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Police & Fire
Tinted Windows, Pot Smoking Lead To Gun Arrests In Newark: Police
Nearly a dozen people were arrested and 8 guns seized over the weekend in Newark, in what Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose attributed to "great, proactive police work." A number of the arrests stemmed from investigations into routine offenses, including a cracked windshield. Christopher Hanley, a 36-year-old Fair Lawn man, was pulled over Friday on Pine Grove Terrace. Police said Hanley agreed to a search of the car after police spotted drug paraphernalia, which led to the discovery of an illegal weapon. Hanley, who did not have a license, was charged with drug and weapons…
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Details Of Jefferson Shooting Paint Harrowing Picture: Community Rallies For Formisano Kids
The Morris County Sheriff's Office has released details of a fatal Jefferson shooting that are painting and even more harrowing picture. Newark Police Lieutenant John Formisano, 49, was arrested at his parents' Livingston house around 11:50 Sunday night, just a half hour after shooting his estranged wife Christine Solaro and her new boyfriend -- killing her and seriously injuring him. Formisano's two young children -- Rachel and Ryan -- may have witnessed it all. More than $3,000 had been raised as of Tuesday on a GoFundMe for the kids who will live the rest of their lives without either …
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Newark Police Lieutenant Shoots, Kills Ex-Wife, Authorities Say
A 24-year veteran of the Newark Police Department has been charged in the fatal shooting of his ex-wife at the family home in Jefferson Township around 11:20 p.m., authorities said. Lt. John Formisano, a 24-year department veteran, was arrested in Livingston about a half hour after the shooting, according to authorities in Morris and Essex counties. Formisano recently was suspended for an unknown cause, News 12 New Jersey reported. Officers responded to the Mirror Place home in the Oak Ridge section of the township on reports of shots fired, the Morris County Prosecutor's Offic…
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Watch
: Video Shows Woman Stab Two Newark Police Officers
The Newark Police Department released police body cam footage showing a woman stabbing two officers with a knife during a heated confrontation July 4. Police responded to a home in the Central Ward around 1:20 a.m. on a report of an emotionally disturbed person acting violently. Video shows the two responding officers finding the 31-year-old woman, whose name was not released, sitting on the front stoop. Officers are then seen speaking to the woman, who is visibly distraught and swearing at them. The confrontation escalated until the woman tries to leave, as seen in the vi…
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Update
: Arrest Made In Deadly Downtown Newark Shooting
UPDATE, June 6: A suspect in the deadly shooting has been arrested. Click here for more. UPDATE, June 5: The victim in the shooting has been identified. Click here for more. The Newark Police Department said one person was killed by gunfire Tuesday morning at Broad and Market streets, a busy crossroads where thousands of pedestrians and commuters pass through daily. Police released little information but said the victim was shot multiple times shortly before 10 a.m. Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said the victim was specifically targeted by the sho…
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Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say
A 23-year-old man died at University Hospital in Newark early Sunday from injuries caused by fireworks*, a spokesman for the Newark Police Department said. The man, later identified as Antonio Ortiz of Newark, was hurt at 168 Pacific St. in the city's Ironbound section and was taken to University in traumatic arrest where he was pronounced dead at 1:07 a.m.. Many details about the incident were not immediately known, but police said the firework appears to have detonated near the man's chest, causing serious internal and external injuries, including burned fingers. A prec…
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Two-Year-Old Found Home Alone In Newark, Police Say
Authorities are investigating after a toddler was found unattended at a Newark home Wednesday afternoon. The 2-year-old girl was seen throwing things out of an open second-floor window at a residence on S. 19th Street, a Newark police spokesman said. The child was unharmed when the fire department responded around 4 p.m. A neighbor called the girl's mother. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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Fleeing Drug User Dragged Newark Officers With His Car: Police
Two Newark police officers called to aid a sick man inside a car early Saturday morning were injured when he fled the scene as they approached, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. Police spotted the car at Charleston and Spruce streets around 2:13 a.m. and found Jacob Wolski, 30, inside. Wolski appeared to be using drugs, police said. Officers recorded Wolski's plate and determined the car was registered to him. As police leaned in to question Wolski, he quickly drove off, briefly dragging the two officers, Ambrose said. One officer suffered an injured hand and the othe…
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Update
: Missing Newark Girl, 12, Found Safe
UPDATE, Saturday afternoon: Olivia Martinez was found unharmed, Newark police said. The Newark Police Department is asking the public's help locating a 12-year-old girl last seen Friday morning. Olivia Martinez last known location was the Camden Street School around 8:15 a.m. She is 5'4", about 110 lbs. with dark brown hair, brown eyes and a fair complexion. She was wearing burgundy sweatpants with white stripes, black Jordan sneakers with a colorful shirt. She is known to frequent frequents the area of Georgia King Village and South 12th Street. Anyone with i…
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Officer-Involved Shooting In Newark Under Investigation
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office is handling an investigation into a daytime shootout between law enforcement and two suspects Tuesday in Newark. A detective with the Newark Police Department and a State Trooper were patrolling in plainclothes and in an unmarked vehicle around 12:45 p.m. when they came across A Honda CRV on South Orange Avenue, said the Hudson prosecutor's office, which is conducting the investigation due to potential conflicts of interest between the Essex prosecutor's office and the officers. Someone in the Honda allegedly flashed a weapon as it tra…
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Man Who Punched Bishop Now Accused Of Slugging Newark Police Officer
A 51-year-old Newark man who was arrested after sucker-punching a Catholic bishop during a Mass two years ago is now facing fresh charges after he allegedly attacked a city police officer, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement Monday. Charles Miller was arrested April 21 -- Easter Sunday -- at a gas station convenience store where he allegedly created a disturbance the night before. Miller initially refused to leave and then shattered a glass door on his way out, police said. Officers were called to the gas station when Miller returned on Easter,…
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Two Killed In Separate Newark Shootings This Weekend
Two Newark men were fatally shot hours apart in the city over the weekend, Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said Sunday. Police responded to a report of shots fired in the 300 block of South 9th Street around 11 p.m. Saturday. A man, later identified as 39-year-old Rahman K. Branch, was found at the location suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to University Hospital in Newark where he was pronounced dead about a half-hour later. Less than three hours later, around 2:30 a.m., police responded to another report of shots fi…
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