Nine Charged In $100 K Drug Sweep

Aug. 13, 2018 Nine Charged In $100,000 Drug Sweep Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced today that nine people were charged and more than $100,000 in cash and drugs were seized after warrants were executed in East Orange, Newark and Irvington. A total of $114,497 was seized. Approximately 33 grams of…

Father Indicted for Murder of Daughter

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Travis Hartsfield, Jr., 25, of Newark has been indicted for the murder of his 20-month old daughter, Asiyah Hartsfield. It is alleged that on March 15, 2011, while caring for his daughter, the father repeatedly punched the child in the head and the torso, causing…