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Suspicious Death Of Female Probed In Nutley Suspicious Death Of Female Probed In Nutley
Suspicious Death Of Female Probed In Nutley Authorities were investigating a "suspicious death" Tuesday night in Nutley. A spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said only that the incident involved a female. Preliminary reports say the crime was committed at 73 Prospect St. This is a developing story. Check back for more.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Inmate Charged With Murder For Stabbing Fellow Prisoner Dead At Essex County Jail: Prosecutor Inmate Charged With Murder For Stabbing Fellow Prisoner Dead At Essex County Jail: Prosecutor
Inmate Charged With Murder For Stabbing Fellow Prisoner Dead At Essex County Jail: Prosecutor A prisoner at the Essex County Jail was charged with murder for the stabbing death of another inmate, authorities announced. Ashton D. Barthelus, 26, of Carteret, stabbed Dan G. Milford Gelin, 27, of Elizabeth, at the correctional facility last week, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Gelin on Dec. 3 was rushed from the jail on the 300 block of Doremus Avenue to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 9 a.m., officials said. Barthelus was charged with first degree murder, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unl…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police
FBI Bust Nets 7 Arrests, 8 Illegal Weapons After Newark Shooting Spree: Police Authorities recovered eight illegal weapons and arrested seven individuals in what Newark police are calling "an intense violence reduction operation." The FBI and the US Attorney General's Office were among the agencies deployed in the city's hotspots following four non-fatal shootings that injured eight people Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. According to O'Hara, the following arrests were made: Sabir Williams, 25, Mahdee S. Johnson, 24, and Safiatou Dieng, 23, all of Newark, were arrested Thursday on the 100 block of Goodwin Avenue. Police saw a hand-to-…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Feds: NJ Uber Carjacker Gets 8 Years Without Parole Feds: NJ Uber Carjacker Gets 8 Years Without Parole
Feds: NJ Uber Carjacker Gets 8 Years Without Parole A Union County man who dragged a female Uber driver from her vehicle and threw her to the ground during a carjacking must spend the next seven years in federal prison. Rakeem McNair, 22, of Roselle, joined Raquin Tanner, 26, of Newark in taking a deal from the government rather than risk trial. Both he and Tanner -- who got 6½ years -- must serve out just about all of their plea-bargained sentences because there's no parole in the federal prison system. The victim was in the driver’s seat of her parked car on Summer Avenue in Newark around 11 p.m. Aug. 13, 2019 when Tanner, McNair and anot…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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FBI Involved, $15K Reward Offered, GoFundMe Launched As Search For JaShyah Moore Continues FBI Involved, $15K Reward Offered, GoFundMe Launched As Search For JaShyah Moore Continues
FBI Involved, $15K Reward Offered, GoFundMe Launched As Search For JaShyah Moore Continues In the wake of the death of Gabby Petito, the nation is paying more attention to people who go missing. JaShyah Moore, 14, of East Orange, New Jersey, is one of the missing persons receiving national news coverage, as seen on CNN and the View. Moore went missing from Poppie’s Deli Store located at 520 Central Avenue in East Orange on Oct. 14 around 10 a.m., according to the Essex County Sheriff's Office. She had been attempting to retrace her steps after misplacing the family’s debit card, her mother told PIX11 News. Search crews scoured the area near the pond at Monte Irvin Park in …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Authorities ID Teen Shot Dead At Newark Halloween Party Authorities ID Teen Shot Dead At Newark Halloween Party
Authorities ID Teen Shot Dead At Newark Halloween Party A 17-year-old East Orange boy was shot and killed at a Newark Halloween party Sunday night, authorities said. Mouctar Toure suffered one gunshot wound at a large Halloween Party at an apartment building on 4th Avenue around 11:45 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:06 a.m., Monday. Nov. 1. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Twin Who Lost His Leg Trying To Stop North Jersey Brother From Drunk Driving Dies, 19 Twin Who Lost His Leg Trying To Stop North Jersey Brother From Drunk Driving Dies, 19
