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The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is still trying to identify the Hispanic male whose body washed up at the Passaic Valley Sewerage Treatment Facility, 600 Wilson Street, Newark, on Friday afternoon, May 14, 2010. The cause of death was determined to be drowning after an autopsy was performed on Saturday. The manner of death is…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office VIPER Unit arrested Leroy Stedmon Peters, 31, of Newark and charged him with drug and weapons offenses. Peters was arrested today after detectives developed information that he would be in possession of cocaine. Detectives conducted a motor vehicle…
On Friday, May 14th, 2010 the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host its annual World Against Violence Youth Conference. The theme for this year’s conference is “Youth Empowerment: Being Prepared for the Future.’’ Approximately 400 students from middle schools in Bloomfield, Newark, Irvington and East Orange have been invited to attend the one day summit.…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest of Rafael Velez, 26, of Newark for the homicide of Edgardo Ruiz, 42, of Newark. Velez was also charged with weapons offenses and conspiracy. On April 20, 2010 Newark police responded to a report of shots fired. When they arrived in the 500 block…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that Nelson Keenan, 42, of Newark was sentenced to 35 years in prison for the November 2007 knifepoint rape of a 53-year-old Irvington woman. Keenan, who is married, was sentenced today by the Honorable Sherry Hutchins-Henderson. He must serve 85 percent of his sentence before becoming…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that the 17-year-old suspect, who was shot by a Bloomfield police officer on Friday, died at University Hospital. Rasheed Cherry, 17, of East Orange was shot on Friday night after he opened fire at a crowded carnival. He was pronounced dead at 12:26 p.m. today. Next…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that the 17-year-old East Orange juvenile, who opened fire at a carnival in Bloomfield on Friday, injuring another teenager, has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two weapons offenses and resisting arrest. The 17-year-old, who was charged today, was shot in the torso by…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced that an Essex County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment charging Police Detective Angel Pared, 28, of Newark with using excessive force in the arrest of a 15-year-old male juvenile. It is alleged that on March 24, 2010, at approximately 10 p.m., Detective Pared assaulted the…
