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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that Andre Austin, 23, of East Orange was found by Newark Police dead in the driver’s seat of a car on Tremont Avenue in Newark at approximately 3 a.m. today. Austin had been shot in the chest. A female passenger was in the vehicle with Austin. She…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that Bernando Bermudez was fatally shot at approximately 3:11 a.m. Sunday, April 11, 2010 outside the Stadium Bar located at 290 Mulberry Street in Newark. Bermudez, 34, of Dade County, Florida, apparently got into a dispute with the shooter. Next of kin has been notified. The investigation…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrests of 17 people, including two juveniles, by the Essex County Prosecutor’s VIPER Unit and the Orange Police Department during a three week crack down on open drug offenses. During the law enforcement initiative, members of the VIPER Unit and the Orange Police Department confiscated…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest of Ike Greaves, 21, of Newark in the fatal shooting of 50-year-old Daniel Lewis also of Newark. Officers arrested Greaves without incident at 6:30 a.m. at 58 Fabian Place. A grocery store clerk, Lewis was fatally shot on Dec. 12, 2009 during a robbery…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the indictment of Thomas Grant, 23, of Frank of Newark for the murder of 15-year-old Yusef Johnson of Newark. The three-count indictment also charges Grant with two weapons offenses. Johnson, an honor student and football standout at West Side High School, was fatally shot multiple times…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest and indictment of East Orange Police Officer Kareem Spence, 34, of South Plainfield on charges of arson and insurance fraud. Spence was arrested today March 31, 2010, at approximately 10:30 a.m. at East Orange Police Headquarters after a three-count indictment was unsealed on March…
The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey announces the availability of four scholarships for law school students. The County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Foundation, a nonprofit corporation, was created by the County Prosecutors Association for the purpose of awarding scholarships. Each year, the foundation offers one-year scholarship in the amount of $2,500 paid directly…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced the arrests of two individuals in West Caldwell on narcotics charges. On Friday, March 26, 2010, detectives from the Prosecutor’s narcotics and gang task force, known as the VIPER Unit, arrested Joshua Soldano, 29, and Brian Leaman, 29, both of Ramsey, NJ. The investigation began when detectives…
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino today announced the arrest of Richard Smith, 28, of Newark for the Dec. 18, 2006 shooting death of Charles Mathis, 24, of Newark. He was charged with first degree murder and weapons offenses. Smith was already in custody on an unrelated matter when he was charged with the…
Acting Essex Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced the fatal shooting Ian Patrick Morris, 34, of East Orange. Morris was fatally shot at approximately 6:22 PM in the fifth stairwell outside of his apartment located at South Harrison Street in East Orange. Emergency Medical Services officers responded to the scene and Morris was pronounced dead at…
