Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH: Newark Firefighters Revive Car Crash Victim Thanks To Newly Implemented Training WATCH: Newark Firefighters Revive Car Crash Victim Thanks To Newly Implemented Training
Watch: Newark Firefighters Revive Car Crash Victim Thanks To Newly Implemented Training A newly-implemented policy in Newark requiring all firefighters respond to life-threatening calls paid off big time Saturday. Firefighters who otherwise may not have responded to the crash at Elizabeth Avenue and W. Peddie Street were able to revive one of the drivers. Arriving crews found one of the drivers without a pulse, and Battalion Chief Orlando Arce immediately began chest compressions while members of Engine 10 administered oxygen, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Members of Ladder 5 and Rescue 1 removed the driver from the vehicle and also assisted wi…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH: Body Camera Captures Attack On Newark Police Officers WATCH: Body Camera Captures Attack On Newark Police Officers
Watch: Body Camera Captures Attack On Newark Police Officers Body-worn camera footage captured a violent attack on a pair of Newark police officers that led to the arrest of four men earlier this week. Officers and an Essex County Prosecutor's Office detective were patrolling Fabyan Place and Cypress Street and approached a man who was thought to be in possession of a gun around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. That's when the suspect's two brothers came to the scene and physically interfered with the arrest. Body cam footage shows men ambushing an officer, holding him up against a fence and then throwing anothe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Video Shows Man Throwing Cinder Block At Newark Shop Window During Mask Argument KNOW HIM? Video Shows Man Throwing Cinder Block At Newark Shop Window During Mask Argument
Know HIM? Video Shows Man Throwing Cinder Block At Newark Shop Window During Mask Argument Authorities in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who was caught on surveillance footage throwing a cinder block through a shop window during an argument with a worker over the store’s mask policy. The man is accused of threatening to shoot an employee at Chicken Holiday on South Orange Avenue after entering without a mask around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 29, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man can be seen leaving the store and returning moments later with a cinder block that he then threw at the store’s window, O’Hara said. The suspect then fle…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
WATCH: Body Cam Footage Shows Officers Evacuating Historic Newark Church As Blaze Spreads WATCH: Body Cam Footage Shows Officers Evacuating Historic Newark Church As Blaze Spreads
Watch: Body Cam Footage Shows Officers Evacuating Historic Newark Church As Blaze Spreads A Newark firefighter suffered second-degree burns battling a blaze in the rectory of a historic church after police noticed smoke coming from the building. Newark Police Officers Thomas Johnson and Veronica Rivera were patrolling near 7th Avenue when they noticed smoke coming from the rectory of St. Lucy's Church around 2:35 p.m. Monday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. St Lucy's Church fireNewark PD The officers contacted the Fire Division and Johnson entered the building, evacuating 10 people. Firefighters found a fire in a sun porch area at the rear of the buildin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Stabs Victim In Face During Argument, Authorities Say Newark Woman Stabs Victim In Face During Argument, Authorities Say
Newark Woman Stabs Victim In Face During Argument, Authorities Say A Newark woman was arrested for stabbing a female victim in the face during an argument authorities said. Rosamond Bender, 29, was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the incident around 6:30 p.m. May 24, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The stabbing occurred on the 600 block of Hunterdon Street, O'Hara said. The victim suffered a cut on her face, authorities said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Firefighters Rescue Car That Fell 20 Feet Down Embankment In Route 1&9 Crash PHOTOS: Firefighters Rescue Car That Fell 20 Feet Down Embankment In Route 1&9 Crash
Photos: Firefighters Rescue Car That Fell 20 Feet Down Embankment In Route 1&9 Crash Firefighters rescued a driver in his 50s whose vehicle fell approximately 20 feet down an embankment off the side of Route 1&9 in a crash with a tractor trailer Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Route 78 westbound ramp around 4:20 p.m. At approximately 4:20 p.m., Newark Firefighters responded to the scene of the crash, where the victim’s car had dropped some 20 feet down, entrapping the driver. At the scene511nj.org Newark Fire Engine 10, Engine 29, Ladder 10 with Rescue 1, Rescue 2 and other members worked to extricate the trapped man with heavy rescue equipment, freeing the v…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police Seek 9 Fugitives Wanted For Murder, Violent Shootings Newark Police Seek 9 Fugitives Wanted For Murder, Violent Shootings
Newark Police Seek 9 Fugitives Wanted For Murder, Violent Shootings Police in Newark are turning to the public in seeking nine fugitives wanted in a series of violent crimes. Six are wanted for murder and three are wanted in shootings. Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara urges anyone with information on the whereabouts any of these suspects to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477).   All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Accused Of Stealing 4 Laptops, iPad, TV SEEN HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Accused Of Stealing 4 Laptops, iPad, TV
Seen HIM? Newark Police Seek Man Accused Of Stealing 4 Laptops, iPad, TV An arrest warrant has been issued for a 58-year-old Newark man wanted in three burglaries that occurred last month. Joseph Council carried out all three incidents on April 24, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The first incident occurred at approximately 7:45 a.m., when Council entered a store at 972 Broad St. and removed two laptops, O'Hara said.  The second incident occurred between 2 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. at 877 Broad St., when Council removed two laptops and an iPad, police said. The third incident occurred between 11:40 p.m. and 12:30 a.m., when Council ente…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Charged In 'Senseless' Shooting That Left 3 Injured, Police Say Newark Woman Charged In 'Senseless' Shooting That Left 3 Injured, Police Say
Newark Woman Charged In 'Senseless' Shooting That Left 3 Injured, Police Say A Newark woman has been charged with shooting another woman during an altercation Wednesday, authorities said Thursday. Nastassia Hernandez, 39, fired her gun at the victim on Hillside Avenue around 5:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The victim was found at 399 Irvine Turner Boulevard, and rushed to University Hospital for treatment. A third victim was located at Hillside Avenue with an injury that was not the result of gunfire, O'Hara said. She, too, was transported to University Hospital. Hernandez suffered a graze wound in the shooting, which occur…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
News
WATCH: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video) WATCH: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video)
Watch: Newark Officers Talk Suicidal Man Off Route 78 Overpass (Video) A video shows the moments Newark police officers rescued a suicidal man from a Route 78 overpass. The officers responded to an area underneath overpass at Watson and Elizabeth avenues where the distraught man was found perched on the overpass ready to jump around 11:30 p.m. May 4, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man can be heard in the 2-minute and 44-second video shouting he wanted to end his life because he was unemployed. A calm officer explains the department has services to help him find a job.  After nearly two minutes, he agrees, and officers help h…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown
Police: 12 ATVs And 2 Handguns Recovered, 4 Charged In Newark Off-Road Vehicle Crackdown More than a dozen ATVs and two handguns were recovered over the weekend in Newark’s crackdown on illegal off-road vehicles, leading to charges for four residents, police said. Nine ATVs and three dirt bikes were recovered since Friday, making a total of 32 illegal off-road vehicles confiscated since the start of the enforcement initiative on April 23, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. Angel Aviles, 32, of Newark, was arrested and charged April 28 after he was seen near Broadway and Montclair Avenue riding a dirt bike found to be stolen out of Jersey City, O’Hara said. The…

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by Valerie Musson
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Woman With Schizophrenia Found Unharmed Newark Woman With Schizophrenia Found Unharmed
Newark Woman With Schizophrenia Found Unharmed A 34-year-old woman reported missing out of Newark was found unharmed Tuesday evening Lilian Colacecco had last been seen after leaving a healthcare facility at 62 Millington Ave., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.

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by Cecilia Levine