Newark Special Police Officer Arrested

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today Rory Palmer, 26, of Newark, a Newark Special Police Officer, was arrested on a complaint charging him with official misconduct, theft by deception and tampering with public records. Between September 1, 2009 and March 1, 2010, Palmer was assigned to work at the Newark Public Library.…

Arraignment, Essex Fells Murder Defendants

Reginald Anthony, 28, and Shaun Woodson, 24, both of East Orange, are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 12 Noon before Judge Peter J. Vazquez for the murder of Robert Nevius, 91, of Essex Fells. Judge Vazquez’s courtroom is located on the 6th Floor, Courtroom 604, of the Essex County Veterans…

Teen Pleads Guilty to Raping 60-year-old

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Jerome J. Davis, 17, of Newark plead guilty to first degree aggravated sexual assault of a Newark woman before the Honorable Peter Vazquez, P.J.S.C. Davis was prosecuted as an adult. Assistant Prosecutor Walter Dirkin said the incident occurred on March 10, 2009. Davis, who was…