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Newark Sanitation Worker Pointed Handgun At Woman: Police

A 42-year-old East Orange resident was arrested and charged with pointing a gun at a woman while working as a sanitation worker in Newark on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 12, authorities said.

Newark PD

Newark PD

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At 7:16 a.m., police responded to South 14th Street and Springfield Avenue on a report of a man with a gun, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. 

Rahman Grimsley was arrested at the scene following an altercation with a female driver, Miranda said. The woman reported that the sanitation worker pointed a handgun at her, Miranda said.

No injuries have been reported, Miranda said. Grimsley was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, unlawful possession of an assault weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

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