East Orange Native, Ex-Giant Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault Charges: Reports East Orange Native, Ex-Giant Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault Charges: Reports
East Orange Native, Ex-Giant Jabrill Peppers Arrested On Assault Charges: Reports New England Patriots safety and New Jersey native Jabrill Peppers was arrested over the weekend, NBC10 reports. Citing Braintree, MA, police, NBC says police responded to a disturbance call at a local home Saturday morning, Oct. 5 where the 29-year-old East Orange, NJ native had allegedly been involved in an altercation. He will apparently be charged with assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, strangulation, and possession of cocaine, NBC says. Patriots statement on Jabrill Peppers:"We are aware of an incident involving Jabrill Peppers over the weekend in…
Orange Man Convicted In Fatal Shooting Outside ShopRite: Prosecutor Orange Man Convicted In Fatal Shooting Outside ShopRite: Prosecutor
Orange Man Convicted In Fatal Shooting Outside ShopRite: Prosecutor A 37-year-old man was convicted on Wednesday, Oct. 2, of fatally shooting a man outside a ShopRite supermarket in East Orange in 2022, authorities said. On June 3, 2022, police in East Orange responded to the ShopRite supermarket on Main Street and found the body of Melja Oliver lying on the side of the building, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. It was later determined Oliver had died from a gunshot wound to his head and Darienne Murray was arrested five days later, Stephens said. Murray had confronted Mejia, produced a handgun and shot him in the head, Stephens said. Th…
Bloomingdale Ex-Con's Stash Of Assault Rifles, High-Capacity Ammo Seized, Police Say Bloomingdale Ex-Con's Stash Of Assault Rifles, High-Capacity Ammo Seized, Police Say
Bloomingdale Ex-Con's Stash Of Assault Rifles, High-Capacity Ammo Seized, Police Say A 50-year-old New Jersey ex-convict is facing multiple charges after police responding to a call for service found assault rifles, high-capacity magazines, and more stashed in safes in the home, authorities said. Bloomingdale officers had responded to a local home on Sept. 19, when they discovered two safes, " which officers reasonably believed contained illegal firearms," the department said in a news release. In the following days, the Detective Bureau conducted a follow-up investigation and executed two search warrants on the safes, owned by Omar Dudley, police said. They uncovered seve…
East Orange Man Gets Four+ Years For Stealing Checks From Mail: Feds East Orange Man Gets Four+ Years For Stealing Checks From Mail: Feds
East Orange Man Gets Four+ Years For Stealing Checks From Mail: Feds A 23-year-old East Orange man was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Tuesday, Oct. 1, after admitting to stealing checks from the mail, authorities said. From January 2020 to March 2022, Baba Diakite, Nasir Johnson and others conspired to steal checks from the mail in communities across New Jersey, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Diakite and his conspirators used misappropriated keys belonging to the U.S. Postal Service to access mail collection receptacles and steal envelopes that contained checks, Sellinger said.  After stealing the checks, Diakite and his conspi…
'Good Times' Star John Amos, Of East Orange, Died In August, Family Announces 'Good Times' Star John Amos, Of East Orange, Died In August, Family Announces
'Good Times' Star John Amos, Of East Orange, Died In August, Family Announces John Amos, who played the father on the 1970s sitcom "Good Times" and grew up in East Orange and lived in Tewksbury, died in August at the age of 84, his family announced Tuesday, Oct. 1. Born in Newark, Amos attended East Orange High School. His parents divorced when he was two and Amos supported his family by working as a garbage collector and street cleaner, according to the Washington Post. Amos attempted to play professional football but was cut from the Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs and went into acting. He later appeared on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" before being cast as Jam…
Two Men Robbed Postal Carrier At Gunpoint In Newark: Feds Two Men Robbed Postal Carrier At Gunpoint In Newark: Feds
Two Men Robbed Postal Carrier At Gunpoint In Newark: Feds Two men were arrested and charged on Thursday, Sept. 19 with robbing a mail carrier at gunpoint in Newark in November 2022, authorities said. On Nov. 28, 2022, Eddie Tyree James White, a 26-year-old Delaware resident, approached a USPS mail carrier while she was in her USPS vehicle in Newark, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said. White displayed a firearm in his waistband and demanded the mail carrier’s arrow key, a master key used by USPS to access various mail receptacles, Sellinger said. The mail carrier gave the key to White, who fled on foot, Sellinger said. James Hammond-Smith, a …
