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Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division of Superior Court has upheld the conviction of former East Orange Detective Norman Price, 53, and his wife, Natasha McRae, 40, both of Bedminster. Price and his wife were found guilty of setting up “shell” or “dummy” corporations,…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, the ECPO Arson Unit and the Newark Fire Department are actively investigating a fatal fire in the city of Newark. The victim has been identified as Sharon Horne, 44, of Newark. Ms. Horne lived in the home…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, working with the Newark Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF) arrested six individuals for running an illegal gun distribution network in the City of Newark. The arrests were made over several days following a three-month…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that the Honorable Michael L. Ravin, J.S.C., sentenced Alquan White, 26, of Newark to 75 years in state prison for the murder of Bryon Lockett, 42, of Newark and the aggravated assault of Latiff McCleod, 36, of Irvington. White must serve 59 years before he is…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the death of Lilia Roman, a four-week-old baby girl. Emergency medical workers responded to a call of a non-responsive baby girl at the Belleville home of the parents on Nov, 15. The baby was transported…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today 88 volunteers from across Essex County will gather tonight for a 13-week domestic violence training program. “While the primary function of the Prosecutor’s Office is to prosecute those who commit crime, prevention of crime is just as important,’’ said Acting Prosecutor Murray. “There are many families…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County Grand Jury indicted Kisha Curtis, 27, of Albany, N.Y. on one count of animal cruelty. On March 16, the dog named “Patrick” was found in a plastic bag at the bottom of the garage chute of a Newark apartment building. Today, an…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced two defendants pleaded guilty today to participating in a criminal scheme to smuggle drugs and contraband in to the Essex County Correctional Facility. Former Essex County Corrections Officer Joseph Mastriani, 31, of Bloomfield pleaded guilty to one count of second degree official misconduct. Mastriani, who had been…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Michelet Glaude, 42, of Irvington of attempted murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, criminal restraint, terroristic threats and unlawful taking of a means of a conveyance. The victim was a 26-year-old woman who had previously dated Glaude. “This was a horrific crime.…
DetailsActing Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio announced today that David Seeley, 50, of Washington Township (Hunterdon County), N.J. was struck and killed today while working outside of Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark. At approximately 10:27 a.m. a 70-year-old Newark man struck Seeley and two other men, who…
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