Woman Charged in Fake Carjacking

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Mary Hardaway, 38, of Newark has been charged with filing a false police report after she falsely reported her vehicle had been carjacked. On Sept. 30, Hardaway reported her 2002 Nissan Murano had been carjacked in the vicinity of Springfield and South 12th Street in…

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Newark Man Charged with Bias Crime for Harassing Gay Neighbors

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that detectives with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Professional Standards/Bias Crimes Unit arrested Douglas Brown, 36, Newark. Assistant Prosecutor Portia Downing authorized harassment, bias intimidation and criminal mischief charges against Brown. In May of 2011 Brown began harassing his former neighbors, a homosexual couple living on…

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Off-Duty Newark Police Office Shoots Carjacker

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Newark Police Department are investigating a police-involved shooting. The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 1:13 AM today an off-duty Newark Police Officer was stopped at a red light in his personal…

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