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Shooting Death Of Newark Man Rattles Community Shooting Death Of Newark Man Rattles Community
Shooting Death Of Newark Man Rattles Community Tributes came pouring in following the shooting death of a 45-year-old Newark man over the weekend. Keni Johnson was gunned down on the 100 block of North Munn Avenue around 8:55 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:13 a.m. A balloon release in Johnson's honor was held that night at Bradley Courts. The theme was red, his favorite color, Chalanda Freshley announced on Facebook. We always laughing and joking… I’m definitely going to miss you my brother Keni Johnson #TombStone #151 💪🏾🙏🏾✊🏾 Posted by Mu…

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by Cecilia Levine
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How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics
How Newark Police Arrested 3 Suspects Using Control Tactics Police in Newark used arrest and control tactics to safely apprehend three armed suspects in two recent incidents, authorities said. Newark residents Kaseem Callender, 25, and Keon Orr, 22, were arrested in connection with an armed robbery near the North Munn Avenue entrance of the Bradley Court apartment complex just after 8 a.m. on Sept. 7, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The victim told police that he and a second victim had been robbed at gunpoint while inside a vehicle. Callender was found during a search of the area and taken into custody after resisting arrest an…

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by Valerie Musson
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KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Who Stole TV From Local Home KNOW HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Who Stole TV From Local Home
Know HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Who Stole TV From Local Home Police in Newark are seeking the public's help in identifying a man they say stole a TV from a local home over the weekend. A resident on the 100 block of North Munn Avenue told police her TV was by the front door and the suspect, who was captured on surveillance video, was walking in front of her home around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The suspect is described as an African-American male, who is 5’11’’ to 6’2’’ and weighs between 170 and 190 pounds.  He has a short grey Afro hairstyle, a grey beard, and he was wearing a red hooded …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Woman Shot Dead At Newark Housing Complex Woman Shot Dead At Newark Housing Complex
Woman Shot Dead At Newark Housing Complex A 21-year-old woman was fatally shot at a Newark housing complex, authorities said.  Rashidah Y. Sutton-Bryant, of Newark was shot at the Bradley Court Complex on North Munn Avenue around 10:20 p.m. Sunday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. She was rushed to University Hospital and pronounced dead approximately 40 minutes later The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line…

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by Cecilia Levine