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Homicide Roundup: Prosecutor Releases Names Of 14 Accused Killers In Newark Summer Murders Homicide Roundup: Prosecutor Releases Names Of 14 Accused Killers In Newark Summer Murders
Homicide Roundup: Prosecutor Releases Names Of 14 Accused Killers In Newark Summer Murders It's been a busy four months for the Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force. Fourteen suspects have been arrested in 12 Newark committed from Saturday, June 1 through Monday, Sept. 30, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. On Tuesday, June 4, Ty'Shon Young, a 27-year-old Newark resident was killed in a double shooting on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue, authorities said. An investigation by detectives from the Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force led to the arrest of Timothy Young, 34, for the murder, authorities said.…

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by Sam Barron
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Bloomfield Woman, 26, Shot Dead In Newark Supermarket: Prosecutor Bloomfield Woman, 26, Shot Dead In Newark Supermarket: Prosecutor
Bloomfield Woman, 26, Shot Dead In Newark Supermarket: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Bloomfield woman was shot and killed in a Newark supermarket on Wednesday, Sept. 18, authorities said. Nakiyyah Blue was found unresponsive having suffered gunshot wounds in the store on the 300 block of South 7th Street around 8:45 p.m., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. First responders rendered aid, but Blue was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:57 p.m.  Sidi Supermarket appears to be the only grocery store on the block where Blue was killed. The incident is being investigated by the Prosecutor’…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$5K Reward Offered In Newark Homicide $5K Reward Offered In Newark Homicide
$5K Reward Offered In Newark Homicide Authorities in Essex County are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with a homicide in Newark earlier this year. Investigators are seeking public assistance to arrest Rahdee Bennett also known as "Shake," for his apparent involvement in a homicide that occurred on April 17 at 166 South 7th Street. The incident is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force.  Anyone with any information on his whereabouts is urged to call Essex County Sheriff's Department Crime Stoppers at 973-621-411…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say
Carjacking Suspect Leads Keen-Eyed Officers On Brief Newark Pursuit, Police Say A 26-year-old Newark man was arrested nearly two hours after kicking a woman out of an SUV and driving away in it when the vehicle was spotted by a keen-eyed officer, authorities said. The victim called police around 11:45 a.m. Tuesday saying she was sitting in the passenger's seat of a relative's BMW when a man -- later identified as Tazmire Morris -- jumped in the driver's seat, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The woman got out of the car at Morris' demand as he headed northbound on Adams Street, authorities said. He was spotted nearly two hours later by 4th Prec…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Newark Burglary Suspects SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Newark Burglary Suspects
Seen Them? Warrants Issued For Newark Burglary Suspects Authorities in Newark have issued warrants for two burglary suspects in separate incidents — one commercial and one residential. James Spotswood, also known as Ali, 54, is wanted for burglarizing the Honig Chemical building on Wilson Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said Spotswood damaged the locks to the back entrance sometime between 11:30 p.m. on Friday, April 24 and 4:45 a.m. on Monday, April 27, Ambrose said. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and 160 pounds with a dark brown complexion, black hair, brown eyes and a scar on his left eye, authorities said. A warra…

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by Valerie Musson