Mostly Cloudy 78°
Tag:

Lehigh Avenue, Newark, NJ

Police & Fire
Irvington Man, 38, Dies 10 Days After Newark Shooting Irvington Man, 38, Dies 10 Days After Newark Shooting
Irvington Man, 38, Dies 10 Days After Newark Shooting A 38-year-old Irvington man died 10 days after being shot in Newark. Louis Boggs was shot around 9:45 p.m. on the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Boggs was rushed to University Hospital where he died Thursday, July 22. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office took over the investigation, which is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.  Calls wil…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
$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…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
2 Sought In Front Porch Shooting Death Of NJ Grandma Celebrating Late Twin Sister's Birthday 2 Sought In Front Porch Shooting Death Of NJ Grandma Celebrating Late Twin Sister's Birthday
2 Sought In Front Porch Shooting Death Of NJ Grandma Celebrating Late Twin Sister's Birthday Authorities in Essex County are seeking the public's help in locating two persons of interest in connection with the killing of a 63-year-old grandmother. Debra Derrick was shot on the front porch of a home on the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue in Newark, while celebrating her late twin sister around 8 p.m. on March 11, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced. It’s my birthday 🥳 63 WHERE 🎂 Posted by Debra Derrick on Thursday, March 11, 2021 Derrick -- who was with her grandchildren and other family members at the time of the incident -- later died of her injuries, Acting Essex Count…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine