Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer SEE ANYTHING? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer
SEE Anything? Man, 28, Dies In Elizabeth Bar Fight; Authorities Seek Killer Authorities are offering a reward of up to $10,000 in an effort to solve the death of a 28-year-old man in an Elizabeth bar fight. Oscar Melara was taken to Trinitas Regional Medical Center after a 2 a.m. fight at Ben's Bar on Meadow Street, Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said.  Melara was pronounced dead at the hospital. The prosecutor's office, Elizabeth Police Department and Union County Sheriff's Office are investigating. Anyone with information about Melara’s death is being urged to contact Sgt. Johnny Ho at 908-403-8271 or Detective Lamar Hartsfield at 908-451-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Critically Injured In Fight, Hit-And-Run Outside Linden Strip Club Two Critically Injured In Fight, Hit-And-Run Outside Linden Strip Club
Two Critically Injured In Fight, Hit-And-Run Outside Linden Strip Club A fight early Sunday at a Linden strip club has left two men in critical condition, police said.  The brawl erupted at Cheeque's Gentlemen's Club on East Linden Avenue around 3 a.m. Two men were beaten by "multiple suspects," police said. At some point one of the men, a 31-year-old Jersey City resident, was hit by a vehicle.  That vehicle left the scene and was last seen traveling west on East Linden Avenue.  Both victims were taken to University Hospital in Newark.  The Linden Police Department's detective bureau and traffic bureau are investigating alongside the Unio…

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by Paul Milo