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Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities
Reward Offered In Fatal Hit-and-Run Newark Crash: Authorities It has been three years since 42-year-old Rajon Collins was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle in Newark. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Essex County Sherriff Armando Fontoura announced on Thursday, Nov. 21, a $5,000 Crime Stoppers Program reward for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the fatal crash. Collins was struck near Springfield Avenue and South 18th Street on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021, authorities said. Collins was hit by a red Jeep Grand Cherokee that had been reported stolen and was traveling at a high rate of speed, au…

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by Sam Barron
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NJIT Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash NJIT Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash
Njit Student Fighting For His Life After Major Crash A New Jersey Institute of Technology senior is fighting for his life after a serious car crash. Vinamra Sharma has been taken off a ventilator but suffers severe brain swelling after multiple surgeries, stemming from a crash on Nov. 12, said Abhishek Sharma, who organized a GoFundMe page. Vinamra was on his way home from the university's campus in Newark when the crash occurred, knocking him unconscious the GoFundMe says. The student was rushed to Rutgers University Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Within 10 days, Vinamra had undergone four br…

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by Jon Craig
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KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For New Person Of Interest In 2017 Murder Of 25-Year-Old Newark Man KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For New Person Of Interest In 2017 Murder Of 25-Year-Old Newark Man
Know HIM? Police Seek ID For New Person Of Interest In 2017 Murder Of 25-Year-Old Newark Man Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a new person of interest in connection to the 2017 murder of 25-year-old Eric Jones of Newark. Jones was shot in the front entrance of the Grace West Manor Affordable Senior Living apartment building on the 300 block of Irvine Turner Blvd. in Newark just before 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said Wednesday. Jones was taken to Rutgers University Hospital where he later died, Stephens said. The man pictured above was in the area of the shooting at the time and is wanted for question…

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by Valerie Musson
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East Orange Man, 28, Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Newark Woman, 43 East Orange Man, 28, Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Newark Woman, 43
East Orange Man, 28, Charged In Hit-Run That Killed Newark Woman, 43 An East Orange man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Newark woman. Peter Andrews, 28, was behind the wheel of a white Acura when he struck Yahaira Marrero-Marcano, 43, of Newark, while she was walking on the 200 block of Central Avenue in East Orange, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Marrero-Marcano was transported to Rutgers University Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:06 a.m. on Thursday, April 29, Stephens said alongside East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi. Andrews was charged with knowingly leaving the s…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Newark Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight Newark Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight
Newark Man Shot Dead In Broad Daylight A man was fatally shot mid-afternoon in Newark. Jerry Wayne Works, Jr., 50, was shot at 36 Brenner Street around 1:25 p.m. Monday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. He was transported to Rutgers University Hospital and was pronounced dead less than an hour later. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made.    Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877 TIPS- 4EC or 1-877-847-74…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Irvington Man With Multiple DWIs Found Guilty Of Vehicular Homicide Irvington Man With Multiple DWIs Found Guilty Of Vehicular Homicide
Irvington Man With Multiple DWIs Found Guilty Of Vehicular Homicide A jury in Essex County Thursday convicted an Irvington man guilty of vehicular homicide after years of legal wrangling over whether his record of driving under the influence would be admissible in court, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Carlos Green, who is now 44 years old, was driving a Cadillac Escalade near 19th and Ellis avenues Dec. 27, 2014, when he struck a pedestrian. Green kept driving for about a block until bystanders told Green to return to the scene. The pedestrian, 54-year-old Billy Ray Dudley of East Orange, died from his injuries. Green, who told police he’d ha…

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by Paul Milo