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Homeless Man Arrested for Murder of Woman Found near Passaic River

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 28, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that Joseph Melillo, 44, of Newark has been arrested for the murder of Therese Diggins, 58, also of Newark. On Nov. 23, Newark Police located a female in the Passaic River in the area of 996 Route 21. Following an…

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Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Investigates Ambulance Fatal Crash

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 19, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a fatal crash that resulted in the death of an ambulance attendant. Keith Chipepo, 30, of Montclair sustained fatal injuries today when the private ambulance he was riding in was involved in a collision with a Chrysler Pacifica.…

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Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Sexually Assaulting Little Girl

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 16, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Jean Joseph, 39, of Irvington was sentenced by the Honorable Michael L. Ravin, J.S.C., to 15 years in New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a 6-year-old girl. In April of 2010, the defendant’s mother was babysitting the little girl who had just arrived in…

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First African-American Female Deputy Chief to Be Sworn In at ECPO

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 15, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Acting Deputy Chief Quovella M. Spruill will be sworn-in tomorrow as Deputy Chief of Detectives in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office during a 10 a.m. ceremony on the 14th Floor of the Leroy Smith Building, 60 West Market Street, Newark. Acting Deputy Chief Spruill, who…

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Authorities Seek Help in Identifying Suspect

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 13, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today they are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Newark. On Friday, Nov. 9, Hykine Johnson, 35, of Newark was fatally shot at a gas station on the corner of Washington…

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Jury Finds Final Schoolyard Murder Defendant Guilty

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 9, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Gerardo Gomez, 20, of Newark of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder for his role the Aug. 4, 2007 triple murder at the Mount Vernon school yard in Newark. Following a six-week trial before the Honorable…

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Two Found Guilty of Home Invasion Murder

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyNovember 5, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Derrick Miller, 24, and Arthur Thompson, 31, both of Newark of murdering Anthony Hunt, 47, of Irvington. On Jan. 18, 2010 Hunt was fatally shot three times inside his Brighton Terrace residence. Hunt was home with his family when the…

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Man Convicted of Murder and Attempted Murder

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyOctober 22, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Maurice Mosley, 22, of Newark of murdering 29-year-old Douglas Brown, also of Newark. On July 16, 2011 Mosley approached a van in the vicinity of Orange and Gray Streets in Newark in which two women and Brown were occupants. Mosley…

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Two Males Charged with Sexually Assaulting College Student

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyOctober 16, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced today that a juvenile and an adult male have been arrested and charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a young woman at Irvington Park. The victim, an 18-year-old college student, was returning from night classes at approximately 6:40 p.m. yesterday. When…

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Former Verona Mayor Sentenced to 7 Years for Stealing $750,000

UncategorizedBy jgerfoskyOctober 15, 2012

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Sherry A. Hutchins-Henderson, J.S.C., sentenced Matthew Kirnan, 52, of Ramsey to 7 years in state prison for three counts of theft by deception. On July 18, 2012, Kirnan, a disbarred attorney and former mayor of Verona, pleaded guilty to stealing $750,000 from three…

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