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Springfield Avenue, Newark, NJ

Newark Bank Robber With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Convicted (VIDEO) Newark Bank Robber With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Convicted (VIDEO)
Newark Bank Robber With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Convicted (Video) A 29-year-old Newark man faces up to 10 years in state prison after he was recently convicted of robbing a Capitol One bank in Newark in 2021, authorities said. On July 3, 2021, Esau Grant walked into the Springfield Avenue bank and passed a note to a teller that read: I have a gun, give me all the money from the register please and no one will get hurt," Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Grant made off with $2,300 and was captured with hot pink exploding dye on surveillance camera. He was captured two days later. Grant was convicted of second degree r…
Hit-Run Driver In Buddy's BMW Hurts Teen Girl Before Abandoning Car On NJ Turnpike: Police Hit-Run Driver In Buddy's BMW Hurts Teen Girl Before Abandoning Car On NJ Turnpike: Police
Hit-Run Driver In Buddy's BMW Hurts Teen Girl Before Abandoning Car On NJ Turnpike: Police A 51-year-old Newark man who struck a teenage girl in his friend's BMW abandoned the car on the NJ Turnpike before surrendering to police, authorities said. The 15-year-old girl was crossing Bergen Street at Springfield Avenue when she was struck by Jimmy Jones around 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Jones fled westbound in his buddy's silver, 2001 BMW X5, and the teenager was transported to University Hospital for treatment, Frage said. The girl was reportedly in stable condition. Detectives investigating saw the vehicle on the city’s su…
Ex-Newark Mayor Was 'Confused Not Drunk' In Crash That Hospitalized 3: Police (VIDEO) Ex-Newark Mayor Was 'Confused Not Drunk' In Crash That Hospitalized 3: Police (VIDEO)
Ex-Newark Mayor Was 'Confused Not Drunk' In Crash That Hospitalized 3: Police (Video) Video footage has been released of a crash showing former Newark Mayor Sharpe James driving into the wrong lane of traffic and then speeding backward, hitting a pedestrian, another driver, and a bus stop somewhere along the way, authorities said. James, 83, was confused but had not been drinking at the time of the near 16th Avenue and Camden Street around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022,  Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. A pedestrian flagged down police to report the accident at Springfield Avenue and Bergen Street. The responding officer saw a silver 2009 C…
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…
NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say
NJ Bank Robber Busted With Hot Pink Exploding Dye Pack Arrested, Police Say The man who had a hot pink dye pack explode on him moments after robbing a Newark bank was arrested Monday, authorities said. City resident Esau Grant walked into the Springfield Avenue Capital One Bank Saturday morning and slipped the teller a note saying, "I have a gun give me all the money from the register please, and no one will get hurt," Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The teller gave the Grant money -- along with a dye pack. Grant left the bank, walking east on Springfield Avenue, but when he walked beyond the bank property, the dye pack exploded.…
Newark Police Helicopter Assists In Capturing Armed Man During Wild Weekend Pursuit Newark Police Helicopter Assists In Capturing Armed Man During Wild Weekend Pursuit
Newark Police Helicopter Assists In Capturing Armed Man During Wild Weekend Pursuit A 20-year-old man was captured with help from Newark police's helicopter after leading law enforcement officials on a wild pursuit through the city over the weekend, authorities said. The pursuit began when officers in NPD1 saw a black Dodge Durango driving erratically near Bergen Street and shepherd Avenue around 10:20 Saturday evening, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Officers in the 5th Precinct were notified, and saw Joshua Clark speeding, running red lights and driving on the wrong side of the road, Ambrose said. Clark ignored police commands to pull over, s…
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash
Newark High School Students Injured In Hit-Run Bus Crash Five students and two adults were injured in a hit-and-run school bus crash Saturday afternoon in Newark. The bus from was carrying 13 people including West Side High School students when it was struck at Springfield Avenue and South 11th Street by a black Audi SUV, a Newark police spokeswoman said. The Audi driver fled the scene and seven people reported pain, authorities said. Further details were not released.The incident remains under investigation.
SEEN HER? Newark Woman With Distinguishing Lip Piercings Snatched Cash From Gas Station SEEN HER? Newark Woman With Distinguishing Lip Piercings Snatched Cash From Gas Station
Seen HER? Newark Woman With Distinguishing Lip Piercings Snatched Cash From Gas Station Authorities are seeking the public's help locating a woman charged with snatching cash from a Newark gas station. A warrant has been issued for Daniquah Davis, 28, who took money from the cash registered from the BP station on Springfield Avenue before fleeing in a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis Saturday evening, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. Davis is five feet and five inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. She has a medium brown complexion, black hair and brown eyes. She also has piercings on the corners of her bottom lip, police say. Director Ambrose urges anyone w…
East Orange Man Killed In Newark Shooting, Authorities Say East Orange Man Killed In Newark Shooting, Authorities Say
East Orange Man Killed In Newark Shooting, Authorities Say A 27-year-old East Orange man was identified as the victim of a fatal Newark shooting. Marquis Forman was killed on the 700 block of Springfield Avenue around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead 8:19 p.m. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432 or 1-877-TIP…
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window
Boonton Police Pursuit Ends In Newark Crash: Two Caught, Gun Reportedly Waved Out Window Two people were in custody and one remained at large after a winding, pre-dawn Boonton pursuit Sunday ended in a crash in Newark, authorities said. The pursuit first went through several towns to Hillside and then back north through several streets into Newark, responders said. Three occupants bailed out after the Toyota Camry with New York license plates crashed at the intersection of Springfield Avenue and Jacob Street around 2:20 a.m., they said. Two were caught soon after. Someone in the vehicle waved a gun out a window during the chase, Police Chief Michael Danyo said. Responde…