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Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Driver Killed In Newark Crash With NJ Transit Bus
A 33-year-old woman died and several others were injured in a crash between a vehicle and NJ Transit bus early Tuesday in Newark, authorities said. The Bloomfield-bound bus was struck head-on by a westbound 2007 Chevy Impala while going east on Hawthorne Avenue near Clinton Place around 5:30 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. Paige N. Graham, of Newark, was behind the wheel of the Chevy, and crossed the double yellow line before hitting the bus, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. There were seven passen…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police Seek Man In Assault Of NJ Transit Bus Driver Over Used Ticket
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who authorities say assaulted an NJ Transit bus driver who wouldn't accept a used ticket. Sulaiman Boyer, 34, and another man got on the bus that stopped at Lenox Street and Sanford Avenue July 21 around 7:15 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The driver told arriving officers that one of the two men gave him a ticket that had already been used. Boyer and the other man spit on the driver when he would not accept the ticket or drive the bus. Boyer then threw a bottle at the driver, striking him in the head an…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
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? Newark Police Seek ID For Pair Of Armed Carjacking Suspects
Police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men in connection with an armed carjacking that occurred in Newark before dawn Tuesday. The victim was inside his vehicle parked on the 300 block of Avon Avenue when a man pointed a gun and demanded him to get out around 2 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man stole the victim’s wallet and other personal items before fleeing in the vehicle heading east on Avon Avenue and left onto South 12 Street, where another man may have entered, O’Hara said. The first man is around 6 feet tall with a slim build, authoritie…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
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: Police Nab Knife-Wielding Man Threatening Families At Community Event In Newark
The intense moment Newark Police apprehended a man wielding a knife and threatening families at a local park’s movie night event was captured on video. Officers patrolling Elizabeth Avenue were called to Weequahic Park, where they were directed to a man wielding a knife and pry bar and threatening families around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a release. The officers located the man, later identified as Newark resident Marcelino Canterero, 46, and immediately ordered bystanders to evacuate the area, O’Hara said. While keeping a safe distance, pol…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
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? Newark Police Seek Individuals Wanted In Shooting Investigation
Police in Newark are seeking the public's help in locating two people wanted for questioning in a shooting investigation. A man was shot near Court Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard around 12:20 p.m. on July 11 during an argument with the pair pictured above, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said. The man and woman both fled in a late model blue Chrysler Sebring. The victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment and is reportedly in stable condition. The female is described as 5’4” tall and 120 pounds, with a light complexion. She was wearing blue …
Newark, NJ
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? Police Seek ID For Suspects In Newark Shooting
Authorities are seeking the public’s help identifying suspects in a shooting in Newark earlier this month. The suspects pictured above are wanted for questioning in connection with a shooting that occurred on the 800 block of South 17th Street around 1 a.m. on Monday, July 5, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a Tuesday release. No injuries or property damage has been reported, O'Hara said. Anyone with information about the suspects’ identities is asked to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477). All anonymous Cri…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Causes Serious Crash On Routes 1&9, Police Say
One person was listed in critical condition following a head-on crash on Routes 1&9 in Newark Saturday, authorities said. A driver heading southbound in the northbound lane struck an oncoming vehicle at the intersection with Route 21 around 1:20 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Police remained on scene as of 3:20 p.m. No further information was available.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Teens Among Multiple Victims Injured, 1 Dead In Rash Of Newark Shootings
A rash of shootings injured multiple people including teens and killed one person Tuesday night in Newark, authorities and news reports say. According to RLS Media, one victim walked into Beth Israel Hospital with a gunshot wound suffered on Grumman Avenue around 6 p.m. Then, two teens were injured in a shooting on the 100 block of Lincoln Street around 7:45 p.m., police said. A 16-year-old and 15-year-old were both hospitalized for treatment in the incident, Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The 16-year-old was transported while the 15-year-old arrived at University H…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
10-Year-Old Hospitalized In Hit-Run Newark Motorcycle Crash
A girl was hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash Friday evening in Newark, police said. The 10-year-old girl was struck near Chancellor Avenue and Schley Street around 6:45 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. The girl was rushed to University Hospital for treatment. Unconfirmed reports say she suffered a broken leg. The motorcyclist did not remain at the scene. The incident remained under investigation.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
31-Hour Newark SWAT Standoff Ends With Police Returning Fire On 42-Year-Old Suspect
A 31-hour SWAT standoff in Newark ended Friday afternoon when police returned fire on the 42-year-old suspect, police announced. Detectives from the Essex County Narcotics Task Force were executing a warrant at a Clinton Place home around 6 a.m. Thursday when someone in the house fired shots at officers, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, Sheriff Armando Fontoura and Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara said. Officers took cover, evacuated residents in the other apartments at 34 Clinton Pl., and evacuated the homes in the two adjacent homes. As a result, eig…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Police: Newark Man Asked To Hold Yorkie -- Then Stole Him
A Newark man who asked to hold a woman's dog then stole him has been arrested, authorities said July 12. A woman was walking with her Yorkie near South Orange Avenue and South 6th Street on June 15 when a man in a gray truck approached her, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The driver, Kenol Monreau, 51, asked to hold the dog before driving away with the pooch, O'Hara said. Monreau was charged with theft on a warrant and subsequently arrested, authorities said.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
5 Firefighters Hospitalized, 18 Families Displaced In Newark Apartment Blaze
Five Newark firefighters were hospitalized and 18 families were displaced after a blaze tore through the third story of an occupied apartment building before dawn Tuesday, authorities said. The fire was reported at 162 Mapes Avenue around 1:50 a.m., Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said in a release. About 70 firefighters responded to the blaze, which had extended to the roof and was later upgraded to a second-alarm, O’Hara said. The fire was placed under control just after 3:40 a.m. Meanwhile, one firefighter was taken to University Hospital for heat exhaustion and four othe…
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