Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Who Ran Back Inside Burning West Orange Home To Save Cats Dies Woman Who Ran Back Inside Burning West Orange Home To Save Cats Dies
Woman Who Ran Back Inside Burning West Orange Home To Save Cats Dies A 66-year-old woman died in a weekend fire in West Orange, authorities said. Cynthia Johnson ran back inside her home on Valley Way to try to save her cats as the house burned around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Johnson was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in Livingston where she was pronounced dead at 1 p.m. that day. The cause and origin of the fire are under investigation.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Essex County Man, 44, Arrested For Juvenile Sex Assault: Prosecutor Essex County Man, 44, Arrested For Juvenile Sex Assault: Prosecutor
Essex County Man, 44, Arrested For Juvenile Sex Assault: Prosecutor A 44-year-old East Orange man was arrested for sexually assaulting a child, authorities said.  The victim told a family member immediately after the alleged assault by Abdul Crowley occurred on July 4, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. DNA evidence was collected which ultimately led to the charges being issued against Crowley.     Crowley was charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault, one count of sexual assault, one count of aggravated criminal sexual contact, and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.  …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Fire Captain Found Dead At Station Remembered (TRIBUTE) Newark Fire Captain Found Dead At Station Remembered (TRIBUTE)
Newark Fire Captain Found Dead At Station Remembered (Tribute) A leader. A fighter. A loving dad. This is how Carlos Rivera was being remembered. The Newark fire captain was identified through various online firefighting groups as the victim found dead at Newark's Park Avenue firehouse on Saturday morning. His former colleague was hospitalized. Rest In Peace🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊 Captain Carlos Rivera Newark Fire Department New Jersey Posted by Flame Eofd on Saturday, January 15, 2022 Can’t believe you are gone my brother damn all the years we play softball together with the Newark Titans always was a... Posted by Noel Rolon on Saturday, January 15, 20…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ School Counselor Brought Boy Into Office & Touched His Private Parts: Prosecutor NJ School Counselor Brought Boy Into Office & Touched His Private Parts: Prosecutor
NJ School Counselor Brought Boy Into Office & Touched His Private Parts: Prosecutor A 31-year-old school counselor from New Jersey has been accused of sexually assaulting a male student, authorities said. James D. Rone-Lewis brought the student into his office at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark on or about Oct. 21, and touched his penis, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. He was released on pretrial monitoring pending disposition of the charges.  Rone-Lews was suspended without pay by the school and is barred from any contact with the victim or the school.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor
Police Officer Brought Bergen Nurse's Body Home To Mom After Killing Him On Parkway: Prosecutor A police officer was arrested for attempting to hide the body of a 29-year-old nurse who he struck and killed on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Louis Santiago, 25, an officer in Newark, was off duty when he swerved into the right shoulder and struck Damian Z. Dymka, of Garfield, on the northbound side of the parkway near Exit 151 around 3 a.m. on Nov. 1, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Neither Santiago nor his passenger, Albert Guzman, 25, of Newark, called 911 and instead, put Dymka's body in the back of Santiago's 2005 Honda Accord, Stephens sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Man Dead In Irvington Sidewalk Shooting 22-Year-Old Man Dead In Irvington Sidewalk Shooting
22-Year-Old Man Dead In Irvington Sidewalk Shooting Authorities have identified the 22-year-old man who died in an afternoon shooting last weekend in Irvington. Jarod Rogers was found lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound on Madison Avenue just after 3 p.m. Saturday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said. Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene 3:33 p.m. The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Reunited With Family After 18 Years Dies In Highway Crash NJ Man Reunited With Family After 18 Years Dies In Highway Crash
NJ Man Reunited With Family After 18 Years Dies In Highway Crash A 55-year-old Bergenfield man was killed in a crash on Route 1&9 just two weeks after bringing his family to the US from India after 18 years apart, according to authorities and those who knew him. Roy Thomas was driving a box truck when he ran into the back of a tractor trailer at a high rate of speed in Newark near the Kearny border early Tuesday morning,  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Thomas was pronounced dead at the scene just after 3 a.m. The driver of the tractor trailer remained at the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Off-Duty Officer Shoots Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Newark Bar Prosecutor: Off-Duty Officer Shoots Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Newark Bar
Prosecutor: Off-Duty Officer Shoots Gunman Who Opened Fire Outside Newark Bar An off-duty corrections officer fired back at a gunman who shot him and two others outside of a Newark bar overnight, authorities said. The officer, an employee, an innocent bystander and the gunman all suffered non life-threatening injuries during the Pulaski Street incident, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. All four were being treated at University Hospital in Newark. The investigation is active and ongoing. At this point, no one has been charged.

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by Cecilia Levine
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man, 34, Dead In Newark Crash Jersey City Man, 34, Dead In Newark Crash
Jersey City Man, 34, Dead In Newark Crash A Jersey City man died after suffering injuries in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Newark, authorities said. Calvin Cross, 34, was driving a Honda Accord on McCarter Highway between 3rd and 4th Avenue around 4 p.m. when he collided with a flatbed RAM 550 tow truck, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:52 pm. Two other vehicles also sustained damage in the multi-vehicle crash, authorities said. Everyone involved remained at the …

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by Nicole Acosta
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
31-Hour Newark SWAT Standoff Ends With Police Returning Fire On 42-Year-Old Suspect 31-Hour Newark SWAT Standoff Ends With Police Returning Fire On 42-Year-Old Suspect
31-Hour Newark SWAT Standoff Ends With Police Returning Fire On 42-Year-Old Suspect A 31-hour SWAT standoff in Newark ended Friday afternoon when police returned fire on the 42-year-old suspect, police announced. Detectives from the Essex County Narcotics Task Force were executing a warrant at a Clinton Place home around 6 a.m. Thursday when someone in the house fired shots at officers, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, Sheriff Armando Fontoura and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Officers took cover, evacuated residents in the other apartments at 34 Clinton Pl., and evacuated the homes in the two adjacent homes. As a result, eig…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Death Of Newark Man, 55 14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Death Of Newark Man, 55
14-Year-Old Charged In Stabbing Death Of Newark Man, 55 A teen was charged in the stabbing death of a 55-year-old Newark man, authorities announced. Jorge Martinez was found stabbed dead in his Parker Street apartment and pronounced dead at 2:35 a.m. on Friday, May 21, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. A 14-year-old juvenile has been charged with murder, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.  The name of the juvenile is not being released at this time because of the age of the juvenile.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting
Authorities ID Man Killed In Newark Shooting Authorities have identified the victim who was killed in a Newark shooting Wednesday evening. Akram Brown, 42, was shot in Mount Vernon Place and pronounced dead at the scene around 8 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. No arrests had been made as of Thursday. The investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.  Calls will be kept confidential.

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by Cecilia Levine