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Plainfield Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors Plainfield Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors
Plainfield Man Indicted In Fatal Shooting Of Star Football Player: Prosecutors A 23-year-old Plainfield man was indicted by a grand jury for murder in the shooting death of a former college football player last August. Maurice Pierce shot Jameer Outsey, of Bridgewater, on North Broad Street and Magnolia Avenue in Elizabeth on Aug. 27, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Pierce was charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses. Outsey, a three-year letterman at Fra…

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by Sam Barron
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$15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say $15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say
$15M In Heroin, Fentanyl, Coke Seized In Takedown Of Massive NJ Drug Ring, Cops Say A drug raid spanning several New Jersey towns turned up a stash of drugs — including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine — with a street value of more than $15 million, and netted multiple arrests, police said. Acting on court-ordered search warrants, the raids were conducted Thursday, Nov. 16 following a months-long investigation in Hoboken, Jersey City, Elizabeth, and Montclair, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The searches turned up seven handguns including two that were reported stolen, more than 17 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl, more than 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, and various…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Major NJ-Based Fentanyl Ring Smashed: 20+ Pounds, 9,000 Doses Seized, Eight Men Out Major NJ-Based Fentanyl Ring Smashed: 20+ Pounds, 9,000 Doses Seized, Eight Men Out
Major Nj-based Fentanyl Ring Smashed: 20+ Pounds, 9,000 Doses Seized, Eight Men Out More than 20 pounds of fentanyl and an additional 9,000 doses of the deadly drug were seized with the arrests of eight members of a major trafficking ring that operated on both sides of the Hudson River, authorities said. Those charged in the federally-led offensive range in age from 37 to 60. They come from New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania but operated primarily in and around Union County, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. The multi-pronged, eight-month operation relied on all levels of law enforcement, from federal agents to local police who watched and document…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups
Guilty: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups A Union County parolee who was nabbed by Lyndhurst police after a months-long armed robbery spree of liquor and convenience stores in two states -- including one in which he fired a handgun -- was convicted by federal jurors in Newark of all 10 counts against him. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, had just been paroled from state prison after serving three years for drug and weapons convictions when the holdups began in August 2018. He committed nine altogether over the next three months, four of them at liquor stores in New Jersey and five others at establishments in New York, the U.S. District Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER: Elizabeth Man Bludgeoned Woman To Death, Prosecutor Says MURDER: Elizabeth Man Bludgeoned Woman To Death, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Elizabeth Man Bludgeoned Woman To Death, Prosecutor Says An Elizabeth man has been arrested on accusations he bludgeoned a woman to death over the weekend, authorities announced. Victor H. Rodriguez Gomez, 33, struck 30-year-old Carmen Lopez Barahona in the head, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl J. Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Barahona was found around 2 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 on the the 200 block of Lt. Glenn Zamorski Drive, and Gomez had fled the scene, police said.  His car was found by the Perth Amboy Police Department and he was arrested and transferr…

