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Irvington Man Shot In Maplewood, Police Say Irvington Man Shot In Maplewood, Police Say
Irvington Man Shot In Maplewood, Police Say A 24-year-old Irvington man was shot in Maplewood on Friday, May 31, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., officers responded to Jacoby Street near Brown Street on a report of shots fired an found a 24-year-old man lying in the street, suffering from gunshot wounds, Maplewood police said in a release. Residents can expect extra police presence in the area, officers said. Anyone with information is asked asked to contact the Maplewood Police Department at 973-762-3400.

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by Sam Barron
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Victim Pistol Whipped, Robbed At Gunpoint In His Own Maplewood Driveway: Police Victim Pistol Whipped, Robbed At Gunpoint In His Own Maplewood Driveway: Police
Victim Pistol Whipped, Robbed At Gunpoint In His Own Maplewood Driveway: Police A Maplewood resident was robbed and pistol-whipped by two men in his own driveway, authorities said. The 49-year-old Jacoby Street resident was getting out of his car around 1:40 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 4, when two black men approached him, local police said. One man flashed a handgun and the other demanded his keys and wallet, police said. When he refused, one of the men struck him with the handgun as the other took his wallet from his car, and then fled on foot, authorities said. One of the men was wearing a colored hoodie and black mask, and the other was in a dark hoodie and black mask. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Essex County Fugitive Wanted In Recent Assault: Police Essex County Fugitive Wanted In Recent Assault: Police
Essex County Fugitive Wanted In Recent Assault: Police Police in Essex County are seeking a 67-year-old man accused of firing a handgun and assaulting a victim inside of an apartment last week, they said. Cranford Butler, of Irvington, had gotten into an argument with the victim at a home on Jacoby Street in Maplewood the morning of Feb. 16, when he apparently fired a .380 caliber handgun, Maplewood Police Chief Jim DeVaul said. Police responding to the scene found the victim with a cut, but no gunshot wound or life-threatening injuries, and the incident was determined to be domestic in nature, the chief said. Butler and the victim knew each …

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by Cecilia Levine