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AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown
AK-47 Among 13 Rifles, Several Pounds Of Drugs Seized In Newark Crackdown Several pounds of marijuana and 13 firearms were seized last weekend in Newark, including one defaced firearm from a 13-year-old boy, authorities said. The boy was arrested on the 600 block of 15th Avenue when police observed him with a loaded and defaced firearm on Friday, April 22, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara said. On Monday morning, police recovered five illegal weapons following the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the South Ward. Aazes Wade, 33, of Newark, was arrested on drug distribution and weapons offenses. Ramir Skipwith, 24, of Irvington, was a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Irvington Man Gunned Down In Newark, Another Wounded Irvington Man Gunned Down In Newark, Another Wounded
Irvington Man Gunned Down In Newark, Another Wounded A 40-year-old Irvington man was shot and killed in Newark Monday night, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Both men were shot on Maple Avenue around 7 p.m. One man was hit in the leg and is in stable condition, authorities said. His name has been withheld. Murad Harris, the other victim, was rushed to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1:40 a.m. Tuesday. Anyone with information on the shootings is being asked to call the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tip line at 877-1-877-TIPS-4EC (877-847-7432). Harris is the second person lost to gun violence in Newar…

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by Paul Milo
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Newark Man, 25, Fatally Shot Was Standout Pitcher, Better Teammate Newark Man, 25, Fatally Shot Was Standout Pitcher, Better Teammate
Newark Man, 25, Fatally Shot Was Standout Pitcher, Better Teammate The Essex County Prosecutor's Office and Newark's Public Safety Director, Anthony Ambrose, are investigating the shooting that claimed the life of a Newark man over the weekend.  Tyshawn Christian, 25, was shot Sunday near 35-38 Smith Street. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital shortly after 11 p.m.  Christian, a rapper who went by the name Tik Millie, was a standout pitcher for the Newark Astros, who played in West Side Park. "After high school, Tyshawn Christian came straight to the Newark Astros along with Rudy, Aaron Mcpleasant, and Dondre Smith-Dickson," Coach Michael Dixon…

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by Paul Milo & Cecilia Levine