Elderly Man Found Dead in Essex Fells

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Robert Nevius, 91, was found unresponsive at approximately 8:40 a.m. in his Essex Fells home by members of the Essex Fells Police Department who went to the home to do a welfare check-in. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Essex Fells Police Department are…

Escapee Arrested in Newark Homicide

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that Rafael Miranda, 31, of Newark was arrested for the murder of Bernardo Bermudez, 34, of Dade County, Florida. Bermudez was fatally shot on April 11, 2010 outside a Newark sports bar after he and Miranda allegedly got into a dispute. Miranda was also charged with…

Woman Arrested in Murder in Newark

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today Danielle Johnson, 27, of East Orange was arrested and charged with the murder of Andre Austin, 23, of East Orange. At approximately 3 a.m. today Newark Police responded to a shots fired call. Austin was found dead by the officers in the driver’s seat of a…

Seventeen Arrested in Essex Drug Bust

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrests of 17 people, including two juveniles, by the Essex County Prosecutor’s VIPER Unit and the Orange Police Department during a three week crack down on open drug offenses. During the law enforcement initiative, members of the VIPER Unit and the Orange Police Department confiscated…

Florida Man Killed in Newark

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that Bernando Bermudez was fatally shot at approximately 3:11 a.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010 outside the Stadium Bar located at 290 Mulberry Street in Newark. Bermudez, 34, of Dade County, Florida, apparently got into a dispute with the shooter. Next of kin has been notified. The investigation…

Man Found Shot to Death in Newark

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that Andre Austin, 23, of East Orange was found by Newark Police dead in the driver’s seat of a car on Tremont Avenue in Newark at approximately 3 a.m. today. Austin had been shot in the chest. A female passenger was in the vehicle with Austin. She…

Man Arrested in Fatal Grocery Store Shooting

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest of Ike Greaves, 21, of Newark in the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Daniel Lewis also of Newark. Officers arrested Greaves without incident at 6:30 a.m. at 58 Fabian Place. A grocery store clerk, Lewis was fatally shot on Dec. 12, 2009 during a robbery…