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by Cecilia Levine
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GOTCHA! Gunman Who Carjacked Couple Captured Thanks To Police Drone: NJ Authorities GOTCHA! Gunman Who Carjacked Couple Captured Thanks To Police Drone: NJ Authorities
Gotcha! Gunman Who Carjacked Couple Captured Thanks To Police Drone: NJ Authorities A gunman who carjacked a couple waiting to pick up food outside an Elizabeth restaurant was captured by police thanks to a Newark police drone that followed their Mercedes to Jersey City, authorities said. Rahmel Belle, 22, of Jersey City, and another man were both wearing masks when they got out of a car behind the couple on Morris Avenue around 7:30 p.m. this past April 23, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Pointing a grey handgun with a laser at them, Belle ordered the victims out of the Mercedes and took their keys, cellphones and other valuables – as well as $…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Deadly Elizabeth Hotel Lobby Stabbing Leads To Bergen County Man's Arrest: Prosecutor Deadly Elizabeth Hotel Lobby Stabbing Leads To Bergen County Man's Arrest: Prosecutor
Deadly Elizabeth Hotel Lobby Stabbing Leads To Bergen County Man's Arrest: Prosecutor A Bergen County man is facing various murder charges in the stabbing death of a Brooklyn resident earlier this week in Elizabeth, authorities announced. Javan Johnson, 30, of Bergenfield, stabbed 37-year-old Marlon Pantin at the Country Inn & Suites around 1 a.m. on Monday, March 21, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Sources tell Daily Voice Pantin was stabbed in his chest. Pantin was found laying on the lobby floor and taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Robert Grady, who is prosecuting the case. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Nab Newark Man For 2021 Elizabeth Murder: Prosecutor US Marshals Nab Newark Man For 2021 Elizabeth Murder: Prosecutor
US Marshals Nab Newark Man For 2021 Elizabeth Murder: Prosecutor Members of the US Marshals Service arrested a 25-year-old Newark man early Tuesday, Feb. 1, wanted in an August 2021 shooting death of an Elizabeth man over the summer, authorities announced. Jefferson Louis, 25, has been accused of gunning down Archeley Brizard, 26, in a vehicle near Jefferson Park on Aug. 4 around 12:30 p.m., Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Brizard was found by police having suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Julie Peterman, who is prosecuting the case. Louis was identified as the …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: Southern Couple Ran Guns Later Seized In Crimes Into NJ Feds: Southern Couple Ran Guns Later Seized In Crimes Into NJ
Feds: Southern Couple Ran Guns Later Seized In Crimes Into NJ Three guns recovered in separate crimes in Elizabeth were bought by a South Carolina woman who smuggled them into New Jersey with a convicted felon as her partner, federal authorities charged. One of the weapons traced to Christina Lanette Williams and Fuquan Haafiz Ali Bowers was found at the scene of a shooting, Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Rachael A. Honig said. Another was seized from a juvenile, while the third was recovered from a convicted felon, she said. A federal magistrated judge in South Carolina released both Williams and Bowers on $25,000 unsecured bond following thei…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Arrest Made In Stabbing Death Of 21-Year-Old Elizabeth Man Arrest Made In Stabbing Death Of 21-Year-Old Elizabeth Man
Arrest Made In Stabbing Death Of 21-Year-Old Elizabeth Man An arrest has been made in last Sunday's stabbing death of Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres. Alexis Mondesi, 48, is accused of stabbing Vaxquez-Torres dead on the 300 block of Center Street just before 3 a.m. on Oct. 10, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. He was subsequently pronounced dead, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Michael Cleaver, who is prosecuting the case. Mondesi was arrested at his home in connection with the incident on Friday, and charged with first-degree m…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say
NJ Man Indicted On Murder Charge For Beating Complete Stranger To Death, Authorities Say A Union County grand jury returned a three-count indictment against a man accused of killing a stranger with a blunt object last summer, authorities announced. Oliver I. Tzarax-Lopez, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and two related second-degree weapons offenses in connection with the death of 37-year-old Newark's Nohora C. Agudelo, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Friday, July 23. Elizabeth police responded to East Broad and North Broad streets around 2:35 a.m. June 28, 2020, where Agudelo was found with severe head injuries, according to Union Cou…

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by Cecilia Levine
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RECOGNIZE HER? FBI Joins Effort To ID Body Found In Elizabeth RECOGNIZE HER? FBI Joins Effort To ID Body Found In Elizabeth
Recognize HER? FBI Joins Effort To ID Body Found In Elizabeth The FBI turned to the public for help after joining the effort to identify a woman whose body was found in Elizabeth more than a year ago. The body was found along railroad tracks off the 300 block of Port Avenue, in the shadow of the New Jersey Turnpike, on June 11, 2020, authorities said. They didn’t say how they believe she died. She’s Black or Hispanic, 25 to 35 years old, a little under 5-foot-7 and roughly 125 to 140 pounds. She had closely cropped hair, may have worn a wig or other head covering and had double piercings in both ears. An image of a vehicle of interest was originall…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20 NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20
NJ Landlord Faces Sex Crimes Against 7 More Tenants, Total Climbs To 20 A New Jersey landlord federally accused of demanding sexual favors from tenants in exchange for rent relief is facing additional charges against seven new alleged victims, bringing the total to 20, authorities said Thursday. Joseph Centanni was charged with five additional counts of second-degree sexual assault and seven additional counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said. The 74-year-old Mountainside resident -- who owns hundreds of residential rental …

