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Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Ex-Con NJ Bloods Leader Known As 'Hellboy' Gets 10 Years, No Parole, After Undercover PCP Sting
UPDATE: The leader of a Bloods subset that ruled some East Orange, Newark and Orange neighborhoods must spend the next 10 years in federal prison after he got stung selling PCP to an undercover agent. Tyree Thomas, 29, of Irvington -- known on the street as “Hellboy” -- had two loaded guns to protect the drugs and proceeds in a stash house that was raided after he repeatedly peddled phencyclidine to the agent from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger said. Agents seized a 9mm Glock 19 and a .380-caliber Grendel P1O…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Triple Shooting Kills Irvington Woman In Newark
A 41-year-old Irvington woman was killed in a triple shooting in Newark on Monday evening, May 22, authorities said. Police responded to a shooting on the 900 block of 18th Avenue and found Latoya Miller-Kone suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. She was transported to University Hospital where she was soon pronounced dead, Stephens II and Fragé said. Two other shooting victims, a man from East Orange and a woman from Newark were treated at the hospital with non life-threateni…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Murder
: Serial Robbers Charged In Fatal Newark Shooting After Police Pursuit
Two serial robbers from Irvington have been charged with murder in connection with a Newark shooting after a police pursuit, authorities announced. Both Deontee Jones, 24, and Earl Betterson, 33, have been arrested in the shooting death of Romulo Luzuriaga on Thursday, May 11, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Luzuriaga was found in a vehicle suffering from an apparent gunshot wound on the 200 block of Grafton Avenue around 10:25 that night. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounc…
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Hillside Gas Station Robbed Three Days In Row
Two Hillside gas stations were robbed five times over the course of three days, police said. On Saturday, May 6, two men in a black Hyundai Santa Fe robbed the gas station attendant and attempted to carjack a vehicle at the Mobil gas station at 1410 N Broad St, police said. One of the suspects brandished a weapon and ordered the attendant to put his hands up while he took money from his pockets and the cash register, police said. The suspect then approached a customer and demanded his items and a car, but the suspect ended up fleeing the scene before taking the vehicle, police sa…
Elizabeth, NJ
Sports
Dr. McKenzie: Two-Time Giants Super Bowl Champ Earns Ph.D From Kean University
Kareem McKenzie went from excelling on the football field as an offensive lineman to excelling in the classroom. The two-time Super Bowl Champion for the New York Giants is earning a doctorate in counseling and supervision from Kean University. McKenzie, a native of Willingboro Township, was drafted by the New York Jets out of Penn State in 2001 and played three seasons with Gang Green before signing with the Giants as a free agent. He played the rest of his career with the Giants, retiring in 2011, following his second Super Bowl victory in 2011. After leaving the gridiron, he earne…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Man Gets Life For Killing Mom Of Kids, Hiding Body In Chemical Filled Trash Bags
A 37-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison without parole for sexually assaulting, stalking and killing the mother of his children and then disintegrating her remains by placing them in a sealed garbage bags filled with chemicals in 2018. Gualberto Lebron was also sentenced to 32 years in prison for additional crimes related to the incident, Acting Essex Prosecutor Theodore Stephens announced Tuesday, May 2. His brother, Gilberto, was sentenced to eight years in prison for assisting Gualberto in disposing of her remains, Stephens said. ALSO SEE: NJ Man Had Help From Broth…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Nj-b
red Fugees Founder Pras Michél Convicted In Federal Foreign-Influence Trial
UPDATE: New Jersey-bred rapper and producer Pras Michél, best known as a founding member of the Fugees, was convicted by federal jurors in what the government called a "clandestine foreign influence campaign scheme." The Grammy-winning '90s hip-hop star was found guilty of 10 counts following an influence-peddling trial in Washington, DC, that featured high-profile witnesses such as Leonardo DiCaprio and former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The Justice Department accused Michél, 50, of collecting millions of dollars from Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho to launder money embezzled fro…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Gunman Nabbed In Mass Newark Shooting: Prosecutor
A 42-year-old Irvington man has been arrested for the Saturday, April 15 mass shooting in Newark that left one man dead and three others injured. Antuane Gregory was arrested and charged with murder, among other charges, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said. Cory Beasley, a 43-year-old Newark resident was killed in the shooting. The three people injured remain in stable condition, Stephens said. Corey BeasleyCecilia Levine The investigation is active and ongoing, police said.. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tips …
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
Kidnapper Coaxes 12-Year-Old Into His Car, Sexually Assaults Her At His NJ Home: Prosecutor
A Union County driver coaxed a 12-year-old girl into his car while she was walking home from the movies in Essex County and sexually assaulted her at his home the following day, authorities said. Keith Ashley-Drake, 52, pulled over and convinced the Irvington girl to take a ride from him around 10 p.m. on March 17, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Ashley-Drake brought the girl to his home in Fanwood, and sexually assaulted her the following day, Daniel said. It wasn't immediately clear how the girl got away, however, an investigation launched March 24 identified Ashley-…
Paramus, NJ
News
Update
: Three Caught, Passersby Hospitalized After Teen Driver T-Bones SUV In Paramus Pursuit
UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. One of the vehicle occupants is taken into custody by Paramus police following a pur…
Paramus, NJ
News
Wild Paramus Police Pursuit Ends With Crash, Arrests, Injuries, SUV On A Rim (
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UPDATE: A 17-year-old vehicle thief rammed a Paramus police car during a late-night pursuit that ended moments later in a crash that sent two innocent civilians to the hospital, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Thursday. Officers Slavko Bajovic and Michael Mordaga began pursuing the Hyundai Tucson while responding to a report of an attempted auto theft on Lawrence Drive shortly after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, the chief said. The SUV had been reported stolen out of Irvington earlier in the day, he said. A passing vehicle was T-boned by the fleeing SUV at the corner of Century a…
Middletown, NJ
Business
NJ Butcher Shop Sabatos Shutters After 100 Years
A popular butcher shop at the Jersey Shore will shutter after nearly 100 years in business. Sabatos Prime Meats, in Belford, will close for good on March 18. As of March 18th we will be closing our door for good. After much thought we have decided to retire. We would like to... Posted by Sabatos Prime Meats on Friday, March 3, 2023 The Sabatos family opened the shop in 1918 in Newark, and in 1939 opened Sabatos & Sons in Irvington, its website says. The shop has been solely operating in Belford for 62 years. More than 500 people commented on Sabatos' Facebook post, lamenting its…
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