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Trespasser Electrocuted On Train Tracks In Newark: NJ Transit Trespasser Electrocuted On Train Tracks In Newark: NJ Transit
Trespasser Electrocuted On Train Tracks In Newark: NJ Transit A person trespassing on the train tracks in Newark was electrocuted on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 12, authorities said. At 3:27 p.m., police responded to the tracks on the Morris and Essex Line near Roseville Avenue and 7th Avenue in Newark on a report of two people trespassing on the tracks, NJ Transit aid. The two were trespassing on an overhead signal structure when one was injured by electricity and fell to the tracks, NJ Transit said. Both were hospitalized and the extent of their injuries is unknown, NJ Transit said. Train traffic was held until the trespassers were removed, N…

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by Sam Barron
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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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East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor
East Orange Pair Charged In Newark Man's Murder: Prosecutor Two men have been charged with murder and one with various related offenses in last month's shooting death of a 29-year-old Newark man, authorities said. Jamaal Mahorn, 37, and Buddy Randolph, 40, both of East Orange, were arrested in the death of Khalif Ligon, 29, on Sept. 7, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Police called to a shooting on the 100 block of Roseville Avenue in Newark around 1:50 a.m. found Ligon suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m. Both Mahorn and Randolph ar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Newark Man Killed In Shooting Police ID Newark Man Killed In Shooting
Police ID Newark Man Killed In Shooting Authorities have identified the victim of one of this week's Newark shootings as a 29-year-old city resident. Khalif Ligon was found suffering a gunshot wound on the 100 block of Roseville Avenue around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. He was taken to University Hospital, and pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m. 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. Calls will be kept confid…

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by Cecilia Levine
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HOMICIDE: Victim Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In Newark HOMICIDE: Victim Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In Newark
Homicide: Victim Gunned Down In Broad Daylight In Newark One person was shot dead in an afternoon Newark killing, sources with knowledge of the incident tell Daily Voice. Multiple shell casings were found at 7th and Roseville avenues around 2 p.m., sources said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office was leading the investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
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18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown 18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown
18 ATVs Recovered In Newark Crackdown Eighteen illegal dirt bikes and ATVs were recovered in the first week of a crackdown in Newark, authorities said. The nine dirt bikes were recovered from: One from the 800 block of South 14th Street; two from N. 6th Street and Park Avenue; one from the 500 block of Clinton Avenue; one from Avon Avenue and Treacy Avenue; and three from one vacant apartment and a fourth dirt bike in another vacant apartment at a building in the 100 block of Roseville Avenue. Nine ATVs were recovered from: One from Astor Street and Brunswick Street; one from the 600 block of Irvine Turner Boulevard; two from M…

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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
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SEEN HIM? Police Seek Newark Man Missing Since November 2020 SEEN HIM? Police Seek Newark Man Missing Since November 2020
Seen HIM? Police Seek Newark Man Missing Since November 2020 Authorities in Newark are seeking the public's help locating an 81-year-old deaf man reported missing last month. Segundo “Cuba” Aponte, 81, was last seen Dec. 7, 2020, and was last seen Nov. 26, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Aponte lives on South 18th Street and frequents the 100 block of Roseville Avenue.  He is described as 5’ 8” tall and 175 pounds, with a dark brown complexion, gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing an army jacket, gray dress pants and a brown scarf. Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about the whereabouts of…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Deaf Newark Man, 81, Reported Missing SEEN HIM? Deaf Newark Man, 81, Reported Missing
Seen HIM? Deaf Newark Man, 81, Reported Missing Authorities are asking the public's help in locating a deaf man from Newark who was reported missing Dec. 7. Segundo “Cuba” Aponte, 81, was last seen Nov. 26, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said in a release. He lives on South 18th Street and frequently visits the 100 block of Roseville Avenue, Ambrose said. Aponte is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 175 pounds, Ambrose said. He has brown eyes, gray hair and a dark brown complexion and was last seen wearing an army jacket, gray dress pants and a brown scarf, authorities said. Ambrose urges anyone with informat…

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by Valerie Musson