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Newark Mourns Passing Of Sgt. Rafael Ramos, Jr., 59
Rafael Ramos, Jr., a Newark police sergeant died on Tuesday, Jan. 16, following an illness, the city announced on Facebook.
Ramos joined the Newark Police Division in Feb. 1991 and was promoted to sergeant in 2022, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
He initially patrolled the West Ward and later served as a liaison to the U.S. Marshal Service and also worked in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Precincts, the Fugitive Apprehension Team, the Office of Professional Standards, Baraka and Fragé said. He last served in the Crime Scene Unit, Baraka and…
South Jersey Man Found Guilty Of Manslaughter But Not Murder In Deadly Robbery: Report
A 52-year-old South Jersey man was found guilty of reckless manslaughter but not murder in a deadly 2017 robbery, NJ Advance Media reports.
A jury on Friday found Larry A. Bohrer, 52, of Pittsgrove Township, guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the March 13, 2017 death of Michael A. Fazzio, the outlet said.
His co-defendant, Thomas J. Bergholz, 37, of Franklinville, in 2019 pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated manslaughter in 2019 and agreed to testify against Bohrer, NJ Advance Media says.
Fazzio was found dead by his father on March 13, 2017, authorities in Gloucester County previo…
Fairfield County Man Among Trio Charged For Drive-By Shooting That Injured Four
Three suspects, including a man from Fairfield County, have been apprehended after four people were injured, one critically, in a drive-by shooting in Westchester.
On Thursday, June 10, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the area of Elm Street at Oak Street in Yonkers on a report of a shooting incident with multiple victims.
Upon arrival, officers located three gunshot victims, the most serious of which having been struck in the chest, Yonkers Police said.
First Responders rendered medical aid to the victims and they were transported to local area hospitals.
Two…
