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Man Shot In Newark: Police
A man was shot in Newark on the evening of Monday, June 10, authorities said.At 6:26 p.m., police responded to Vanderpool Street near Sherman Avenue and found a man who had been shot, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was transported to University Hospital and is in critical b…
Newark Murder Suspect Who Had New Trial Due To Improper Witness Testimony Convicted Again
Hassan Todd was found guilty in the shooting death Elijah Roberts, which occurred on Sept. 22, 2018 on Avon Ave. in Newark, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. A second victim was shot but survived the incident. Todd was previously convicted in 2019 and sentenced to 65 years in...
‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’: Ex-New Jersey Cop Who Fired Seven Shots Into Car Killing Black Driver In Chase Over Speeding Ticket Sentenced to 27 Years In Prison
A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced to 27 years in prison for fatally shooting a Black man following a harrowing police chase through […] ‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’: Ex-New Jersey Cop Who Fired Seven Shots Into Car Killing Black Driver In Chase Over Speeding Ticket Sentenced to 27 Years In Prison
Dad, Motorcyclist Killed In Crash On NJ Turnpike In Newark: State Police
At 2:31 a.m. Ryan Schamlz, a Keyport resident, was opearting a Harley Davidson south on the ramp of the Turnpike by Interchange 14 when he crashed into an international truck hauling a utility trailer that was stopped on the access road at the intersection, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.
Chilling video shows man put 26-year-old woman in chokehold in NYC sidewalk attack
Authorities are looking for a 45-year-old man they say was caught on video grabbing a 26-year-old woman from behind as she walked down a Bronx street and violently taking her to the ground, where he tried to rape her. The woman was walking near Vireo Avenue and East 235th Street...
2 Bronx men plead guilty to drug charges in fentanyl poisoning of toddler who died at daycare
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men connected to a toddler’s fatal opioid overdose at a New York City daycare have pleaded guilty to drug charges and causing bodily harm, prosecutors said. The men admitted to storing fentanyl in the floorboards of a Bronx daycare’s playroom, prosecutors said.
Innocent 84-year-old woman shot while sitting in her walker on NYC corner
An innocent 84-year-old woman was shot while sitting in her walker on a Brooklyn street corner Monday evening. The woman was struck by a stray bullet in her left arm as she sat on the sidewalk near the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush at around 6:45 pm., police and sources said. Moped robbery victim, 97, wants lowlife who snatched her necklace locked up to learn to be ‘courteous’ She was rushed to Kings County Hospital and is expected to survive her injuries. Woman fights off creep who put her in chokehold during attempted rape on NYC...
Bergen-Lafayette Gang Members Charged in Federal Court
Two Jersey City men affiliated with a neighborhood street gang in Bergen-Lafayette are facing federal charges in connection with the distribution of cocaine and heroin. According to documents filed by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Anthony Phillips, aka “Ant,” aka “Little Ant,” 31, and Shannon Tisdale, aka “Doonk,” 32, both from Jersey City, distributed narcotics in the area of Lexington and Bergen avenues in Jersey City, as part of “Lex Mob,” a neighborhood street gang.
3 men, including repeat offender, robbed N.J. pharmacy at gunpoint, authorities allege
Three Essex County men were accused Monday of robbing an Orange pharmacy at gunpoint earlier this year, officials said. Reginald Ware, 54, Nyiron Williams, 22, and Jamon Crosby, 35, all of Newark, were indicted by a federal grand jury of Hobbs Act robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, and using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a statement.
Three Newark Men Indicted For Robbery at Gunpoint at Orange Pharmacy
Orange, NJ- Three men from Newark were indicted by a federal grand jury today for their role in a January 2024 gunpoint robbery of a pharmacy in Orange, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Reginald Ware, 54, Nyiron Williams, 22, and Jamon Crosby, 35, are charged in a three-count indictment with conspiracy to Commit Hobbs Act Robbery. Hobbs Act Robbery pertains to using, carrying, and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. Ware, Williams and Crosby, who were previously charged by complaint and were detained, will be arraigned on a date...
A Newark atelier and a campaign highlighting local businesses finds common ground in an annual block party
BrownMill Atelier and Newark Street Fest bring community members out to celebrate an old tradition of a block party in a part of downtown Newark still working to find its feet in a changing economy. Five years ago, Halsey Street in downtown Newark after 7 p.m. resembled a quaint Italian...
Horrifying video shows NYC anti-Israel protester telling Jewish people: ‘I wish Hitler was still here, he would’ve wiped all you out’
Horrifying video captured a vile anti-Israel protester telling Jews honoring hundreds of Israelis killed on Oct. 7 that he wished “Hitler was still here” because the Nazi leader would have “wiped all you out.” The unidentified man’s hateful vitriol was filmed as a huge mob descended on Monday’s memorial in Union Square honoring those slain at the Nova Music Festival, with other protesters lighting flares and waving a banner celebrating the slaughter. A 17-second clip shared on social media starts with the man bizarrely asking people off-camera, “Why y’all out there killing people?” Adams condemns Nova exhibit protesters: ‘Pure antisemitism’ “I wish Hitler was...
Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Essex County town over weekend
A 76-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup Saturday morning in Livingston, officials said. Usha Bhagat was hit at about 11:50 a.m. at the intersection of Royal Avenue and East Cedar Street as she crossed the street, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said Tuesday. Bhagat, of Livington,...
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