Orange Man Convicted In Fatal Shooting Outside ShopRite: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old man was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 2, of fatally shooting a man outside a ShopRite supermarket in East Orange in 2022, authorities said.
On June 3, 2022, police in East Orange responded to the ShopRite supermarket on Main Street and found the body of Melja Oliver lying on the side of the building, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said.
It was later determined Oliver had died from a gunshot wound to his head and Darienne Murray was arrested five days later, Stephens said.
Murray had confronted Mejia, produced a handgun and shot him in the head, Stephens said. Th…
Victim, 68, Violently Robbed In Rochelle Park ShopRite Parking Lot, Police Say
A 42-year-old Passaic man was arrested in Rochelle Park after robbing a 68-year-old North Bergen man at a local ShopRite and Dunkin complex, authorities said.
Police were called to the complex on West Passaic Street around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 where a man later identified as Ramsey Thompson approached the victim and asked for money, Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta said.
The victim refused and was then pushed to the ground, his wallet forcibly removed from a back pocket, DePreta said.
Sgt. Brian Cobb along with Patrolmen Todd Starling, Joe Buono, and Evan Migliore, spo…
Two $10K Mega Millions Tickets Purchased In Hazlet, Sayreville
Two lottery tickets worth $10,000 were sold in Middlesex and Monmouth counties, officials said.
The winning Mega Millions tickets were purchased in the drawing on Friday, Sept. 6, the New Jersey Lottery said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 9.
The winners were sold at the E-Z Chek food store on Main Street in Sayreville and the ShopRite supermarket on Route 35 in Hazlet.
The winning numbers were 6, 23, 41, 59, and 63. The Mega Ball was 25.
A ticket worth $20,000 was also purchased at a convenience store in Medford. No one in the U.S. matched all six numbers to win th…
