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Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Montclair Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Montclair
Police ID Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Montclair Police in Montclair have identified the pedestrian fatally struck by a vehicle over the weekend. Vivian Folkenflik, 83, of the Township, was struck at Bellevue Avenue and Park Street around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti said. Folkenflik was transported to Mountainside Medical Center and pronounced dead at 1 p.m. The driver remained at the scene. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Offi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Online NJ Romance Scammer Who Conned Woman Out Of $66,000 Gets More Than Two Years, No Parole Online NJ Romance Scammer Who Conned Woman Out Of $66,000 Gets More Than Two Years, No Parole
Online NJ Romance Scammer Who Conned Woman Out Of $66,000 Gets More Than Two Years, No Parole An Essex County man who helped swindle what he called a “filthy rich woman” out of nearly $66,000 in an online romance scam was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison. Mahmoud Bowler, 40, of Newark, and an unidentified co-conspirator whom he grew up with in Ghana double-teamed the Florida victim over the course of nearly three years after connecting with her on an online dating site using a bogus profile name. Bowler then turned around and screwed his partner, keeping the majority of the money that they'd collected from the victim, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Phillip R. Sellinger said. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New York Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors New York Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
New York Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors A 60-year-old man from New York City was fatally shot in Newark on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 22, authorities said. At 3:55 p.m., Newark police responded to a shooting on the 300 block of Renner Avenue and found Vincent Anderson outside at the location suffering from a gunshot wound, 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. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information …

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by Sam Barron
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Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield
Police ID Woman, 60, Fatally Struck By Car In Bloomfield A 60-year-old Bloomfield woman was fatally struck by a vehicle Friday, Oct. 20, authorities said. Nelly Fernandez was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead after being struck around 7:25 p.m., at Bloomfield Avenue and Grove Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Bloomfield Police Chief George Ricci said. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene. The investigation is 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-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Two People Killed In Violent Night In Newark: Prosecutors Two People Killed In Violent Night In Newark: Prosecutors
Two People Killed In Violent Night In Newark: Prosecutors Two different shootings killed two people in Newark on Wednesday, Oct. 18, authorities said. At 7:27 p.m., police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Dayton Street in Newark and found Rahim Wynn, a 41-year-old Newark resident, suffering from gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was transported to University Hospital and pronounced dead, several hours later. Stephens and Fragé said. At 10:04 p.m., police responded to a shooting on the 700 block of South Orange Avenue and found Kevin Br…

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by Sam Barron
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Elderly Man With Severe Burns Dies After Being Found On NJ Town Sidewalk: Sources Elderly Man With Severe Burns Dies After Being Found On NJ Town Sidewalk: Sources
Elderly Man With Severe Burns Dies After Being Found On NJ Town Sidewalk: Sources An 82-year-old man died after neighbors found him on the sidewalk with severe burns in a North Jersey town on Friday night, Oct. 13, according to Daily Voice sources and authorities. Shigeru Takeuchi, of Union, was found unresponsive around 9:05 p.m. on the 100 block of E. Willow Street in Millburn, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Millburn Police Chief Brian Gilfedder said. Circumstances around the burns were unclear. Takeuchi was pronounced dead at 9:30 p.m., Gilfedder and Stephens said. A pending autopsy will determine his cause of death. The i…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Funeral Director Killed In NJ Home Was 'Movie Buff, Capable Of Loving Anyone,' BF Says Funeral Director Killed In NJ Home Was 'Movie Buff, Capable Of Loving Anyone,' BF Says
Funeral Director Killed In NJ Home Was 'Movie Buff, Capable Of Loving Anyone,' BF Says Erica Voloshin was born to love. The 37-year-old Nutley woman, who was killed over the weekend in a Belleville home, is being mourned by those who love her for her innate kindness. "She was so capable of loving anybody," said Voloshin's boyfriend, Aviv Roziner, of Huntingdon Valley, PA. "She was so kind... she was the most understanding person one could ever imagine." Scott Hurring, 43, of Belleville, was charged with murder in Voloshin's killing Sunday, Oct. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. Roziner and Voloshin m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Woman Shot Dead In NJ Home, Suspect In Custody: Prosecutor Police ID Woman Shot Dead In NJ Home, Suspect In Custody: Prosecutor
Police ID Woman Shot Dead In NJ Home, Suspect In Custody: Prosecutor A 37-year-old woman was fatally shot in an Essex County home over the weekend, and a suspected gunman was in custody. Police were called to a home on the 100 block of Meacham Street in Belleville around 10:25 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Belleville Police Chief Mark Minichini said. Erica Voloshin, 37, of Nutley, was found unresponsive suffering a gunshot wound, and pronounced dead 10:42 a.m. Scott Hurring, 43, of Belleville, has been charged with murder in the incident, they said. Hurring was charged with murder and unlawful pos…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors A 39-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on Friday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 6:43 p.m., Newark police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue and found Ralph Harris suffering from gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ess…

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by Sam Barron
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Human Remains Discovered In Newark: Authorities Human Remains Discovered In Newark: Authorities
Human Remains Discovered In Newark: Authorities Authorities are investigating after a body was found in Newark on Thursday, Sept. 7. At 2:45 p.m., Newark police received a report of human remains found on the 400 block of Elizabeth Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The unidentified body was officially pronounced dead soon after, Stephens and Fragé said. The cause of death is pending an autopsy, Stephens and Fragé said The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information i…

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by Sam Barron
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Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating
Microwave Was Weapon Of Choice For NJ Inmate Facing 20 Years For Jail Beating An inmate being housed at the Essex County Jail for attempted murder will spend years in prison for using everything but the kitchen sink during an aggravated assault behind bars. Byad Lockett, 22, has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for attempting to murder Jayshawn Boyd by beating him with a microwave oven and other items during a riot that scared off even the guards, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, Sept. 6. The Newark resident was ordered to serve at least 85 percent of the sentence (17 years) under the state's "No Early Release Act."  "(The …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors A 49-year-old Irvington man was shot and killed in Newark on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities said. At 9:17 p.m., police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Goodwin Avenue and found Andre Shoulars outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Shoulars was taken to a nearby hospital where he was soon pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said.  The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is a…

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by Sam Barron