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The death of a 5-year-old is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department. Police and emergency medical personnel responded to 5 Esther Street in Newark after receiving a 911 call last night. The child, identified as Charlize Young, 5, was transported by emergency medical personnel to University Hospital late…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Omar Solomon, 24, of Elizabeth with the July 12, 2010 murder of Leon Truesdale. Truesdale, 30, of Newark was shot multiple times around 4:45 am in the 100 block of Newton Street in Newark. Newark Police…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today Keevin David, 19, of Springfield has been arrested for the Jan. 25, 2011 murder of Tyrell Coleman, 18, of Orange. Coleman died from multiple gunshot wounds. Around noon time on Jan. 25, 2011, he was found in the lobby of his apartment building located at 208…
Acting Essex Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has joined the investigation of an assault on a resident of a Newark boarding home. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit is now handling the investigation. A 64-year-old woman, whose name is not being released at this time, was allegedly…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced that approximately 50 Bloomfield College students will visit the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Scene Bureau tomorrow, Tuesday, May 3, starting at 2:30 p.m. for a mock crime scene investigation. Reporters are welcome to cover the event. The Crime Scene Bureau is located at 530 Thomas Blvd.…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County grand jury indicted Amir Johnson, 18, for the murder of Luz Hernandez, a 69-year-old Orange grandmother. A five-count indictment returned today charges Johnson with the Oct. 22, 2010 murder of Ms. Hernandez. He was also indicted on felony murder, burglary, robbery and receiving…
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a homicide this morning in Newark. The victim has been identified as Leonard Johnson, 33, of East Orange. Johnson was fatally shot at approximately 1:51 a.m. in the 500 block of Orange Street. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today an Essex County jury convicted Dr. Raymond Russomanno, 67, of Randolph on four counts of criminal sexual contact on a 27-year-old female patient who came to the doctor’s Bloomfield office complaining of back pain. The jury found the doctor not guilty on two counts of attempted…
The County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc., announced the availability of the Oscar W. Rittenhouse, Andrew K, Ruotolo, Jr., Harris Y. Cotton and the John H. Stamler Memorial Scholarships. The County Prosecutors Association of the State of New Jersey, Inc., is a 501 (c) 3 Corporation, Scholarship Committee, a nonprofit corporation,…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Kyron Washington, 23, of Newark has been arrested and charged with the murder of Arlene Fields, 42, of East Orange. Fields was fatally shot on Thursday night at 799 Broad Street in Newark, approximately 500 feet from Branford Place. A 31-year-old Newark man was also…
