Seventeen Arrested in Essex Drug Bust

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…

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Florida Man Killed in Newark

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…

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Man Found Shot to Death in Newark

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…

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Two Arrested in West Caldwell Drug Case

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…

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Law School Scholarships Available

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…

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Homicide in East Orange

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…

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