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Newark, N.J – Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today the arrest of a juvenile in connection with a fatal carjacking in Newark. The juvenile suspect was taken into custody on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Due to the individual’s age no identifying information is being released…
DetailsNewark, N.J – Essex CountyProsecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today that a suspect is sought in connection with a suspected fatal carjacking attempt in Newark on Saturday, April 4, 2026. The Newark Police Division received calls reporting a crash involving two vehicles and a pedestrian on the…
DetailsNewark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that an Irvington man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a man in 2021, in a case of mistaken identity. Assistant Prosecutor Brian Pollock and Assistant Prosecutor Christian Marin tried the case before the Honorable Christopher Romanyshyn,…
DetailsNewark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda announced today that an investigation is underway into a fatal car crash on Sunday, March 29, 2026. At approximately 7:29 a.m., the Newark Police Department received reports of a motor vehicle accident involving two vehicles at McCarter Highway and…
DetailsNewark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Millburn Police Chief Brian Gilfedder announced today that an investigation is underway into a car crash that resulted in the death of a pedestrian in Millburn. On Friday, March 27, 2026, at approximately 8:42 p.m., the Millburn Police Department received reports of a motor vehicle…
DetailsNewark, N.J – Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and West Orange Fire Chief Anthony Vecchioannounced today that an investigation is underway into a fatal fire that killed a man on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. The fire at 108 Clarken Avenue was called into the West Orange Fire Department at approximately 1 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters…
DetailsNewark, N.J. – Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted a Newark man in connection with the 2024 assault of his girlfriend. Kevin Simms, 43, was convicted of second-degree aggravated assault – strangulation of a victim of domestic violence and disorderly persons harassment. Assistant Prosecutor Mattison Monteleone and Assistant Prosecutor…
DetailsNewark, N.J – Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a jury has convicted an Orange man of first-degree murder in the 2018 fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend in Montclair. Ahigjah Broomes, 29, was convicted of first-degree murder, third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.…
DetailsNewark, N.J. – Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that a Jersey City man has been charged with running a counterfeit sports merchandise operation out his mother’s garage in Lodi. Christopher Patire, 39, is charged with second-degree counterfeiting offenses. On March 11, 2026, at approximately 7:00 a.m., members of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes…
DetailsNewark, N.J.- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced today that Andre Higgs, 53, of Watchung, has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2015 murder of his former girlfriend Latrena May, of East Orange. The Honorable Ronald Wigler, J.S.C., presided over both the trial and the sentencing. On December 23, 2025, Higgs…
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