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by Cecilia Levine
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US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania
US Marshals Capture NJ Man Wanted On Murder Charge In Pennsylvania An Elizabeth man wanted on murder charges was captured by members of the US Marshals Service in Pennsylvania, authorities said Wednesday. Michael Rogers, 23, is accused of shooting 32-year-old Antwoine Thompson on April 26, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and city Police Director Earl Graves said. Thompson was rushed to the hospital after being shot near Second and Bond streets, and died later that day, authorities said. Meanwhile, Rogers was identified as a suspect and charged June 10. He was arrested without incident in Wilkes…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport
Man, 26, Shot Dead In Hotel Parking Lot Near Newark Airport Authorities in Union County are seeking the public's help investigating a hotel parking lot shooting that left a 26-year-old man dead. Patrick Shukla was killed just before midnight Friday in the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson on International Boulevard in Elizabeth, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Chief Giacomo Sacca and Director Earl Graves said Saturday. Shukla was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation is being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force and assisted by members of the Elizabeth Police Departm…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Man Hospitalized In Elizabeth Shooting Man Hospitalized In Elizabeth Shooting
Man Hospitalized In Elizabeth Shooting A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Elizabeth, authorities said. Elizabeth police responded to a report of gunfire on the 400 block of Spring Street just after 11 a.m. on Thursday, Information Officer Kelly Martins told Daily Voice. The victim was shot in the side and taken to University Hospital in Newark where he remained in stable condition, Martins said. No other details were immediately released. The incident is under investigation, authorities said. This is a developing story.  CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Valerie Musson
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HORRIFYING: NJ Neighbors Find Man Bound By Electrical Tape After Weeks Held In Captivity HORRIFYING: NJ Neighbors Find Man Bound By Electrical Tape After Weeks Held In Captivity
Horrifying: NJ Neighbors Find Man Bound By Electrical Tape After Weeks Held In Captivity Two suspects were in custody and the other at large after Elizabeth neighbors discovered a Staten Island man whose ankles, neck and wrists were  bound with electrical tape in a nearby apartment -- where a child was also found, authorities said. Elizabeth police responded to an apartment complex on the 200 block of Third Street July 3, on reports of a kidnapping, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said in a joint release. At the complex, officers found the frail and malnourished 29-year-old victim, who told authorities he'd been held captive and repeatedly assaulted for t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: Home Health Aide Stabbed Elizabeth Patient, 62, To Death Amid Coronavirus Crisis Authorities: Home Health Aide Stabbed Elizabeth Patient, 62, To Death Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Authorities: Home Health Aide Stabbed Elizabeth Patient, 62, To Death Amid Coronavirus Crisis A 41-year-old home health aide has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of her 62-year-old Elizabeth patient amid the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities said. Myrlande Dornelus, 41, was arrested Friday in connection with the killing of Anna M. Pollard, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Elizabeth Police Department Director Earl Graves and Deputy Chief Giacomo Sacca jointly announced Monday. Elizabeth police found Pollard in her house on the 200 block of Front Street with serious stab wounds Monday, April 13, authorities said. Pollard later died, and an investi…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Woman, 21, Fatally Run Over By Box Truck Elizabeth Woman, 21, Fatally Run Over By Box Truck
Elizabeth Woman, 21, Fatally Run Over By Box Truck A 21-year-old Elizabeth woman died after being run over by a box truck Saturday evening, authorities said. Sabryna Morales was found at the 900 block of East Grand Street with serious injuries, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo announced Sunday. She was pronounced dead at the scene around 7:50 p.m. near the Route 1&9 intersection, authorities said. Authorities did not release further information. This incident is being investigated by the Union County Homicide Task Force and Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit and the Elizabeth Police Department.  Anyo…

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by Cecilia Levine
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'Do Not Dump Your Pets,' Elizabeth Police Tell Residents After Rescuing Massive Snake 'Do Not Dump Your Pets,' Elizabeth Police Tell Residents After Rescuing Massive Snake
'Do Not Dump Your Pets,' Elizabeth Police Tell Residents After Rescuing Massive Snake A snake found on a street in Elizabeth has a new home, authorities said. Sgt. Anthony Chodan, a biologist, rescued the snake from Pine Street March 27, police said on Facebook. The snake was identified as a pet and adopted out to a family in Jackson, Elizabeth police told Daily Voice. "Citizens should NOT dump their pets," Elizabeth police wrote, noting residents can be connected with rescue organizations. Police would not comment further on the situation. Sgt. Anthony ChodanElizabeth PD

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More
Feds: Elizabeth Man Bribed Postal Carriers To Steal Packages Of Checkbooks, iPhones, More Federal agents on Thursday arrested an Elizabeth man who they said bribed U.S. Postal Service carriers to steal check books, credit cards and electronics from the mail. U.S. Postal Inspection Service agents watched as Jabre “Jab” Beauvoir, 21, met with a carrier in a mail van in Secaucus and collected a package that they’d planted, a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Newark says. Beauvoir – using the handle “Neck Tat” -- believed he was getting a stolen iPhone 6 Plus, it says. The carrier told them that Beauvoir had offered $20O for every stolen check book and a split of the procee…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elizabeth Teen Shot And Killed Over The Weekend Elizabeth Teen Shot And Killed Over The Weekend
Elizabeth Teen Shot And Killed Over The Weekend A 19-year-old Elizabeth man was fatally shot in the city Sunday, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Police responded to a gas station parking lot in the 300 block of Morris Avenue around 10:45 p.m., where they found Haneef Brockington, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.   The joint investigation was ongoing Monday, and as being led by the Union County Homicide Task Force. The Elizabeth Police Department, the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and the Union County Police Department Ballistics Unit are…

