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Thief Convicted Of Stealing Home, $110K+ From Victim Causing Her To Lose NJ Home Thief Convicted Of Stealing Home, $110K+ From Victim Causing Her To Lose NJ Home
Thief Convicted Of Stealing Home, $110K+ From Victim Causing Her To Lose NJ Home A 36-year-old Newark man has been convicted of theft and forgery that caused a woman to lose her home, authorities said. The thefts also caused the woman with a mental health condition to lose more than $110,000, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. ,After a four-day trial, the jury found  Obadiah Salters guilty on all 24 counts of theft and forgery charges, Stephens said on Friday, March 17. In December 2016, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit initiated an investigation into alleged acts of forgery and theft by Salters against…

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by Jon Craig
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SEEN HIM? Endangered Newark Man Last Spotted Leaving Clifton Clinic More Than Year Ago SEEN HIM? Endangered Newark Man Last Spotted Leaving Clifton Clinic More Than Year Ago
Seen HIM? Endangered Newark Man Last Spotted Leaving Clifton Clinic More Than Year Ago He has a hitch in his step and is missing the tip of his left pinkie. Police from Clifton and Newark have been trying to find him for more than a year now. They need your help. Michael Davis, 58, of Newark went missing after leaving a Clifton health services program more than 13 month ago. Davis – who police said was diagnosed with medical conditions that could affect his well-being -- wasn’t on a shuttle bus that was supposed to take him back to his Ridge Street home after leaving Adult Family Health Services on Orchard Street in Clifton around 3:30 p.m. Aug. 12. He was seen an hour and a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Street Closures Thursday In Newark For Blue Mass Street Closures Thursday In Newark For Blue Mass
Street Closures Thursday In Newark For Blue Mass A number of streets in the area of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark will be closed Thursday morning for the annual Blue Mass, which is celebrated in honor of law enforcement and others who work in public safety.  The Newark Police Division said the following streets will be closed from 8 a.m. to noon Thursday:  Clifton Avenue between Park Avenue and 7th Avenue Ridge Street between Victoria Avenue and Park Avenue Victoria Avenue between Mt. Prospect Avenue and Ridge Street Branch Brook Park between Clifton Avenue and Park Avenue

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by Paul Milo