Twin Who Lost His Leg Trying To Stop North Jersey Brother From Drunk Driving Dies, 19 A 19-year-old North Jersey man who lost his leg trying to stop his brother from drunk driving has died, his obituary says. West Caldwell's Joseph N. Dattoli -- "a protector by nature" -- died on Oct. 19. Joe lost his leg after authorities said his drunk twin brother, Anthony Dattoli, drove into a tree with him on the hood of the car on June 27, according to a GoFundMe launched by the Dattolis' sister. The crash occurred at the corner of Central Avenue and Taylor Drive, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and West Caldwell Police Chief Dennis A. Capriglione Jr. said in a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Florida Sheriff Has Blunt Question For NJ Officials Who Released 2X Accused Murderer Early Florida Sheriff Has Blunt Question For NJ Officials Who Released 2X Accused Murderer Early
Florida Sheriff Has Blunt Question For NJ Officials Who Released 2X Accused Murderer Early "How'd that work out for you, releasing a killer early?" That's the question a Florida sheriff asked New Jersey officials when a convicted killer was released from prison early and committed a similarly heinous crime less than two years later. James Lewis, 51, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for a 1989 homicide in East Orange, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd explained. He was released after 30 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Essex County Sheriff's Office. On Sept. 18, Lewis shot Troy Traynham, 59, while he was helping a woman unload groceries on Chestnut Street ap…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says
Beloved Easton Pastor Repairing Friend's Car Killed By Speeding NJ Driver, Prosecutor Says The Essex County Prosecutor's Office has released details in the crash that killed a beloved youth pastor from Pennsylvania. Israel Razak Adebayo of Easton, PA, was under his friend’s Nissan Altima doing automotive repairs on Somerset Street in Newark when the driver of a Dodge Charger -- traveling at a high rate of speed -- lost control and struck the Nissan last Friday, Oct. 1, authorities said.  debayo was pronounced dead at 2:55 p.m., and the driver of the Dodge Charger remained at the scene, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safet…

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by Jon Craig
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Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say
Woman Wanted In NJ Parking Lot Murder Captured In PA, Authorities Say A 39-year-old woman has been charged with killing a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a Newark parking lot late last month, authorities said. Stephanie Martinez was captured on video and identified as a suspect in the 8:58 a.m. killing of Raul Rios on Sept. 28, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Rios' body was found in a parking lot on the 400 block of Springfield Avenue in Newark. He was pronounced dead approximately 30 minutes later, authorities said. Martinez was arrested in Pennsylvania by Pennsylv…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Indictment: Latin Kingpin,10 Gang Members In NJ Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Targeted State Investigators Indictment: Latin Kingpin,10 Gang Members In NJ Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Targeted State Investigators
Indictment: Latin Kingpin,10 Gang Members In NJ Prison ‘Hit Squad’ Targeted State Investigators UPDATE: Members of a state prison “hit squad” who were already charged with beating a fellow inmate also attacked others while targeting investigators who got wise to them, an indictment returned by a New Jersey grand jury alleges. State prosecutors earlier this year charged Frank “Lafay” Blake, 33, of Hillside and eight inmates with an assault at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton, as well as with plans to carry out another at Northern State Prison in Newark. An indictment returned in Trenton this week adds new assault charges against Blake -- the reputed leader of the Elizabeth chapter of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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COLD CASE: Ex-Cons Charged With Robbing Ridgefield Park Man COLD CASE: Ex-Cons Charged With Robbing Ridgefield Park Man
Cold CASE: Ex-Cons Charged With Robbing Ridgefield Park Man Two ex-cons were charged with pistol-whipping a Ridgefield Park during a robbery outside his home last year. Thomas Parker Sr., 47, was arrested Wednesday following a raid of of his East Harlem, NY, apartment, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Parker remained held in the city pending extradition to New Jersey, where he was expected to join Arrin Barber, 53, of Irvington in the Bergen County Jail. Parker had been arrested outside his home this past June and has remained jailed since then, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Barber struck the 54-year-old victim several tim…

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by Jerry DeMarco