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Orange Man Killed After Crashing Into 2 Trees On Route 280: Njsp
A 79-year-old Orange man was killed in a crash on Route 280 on Sunday, Sept. 14, authorities said.
At 12:57 a.m., troopers responded to Route 280 east in Orange after a Honda SUV veered off the roadway, struck a mound of sand, overturned and crashed into two trees, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
Joel Sterling, the driver of the Honda, was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said.
The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Cop Critical: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Orange NJ Transit bus driver has been charged after crashing into a police car in Roseland, authorities announced Monday, July 14.
On Friday, June 20, at 4:12 p.m., a bus driven by Djimmy Evra was speeding and ran through a red light, slamming into a police car at Livingston Avenue and Prudential Drive, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Roseland Police Chief Director Livio Cioffi said.
The officer, Mark Miller, a 29-year-old Bloomfield resident, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Evra and three other pas…
Video: Dentist Who Won Njsp Racial Profiling Case Caught Drawing Swastika On Tesla, PD Says
A dentist once involved in a landmark racial profiling case against the New Jersey State Police is now facing a hate crime charge after police say he drew a swastika on a Tesla Cybertruck parked in Closter Plaza.
Elmo Randolph, 68, of Orange, turned himself in on Thursday, July 3, and was charged with bias intimidation, a fourth-degree offense, Closter Police Chief James Buccola said.
The incident happened at 3:02 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, in the parking lane between Lululemon and Gary’s Liquors. The vehicle’s owner reported the vandalism the next day, and Tesla surveillance video showed a m…
Newark Man Convicted Of Shooting Man In Back In Orange: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Newark man was convicted on Wednesday, May 28, of murder in the first degree murder in a 2020 shooting death in Orange, authorities said.
On Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, Marcus Wright confronted 25-year-old Wisguen Marc near 193 Main St. in Orange and pulled a handgun on him, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Following a brief altercation, Wright shot Marc once in the back, fatally wounding him, Stephens said. The incident was captured on surveillance video, Stephens said.
Wright claimed self defense, authorities said. Wright is scheduled for sentencing in August, Step…
Three Arrested After Shots Fired At Verona Birthday Party: Prosecutor
Three people have been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred at a Verona birthday party in March, authorities announced, Thursday, May 29.
On Saturday, March 15, a verbal argument started inside a party at Palmetto Venues before spilling out into the street, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II, and Verona Police Chief Christoper Kiernan said.
The suspects then began exchanging gunfire, authorities said. Four people sustained non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
Sahid Cook, a 32-year-old West Orange resident and Jumanne McGee, a 29-year-old Orange r…
NJ Pastor, Wife Enslaved Church Members For Sex, Labor: Feds
A pastor in Orange and his wife were arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 7, with forcing church members into forced labor, authorities said.
Treva Edwards, 60, and Christine Edwards, 63, face charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and forced labor in Newark federal court, US Attorney Alina Habba said.
The Edwards’ were founders and pastors of a church called Jesus is Lord by the Holy Ghost, operated out of an apartment building in Orange, Habba said.
Between 2011 and 2020, the Edwardses identified and recruited victims who were facing struggles in their lives to join the…
Guatemalan National Lied To Gain Custody Of Children In NJ, Feds Say
A 57-year-old Guatemalan man living in New Jersey has been charged with lying to federal officials in an attempt to gain custody of two unaccompanied migrant children, authorities said.
Luciano Tinuar Quino, also known as Luciano Tinuar Guino, was charged with two counts of making false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba and Attorney General Pamela Bondi said on Tuesday, May 13.
The criminal complaint alleges that Tinuar Quino, who entered the U.S. illegally in 2016 and lived in the Orange, NJ area, submitted false sponsorship applications to the Department of …
Trio Of Teen Car Burglars Busted In Bayonne After Taking Handgun: Police
Three teenage burglaries were recently arrested and charged in Bayonne with breaking into multiple vehicles, authorities said.
On Saturday, March 15, at 3 30 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle break-in at 2nd Street and Avenue C, and learned several other vehicles had been entered by the same suspects, Bayonne police said. Two fully loaded handguns were taken from one of the vehicles, police said.
The suspect vehicle was soon spotted, but they fled at a high rate of speed and the pursuit was terminated, police said. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Jersey City, police said.
An inv…
High-Speed Chase In Stolen Postal Vehicle: 4 Arrested In Essex County, Cops Say
Four suspects were arrested following a high-speed chase in Bloomfield that began after an armed robbery involving a stolen postal service vehicle last week, according to police.
The incident unfolded on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 11:45 a.m., when Bloomfield detectives spotted the stolen vehicle, which had been reported missing after an armed robbery on Saturday, Jan. 25, Bloomfield police said.
Detectives initiated a pursuit when they observed the vehicle speeding through Bloomfield, police said. The chase continued into East Orange, where the vehicle collided with two cars, police said. No in…
Massive Fire Erupts In Essex County Building
A massive fire ripped through a building in Essex County over the weekend.
The blaze out late Sunday night, Dec. 1, in a vacant three-story building on the 400 block of Main Street in Orange, formerly home to the Rossi Paint Company, according to Orange Deputy Fire Chief Elvin Padilla Jr.
The Orange Fire Department, led by Deputy Chief Rivera, responded to the blaze at approximately 9:30 p.m., encountering heavy flames consuming the top floor of the structure.
Mutual aid assistance was quickly called in from East Orange, West Orange, South Essex, Irvington, and Belleville Fire Departments.…
Newark Man Convicted Of Gun Possession: Essex County Prosecutor
A 39-year-old Newark man was convicted on Friday, Nov. 22 of gun possession following a two-day trial, authorities said.
In September 2021, Keiron Murray and another man were standing in front of a vacant lot at 169 Chapman St. in Orange, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. The officers instructed the men to leave the area, Stephens said. Upon returning two hours later, the officers discovered a gun, a hollow-point bullet, and methamphetamine on the ground near a parked car, Stephens said.
Murray was convicted of gun possession, drug possession, resisting arrest and diso…
