Clergy and Citizen Academy Graduation

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today graduation ceremonies for the first class of the Clergy-Citizen Academy will take place on Wednesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. on the 14th Floor of the Leroy Smith Building, located at 60 Nelson Place, behind the Essex County courthouse. Members of the press are welcome to…

Homeland Security Drill in Essex County

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and local police agencies in the county will be participating in a four-state “Secure the Cities’’ drill in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the New Jersey State Police. The exercise started today and will end on…

Newark Man Indicted for Murdering Wife

Acting Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an indictment was returned by an Essex County Grand Jury charging Frederick Pieters, 53, of Newark with the murder of his wife, Yvette Pieters. Mrs. Pieters was fatally stabbed on Aug. 5, 2010 at her home in Newark. The indictment charges the defendant will killing his wife.…