Daily Archives: July 31, 2025

Driver Arrested in Fatal Hit and Run Accident in Newark

Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda today announced the arrest in a fatal hit and run accident that killed one pedestrian and seriously injured another in Newark. The accident happened around 9pm on Monday July 28 in front of the George Washington Carver Elementary School at 333 Clinton Place.…

Former Corrections Officer Sentenced to 50 years for Killing Two Women

       Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a former Hudson County corrections officer has been sentenced to 50 years for the fatal shootings of his girlfriend and her friend in 2021. The Honorable Ronald D. Wigler presided over both the trial and the sentencing. The prosecution proved that on February 16, 2021, 27-year-old…

Irvington Man Convicted of Drug Possession, Resisting Arrest, and Obstruction

Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted Aziz Combs, 34 of Irvington, of third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, fourth-degree resisting arrest, and fourth-degree obstruction of the investigation of a crime. The case was tried by Assistant Prosecutor Marco Collemi before the Honorable Judge Naazneen Khan. On January 5,…