US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At Elizabeth Hotels: Cops US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At Elizabeth Hotels: Cops
US Marshals Capture Armed Man Who Sexually Assaulted, Robbed Women At Elizabeth Hotels: Cops A 27-year-old East Orange man is accused of sexually assaulting and robbing two women in Elizabeth, police said. Jameel Alston carried out the first incident at Motel 6 on Aug. 28, when the victim reported being sexually assaulted and robbed by an armed intruder, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. A second incident, an armed robbery of another woman, happened shortly after at the Ritz Motel.  During both incidents, Alston was driving a white 2021 Hyundai Kona, Daniel said alongside Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca and Elizabeth Police Director …
11 People Evacuated In East Orange Three-Alarm Fire 11 People Evacuated In East Orange Three-Alarm Fire
11 People Evacuated In East Orange Three-Alarm Fire A three-alarm fire in East Orange caused 11 people to be evacuated on the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 7, authorities said. Firefighters responded to 291 Glenwood Ave. at 4:30 p.m. and the fire escalated to three alarms, necessitating additional firefighters to the scene, a spokesperson for the City of East Orange said. It took firefighters more than 2.5 hours before declaring the blaze under control, authorities said. The fire also spread to 289 Glenwood Ave., authorities said. Three families consisting of 11 people were safely evacuated and are receiving assistance from the Office of Eme…
East Orange Man Gets Nearly 12 Years For Dealing Fentanyl, Cocaine: Feds East Orange Man Gets Nearly 12 Years For Dealing Fentanyl, Cocaine: Feds
East Orange Man Gets Nearly 12 Years For Dealing Fentanyl, Cocaine: Feds A 50-year-old East Orange man was sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison on Thursday, Sept. 5 after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl, cocaine and possessing firearms, authorities said. Carlos Santiago had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said.  On Oct. 24, 2022, federal agents encountered Santiago as he was moving controlled substances from a storage unit to his vehi…
Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police
Competing Theft Crews Call 911, Everyone Ends Up Arrested In Wayne: Police Five would-be package thieves from separate crews were arrested in Wayne after plans to beat out their competition last week in Wayne went awry, authorities said. Police received a 9-1-1 call reporting a burglary in progress at a hoem on Ratzer Road around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, Wayne Police Capt. Dan Daly said. The caller said that two men were in his garage and one was in his backyard. He then said that the men fled and were in a black sedan on Kievit Road. The caller also told police that the suspect vehicle was a Honda. While responding officers found two black sedans on Kiev…
18 Unsolved Burglaries Cracked: Pair Arrested In Months-Long North Jersey Spree 18 Unsolved Burglaries Cracked: Pair Arrested In Months-Long North Jersey Spree
18 Unsolved Burglaries Cracked: Pair Arrested In Months-Long North Jersey Spree Two men have been arrested and charged in 18 burglaries and one attempted burglary across North Jersey, authorities said. A months-long investigation found Kali J. Carter, 49, of East Orange, and Demetrius D. Hale, 49, of Bergenfield, were responsible for the incidents, all of which were residential burglaries, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Map of burglaries. Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Below is a list of each incident: January 2024: Residential burglaries in Ho-Ho-Kus, Hackensack, Paramus, Ridgewood (two), Chatham; attempted burglary in West Orange …
Trio Of $10K Mega Millions Winners Sold In North Jersey: Here's Where Trio Of $10K Mega Millions Winners Sold In North Jersey: Here's Where
Trio Of $10K Mega Millions Winners Sold In North Jersey: Here's Where It's a hat trick! Three $10,000 Mega Millions tickets were sold in New Jersey between Monday, Aug. 19 and Sunday, Aug. 25. All three tickets were from the Tuesday, Aug. 20 drawing. They were sold at the following locations: The Rivermart on River Road in Edgewater Mercadon Market on Springdale Avenue in East Orange Quik Mart on Union Street in Rockaway Mega Millions drawings are held every Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m.