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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Richard Smith, 39, of East Orange was sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison for the murder of Charles David Mathis, 24, of Newark. Mathis was fatally stabbed on Dec. 18, 2006 at St. John’s Masonic Lodge located at 428 Central Ave in…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that two people were shot and killed in Newark overnight. Dechania Edwards, 23, of Newark was fatally shot in the vicinity of 176-178 12th Avenue at approximately 11:16 last night. Police responding to the scene discovered the victim on the…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Kelly Whitney, a former Seton Hall University basketball player, pleaded guilty today to the 2010 home invasion burglary of an off-campus residence in South Orange occupied by Seton Hall University students. Whitney, 28, of Chicago pleaded guilty to burglary, criminal restraint, and conspiracy to commit…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today a Hudson County Corrections officer shot and killed an escaped prisoner who was being transported to East Orange General Hospital for treatment. The shooting is being investigated by the Professional Standards Bureau of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The preliminary investigation indicates that Robert K. Martin,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that Maurice Mosley, 19, of Newark was arrested at 10:55 a.m. today for the murder of Douglas Brown, 29, also of Newark. On July 16, 2011 at approximately 5:30 a.m. Brown was fatally shot during a robbery at Orange and…
At 1:40 A.M. today, Anthony Davis, 19 was shot at 9-15 Fabyan Place. He succumb to his injuries at 3:48 A.M. at University Hospital. Also today, at 2:30 A.M., Newark Police responded to a shots-fired report at 221-223 Eastern Parkway. When the Police arrived, they found Frederick Smith, 24, of Newark shot multiple times. Smith…
At about 2 A.M. this morning two males were killed in a collision after they collided into another vehicle at 15th Avenue and Bergen Street said, Acting Prosecutor Carolyn Murray. One of the occupants killed was identified as Zafir Abdul Rahman, 24 of East Orange; the second occupant (passenger) has been identified as Qaadir King…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today the suspect in the Monday, Aug. 15, police-involved shooting in Newark has been identified as Adrian Facto, age 44. At the time of the shooting, he was living in a homeless shelter in Newark. He previously lived in Wall Township.…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today a 15-year-old Irvington juvenile has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child in connection with injuries sustained by his girlfriend’s 11-month old baby girl. The mother of child, Crystal Spearman, 19, also of…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Suamy Ortiz, 24, of Newark died in a fatal collision on Route I-280 and First Street in the City of Newark at approximately 1:09 AM today. Following an investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Vehicular Homicide Unit, Michael J. Hocutt, 44, of Maplewood was…
