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By Robert Florida Newark – An Essex County jury has convicted Ryan Mwangi, 31, of Newark, of murder for fatally shooting Kenneth Thomas. On May 13, 2019, Thomas, 31, of Newark, was gunned down while sitting in his car on Renner Avenue, Newark. Thomas suffered eight gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead on the scene. …
By Robert Florida Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced that an Essex County jury has convicted Edwin Andujar of murder for fatally stabbing Thomas Parent, 59, of Belleville. On August 7, 2014, Belleville Police responded to 26 Wallace Street, 2nd Floor Apartment, and found victim Thomas Parent sitting in a…
By Robert Florida Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Nasir Dudley, 20, of Newark. On January 24, at 6:53 p.m., Newark police responded to a report…
By Robert Florida The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a man who fled from police during an arrest while leaving his suitcase behind cannot legally object to officers searching his suitcase without a warrant. The man, Curtis Gartrell, is charged with guns and drug offenses. Frank J. Ducoat, Director of the Essex County…
By Robert Florida Essex County Crime Stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person (s) who fatally shot Imam Hassan Sharif (Call 973 621-4111). The reward came in the wake of a press conference at ECPO, where law enforcement officials said they will work together to make an…
By Robert Florida Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé announced that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Antoine Alston, 39, of Newark. On December 19, at 3:58 a.m., Newark police responded to a report…
By Robert Florida Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Belleville Chief of Police Mark Minichiniannounced that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the fatal shooting of Francis Medina, 37, of Belleville. A 4-year-old boy was injured in the shooting. On December 16, at about 2 p.m.,…
By Robert Florida On Friday, Dec. 8, ABC’s 20/20 will air an episode featuring Assistant Prosecutor Michele Miller, who tried the James Ray case. The show will air from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., and feature other assistant prosecutors and detectives from ECPO. In May 2023, Ray was found guilty of murdering Angela Bledsoe, his…
By Robert Florida Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced that an Essex County jury convicted Esau Grant, 29, of Newark, of robbing the Capital One Bank in Newark. On July 3, 2021, Grant was captured on video inside the Springfield Avenue bank robbing a teller by handing him a threatening…
By Robert Florida Newark – Thirty-seven years after discovering a dead baby, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office seeks the public’s help in identifying the newborn, who was found abandoned in South Orange a day after Thanksgiving. On the morning of November 28, 1986, sanitation workers found the baby atop a trash can behind an apartment…