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by Paul Milo
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Elizabeth Police Debunk Viral Rumor Of Sex Trafficking By Religious Group Elizabeth Police Debunk Viral Rumor Of Sex Trafficking By Religious Group
Elizabeth Police Debunk Viral Rumor Of Sex Trafficking By Religious Group The Elizabeth Police Department issued a statement Wednesday debunking viral online posts accusing a religious group of secretly trying to lure women and girls into sex work while proselytizing at the Jersey Gardens Mall.  "Several of you have shared allegations of sex trafficking by an organization/religion known as 'God the Mother.' This group has been operating around the country attempting to add to their ranks and has allegedly attempted to engage people in Elizabeth shopping areas. They typically approach someone and strike up a conversation revolving around religion, philosophy, …

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by Paul Milo
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SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer
SEE Anything? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 in an effort to solve the death of a 28-year-old man in an Elizabeth bar fight. Oscar Melara was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center after a 2 a.m. fight at Ben's Bar on Meadow Street, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.  Melara was pronounced dead at the hospital. The prosecutor's office, Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Office are investigating. Anyone with information about Melara’s death is being urged to contact Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend
Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend A 19-year-old Elizabeth resident was shot and killed in the city Saturday night, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Carlos Rodriguez was found by police on the sidewalk in the 500 block of East Jersey Street around 7 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died Sunday afternoon.  The county's Homicide Task Force as well as Elizabeth and county police are taking part in the investigation along with the prosecutor's office.  Anyone with information about the shooting is being urged to contact Task Force Detective Sonia Rodriguez at 908-341-3380, S…

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by Paul Milo
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Residents Evacuated When Elizabeth Building Begins To Collapse Residents Evacuated When Elizabeth Building Begins To Collapse
Residents Evacuated When Elizabeth Building Begins To Collapse Firefighters in Elizabeth were called into action when a building in the city started to collapse Wednesday, the department said in a statement.  A vacant lot next door to 245 Union St. was being excavated when one side of the three-story, multi-family building began to crumble. A large crack formed on the side nearest the lot and pieces of the structure began to slide off,. according to photos from the scene.  Deputy 3, Battalion 3 and Battalion 5, as well as Elizabeth police, helped evacuate the building and to establish a collapse zone.  There were no reported injuries.&n…

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by Paul Milo
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Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder
Suspected Shooter From Elizabeth Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty Of Murder An Elizabeth man Friday was convicted on all charges stemming from a shooting seven years ago that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Pemberton resident, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office said. On Aug. 8, 2012, Anthony Holmes Jr. was with friends and family near 3rd and Pine streets when someone in a Ford Mustang drove up and opened fire. Holmes, who was not the target, was hit and died at University Hospital in Newark the next day. The prosecutor’s office as well as the Union County Sheriff and Elizabeth police identified Eslam Gad, 30, as the suspect. In 2016, Gad, who fled the country…

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by Paul Milo
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Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns
Embattled Elizabeth Police Director Resigns James Cosgrove, the longtime director of the Elizabeth Police Department, resigned Tuesday following an investigation into inappropriate conduct by the veteran law enforcement officer, Mayor Christian Bollwage said.  "After meeting with the Attorney General today and discussing a path forward, I have accepted the resignation of Police Director James Cosgrove. Our conversation centered on changing personnel in the Internal Affairs Department, as only the Chief of the Police Department has that power," Bollwage said in a statement Tuesday.   In addition, the whistle-blower comp…

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by Paul Milo
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State AG Calls For Elizabeth Police Director To Step Down, Appoints New County Prosecutor State AG Calls For Elizabeth Police Director To Step Down, Appoints New County Prosecutor
State AG Calls For Elizabeth Police Director To Step Down, Appoints New County Prosecutor New Jersey's Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Friday that he's appointed a new acting prosecutor in Union County following widespread allegations that the public safety director in Elizabeth habitually used racist and sexist language.  Police Director James Cosgrove has  been under investigation since February following several complaints of inappropriate behavior towards black and female staff under his command, as well as allegations that he routinely threatened retribution against those who brought complaints against him.  In an interview with Daily Voice earlie…

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by Paul Milo
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Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Pregnant Bus Driver In Elizabeth Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Pregnant Bus Driver In Elizabeth
Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Pregnant Bus Driver In Elizabeth A 39-year-old Union resident pleaded guilty to assaulting a pregnant NJ Transit bus driver, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.  Andre Dawson III attacked the woman around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 while the bus was traveling in Elizabeth at Broad Street and Westfield Avenue. The woman suffered bumps, cuts and bruises in the attack. She was treated at Trinitas Regional Medical Center.  Dawson was arrested in February following an investigation by Elizabeth Police Department Detectives Paul Tillotson and James Szpond, as well as New Jersey Transit Police Dep…

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by Paul Milo