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Search Under Way For Suspect Who Robbed 2 Women At Gunpoint In Newark: Cops Search Under Way For Suspect Who Robbed 2 Women At Gunpoint In Newark: Cops
Search Under Way For Suspect Who Robbed 2 Women At Gunpoint In Newark: Cops A man robbed two women at gunpoint last week in Newark, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 19 at 3:23 p.m., police responded to the 500 block of Orange Street after a person attempted to snatch a woman's purse, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.  When the woman resisted, the suspect brandished a firearm and she surrendered her purse, Fragé said. The suspect then fled westbound on Orange Street toward East Orange. On Thursday, June 20, at 12:15 a.m., the suspect committed another armed robbery on Roseville Avenue and Orange Street, Fragé said. The suspect wa…

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by Sam Barron
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Heart Disease Aggravated By Meth Use Killed Newark Suspect Following Arrest: Medical Examiner Heart Disease Aggravated By Meth Use Killed Newark Suspect Following Arrest: Medical Examiner
Heart Disease Aggravated By Meth Use Killed Newark Suspect Following Arrest: Medical Examiner It’s unsettling to watch video of a suspect you know has died. The last moments for Raul DeJesus -- who led Newark police on a foot chase before collapsing near Route 280 -- are no exception. Newark police did nothing wrong during the encounter, a grand jury has found. Among the evidence reviewed by the grand jurors are three police bodycams, one of them worn by the officer who began chasing the 43-year-old Newark native on foot after he ran. Two others graphically document the arrest and the moments that followed as highway traffic barreled by. In the end, what killed DeJesus was heart …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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QUADRUPLE SHOOTING: Police ID Victim Killed In Newark QUADRUPLE SHOOTING: Police ID Victim Killed In Newark
Quadruple Shooting: Police ID Victim Killed In Newark A quadruple shooting left one person dead and wounded four this weekend in Newark. Julius K. Ferguson, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident around 3:20 a.m. Sunday, May 7, on the 400 block of Orange Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Three other victims were taken to University Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 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 1-877-847-7432. Call…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After FINAL MOMENTS: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After
Final Moments: NJ AG Releases Video Of Foot Pursuit, Arrest Of Newark Man Who Died Soon After It’s unsettling to watch video of a suspect you know has died. The last moments for Raul DeJesus -- who led Newark police on a foot chase before collapsing near Route 280 two months ago -- are no exception. A series of videos showing the encounter that preceded DeJesus’s death at University Hospital in Newark were released by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 28. Three of the videos come from police body cameras, one of them worn by the officer who began chasing the 43-year-old Newark native on foot after he ran. Two others graphically document the ar…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Five Nabbed For Shootings, Weapons Offenses In Newark Five Nabbed For Shootings, Weapons Offenses In Newark
Five Nabbed For Shootings, Weapons Offenses In Newark A teen and four men were arrested for separate shootings and weapons offenses in Newark, authorities announced. A 16-year-old from East Orange was charged with weapon possession after a female victim walked into University Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound on Jan. 2, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The victim is reportedly in stable condition. Ahmed Rauf-Nomaw, 45, of Middle Grove, NY, was arrested on New Year's Day and is facing weapons charges after two male victims said he pointed a gun at one of them on the 900 block of South 16th Street, Frage s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified
Newark Man Who Died While Running From Police Along Route 280 Identified A Newark man who died while running from city police along Route 280 last week was identified by authorities on Wednesday. A review of the circumstances surrounding the death last Thursday, Jan. 5, of Raul L. DeJesus, 43, is required because it involved police, a Jan. 11 release from Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's office says. According to a preliminary investigation, Newark Police Officer Alberto Vera approached DeJesus in the area of Orange Street and South 11th Street in Newark shortly before 3:42 p.m., the release says. DeJesus was wanted for questioning "in connection with a c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Newark Man Busted For Stealing Chainsaw From Bloomfield Home Depot Police: Newark Man Busted For Stealing Chainsaw From Bloomfield Home Depot
Police: Newark Man Busted For Stealing Chainsaw From Bloomfield Home Depot A 37-year-old Newark man was arrested for stealing a chainsaw from a Bloomfield home depot, local authorities said. Police responding to the Orange Street store on reports of a shoplifter found a man later identified as Alexander Carrion running from the store last week, police said. Carrion had taken a battery-operated chainsaw worth $299 before he fled on foot, authorities said. Carrion was found at the corner of Bloomfield Avenue and Berkeley Place and taken into custody, police said. The chainsaw was recovered and returned to Home Depot, authorities said.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark
Monmouth County Man Arrested For Illegal Dumping In Newark A Monmouth County man was arrested for illegal dumping in Newark, authorities said. John Clark, of Highlands, was spotted by a city code enforcement member pouring unused concrete into a storm drain near Roseville Avenue and Orange Street around 11 a.m. Thursday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Clark, 32, was arrested and faces charges of illegal dumping and illegal transporting of solid waste, Ambrose said.

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by Cecilia Levine