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Star North Jersey High School Wrestler Shot Dead At 28
A former high school wrestler was shot and killed on a North Jersey street Thursday, Sept. 22, officials said.
Katon Washington, 28, who grappled for Montclair High School in 2012, was found with gunshot wounds on Aldine and Cleveland streets in Orange around 1 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
Posted by Mike Freedman on Thursday, September 22, 2022
I am truly heartbroken. Katon Washington passed away and I don't have the words to express my feelings of loss and... Posted by Scott White on Thursday, September 22, 2022
Washington was rushed to Univer…
Accused Dealers Nabbed As Heroin, Crack Cocaine Found During Sussex County Stop: Police
Three accused dealers were arrested and charged after a Sussex County traffic stop led to the discovery of heroin and crack cocaine, authorities said.
Officers stopped a car that was speeding in the left lane of Route 26 in Byram and met with the driver, William Connolly, of Morristown, on Saturday, August 6, police said.
While speaking with Connolly, officers learned that he had a glass crack cocaine pipe in his pocket, as well as other drug paraphernalia, police said.
A follow-up search of the car led to the alleged discovery of crack cocaine, heroin, a scale, and plastic bags used for p…
Arrest Made In Deadly Shooting Of 37-Year-Old East Orange Man
A local man was arrested Wednesday, June 8 for the murder of a 37-year-old East Orange man, authorities said.
Darienne Murray, 35, of Orange, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the shooting death of Melja T. Oliver, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release.
Oliver was found with gunshot wounds lying on the sidewalk on the 500 block of Main Street in East Orange around 12:50 a.m. Friday, June 3, the prosecutor said alongside Eas…
Couple Accused Of Murdering 5-Year-Old On Long Island
A couple has been arrested for allegedly murdering a 5-year-old boy on Long Island, police announced on Friday, April 15.
The incident was uncovered in Suffolk County in Brentwood on Thursday, April 1, 2021, when a 911 caller reported a 5-year-old was unresponsive and unable to move.
The child was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, said the Suffolk County Police.
An autopsy revealed the child, King Owusu, sustained blunt force trauma throughout his body, police said.
Following an investigation by homicide squad detectives, the c…
