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By Robert Florida Two ECPO prosecutors and the Narcotics Task Force have been honored for excellence by three organizations that advocate for effective law enforcement. Child Advocacy Partner of the Year Nicole Buermann, an Assistant Prosecutor in the Special Victim’s Unit, was recognized by VidaNyx for outstanding work prosecuting child sexual abusers. VidaNyx, which designs…
By Robert Florida Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced that Superior Court Judge Ronald D. Wigler sentenced Essex County Jail inmate Byad Lockett to 20 years in state prison for attempting to murder inmate Jayshawn Boyd by brutally beating him with a microwave oven and other items. Under the No Early Release…
By Robert Florida This summer, more than 30 interns worked in various units of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, such as the appellate division, the adult trial team, and the homicide unit. The interns, a combination of undergraduates and law students, helped prosecutors write legal briefs and motions and had a chance to watch major…
Acting Prosecutor Stephens offers the following comments on the life and legacy of the late Lieutenant Governor: “I met the Lieutenant Governor in the 1990s. She was born in Newark but moved to East Orange, where I’ve lived most of my life. We first met when Mayor Cardell Cooper appointed Sheila to the East Orange…
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 Eddie Boykins, 52, of Newark. On July 27, at 6:11 p.m., police were notified of a shooting on the 300 block of Wainwright…
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 a fatal shooting on the 300 block of Clinton Avenue, Newark. On July 24, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Newark Police officers responded to the above location on…
By Robert Florida Twelve-year-old Tyler Roman says his dream is to one day become a surveillance expert for a law enforcement agency. “I like IT and detective work, so I’d love to work in police surveillance,” says Tyler, who attends Newark’s Robert Treat Academy Charter School. On Monday morning, Tyler’s dream took a step closer…
By Robert Florida Jovanny Crespo, a suspended officer of the Newark Police Department, was convicted by an Essex County jury of First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter, Second Degree Aggravated Assault and Second Degree Official Misconduct for shooting two men, one fatally, during a car chase through Newark in January 2019. Following a ten-week-long trial before Superior…
MELISSA ROSE COOPER, CORRESPONDENT | JUNE 22, 2023 | HEALTH CARE, LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY People diagnosed with mental illness who commit nonviolent, petty offenses are the focus The move to create a statewide mental health diversion program is advancing. On Thursday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would allow people diagnosed with mental illness who committed nonviolent,…
Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II announced today that two Essex County jail inmates were convicted of attempted murder for brutally beating Jayshawn Boyd with a microwave oven and other items. A third inmate was found guilty of attacking Boyd with additional weapons. Boyd, 22, suffered a traumatic brain injury from…
