities would like to speak to the two young men in the photographs above in connection with Debra Derrick's shooting death.Essex County Prosecutor's Office Essex County S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$5,000 Reward Offered For Info On Shooting Of 2-Year-Old Girl $5,000 Reward Offered For Info On Shooting Of 2-Year-Old Girl
$5,000 Reward Offered For Info On Shooting Of 2-Year-Old Girl Newark Police Division’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the person or persons responsible for the shooting of a 2-year-old girl. Police responded to 85-95 Cabinet St., where they found the child, a man and a woman -- all who had been shot -- around 11:10 p.m. Jan. 28, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Video released by the division shows police rushing the girl to a local hospital. All victims are in stable condition, however, the suspects were still at large, Ambrose sa…

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by Cecilia Levine