Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects SEEN THEM? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects
Seen Them? Newark Police Looking For Kidnapping Suspects Newark Police are attempting to locate two people who they say forced a woman into a minivan and made her withdraw $9,000 from her bank account on Monday, July 3. The incident occurred at 4 p.m. in the 100 block of Adams Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The suspects grabbed the woman by the arm and made her get into a blue Toyota Sienna where they threatened her and demanded money, Fragé said. The group drove to Santander Bank on Ferry Street and she withdrew the money while one of them waited outside to take her back to her vehicle, Fragé said. Th…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Child Reunited With Mother After Abduction In Newark: Police Child Reunited With Mother After Abduction In Newark: Police
Child Reunited With Mother After Abduction In Newark: Police A 3-year-old child is in stable condition after he was abducted in Newark on Tuesday, July 4, authorities said. At 9:03 a.m., police responded to Arlington Street at William Street, upon a report a man assaulting a woman and then stealing her car, while her 3-year-old child was inside, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The child was later reunited with his mother by a family member who drove the child back to the scene, Fragé said. The mother and child were taken to University Hospital in Newark where they are in stable condition, Fragé said. .The incident remains under i…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police
Body Recovered From Passaic River: Newark Police A man's body was recovered from the Passaic River on the morning of Thursday, June 15, authorities said. At 8:06 a.m. police responded to the 700 block of Raymond Boulevard/Riverbank Park on a call of a body in the Passaic River, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  Officers found and recovered the body, and the male victim was pronounced dead soon after, Fragé said.  The incident remains under investigation, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Teen Boy Critical In Newark Shooting Teen Boy Critical In Newark Shooting
Teen Boy Critical In Newark Shooting A 14-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot in Newark Sunday, May 21, authorities said. The incident happened just after 5:22 p.m., on the 100 block of Boyd Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was transported to University Hospital for treatment and is reportedly in critical condition. The incident remains under investigation. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Found Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors Man Found Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
Man Found Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors A 33-year-old Newark man was found fatally shot on the morning of Monday, May 15, according to authorities. Police responded to a report of a dead body on the 600 block of Frelinghuysen Avenue where they located Anthony Damico suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing, Stephens and Fragé said. No arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information i…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Police Officer Hit By Car, Suspect At-Large Newark Police Officer Hit By Car, Suspect At-Large
Newark Police Officer Hit By Car, Suspect At-Large A Newark police officer was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday, April 18. The accident happened at 12:31 p.m. at a gas station on the 200 block of South Orange Avenue. The driver reversed into the officer and subsequently fled the scene, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The officer was transported to University Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Fragé said. Police are continuing to investigate, Fragé said.

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Stabbing, Robbery Suspects Captured In String Of Newark Incidents: Police Stabbing, Robbery Suspects Captured In String Of Newark Incidents: Police
Stabbing, Robbery Suspects Captured In String Of Newark Incidents: Police Three robbery suspects, one of whom also stabbed a victim, have been captured in Newark, authorities announced. On Friday, March 24 around 2:25 a.m., Kevin A. Banegas-Benitez, 21, of Newark, stabbed a victim on the 300 block of Walnut Street, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The victim was treated for his injuries at University Hospital, and the suspect was also charged with possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, Frage said. Five hours later, Hannah Karon, 30, of Newark was arrested and charged with a robbery that occurred at …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
News
Newark Woman Facing Mental Health Struggles Has Been Missing For One Month, Police Say Newark Woman Facing Mental Health Struggles Has Been Missing For One Month, Police Say
Newark Woman Facing Mental Health Struggles Has Been Missing For One Month, Police Say Police in Newark are seeking the public's help in locating a woman who has been missing since Feb. 15. Chloe Ferrel, 38, who is diagnosed with Schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. She was last seen in the 200 block of West Runyon Street wearing a gray coat and slippers. She is described as 5’9” tall and 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.  Director Fragé urges anyone with information about the whereabouts of Chloe Ferrel to call the Police Division’s 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Newark, NJ
News
MURDER: Newark Man Charged In Victim's Stabbing Death MURDER: Newark Man Charged In Victim's Stabbing Death
Murder: Newark Man Charged In Victim's Stabbing Death A 31-year-old Newark man has been charged with the stabbing death of another Newark man, authorities said. Michael Townsend Jr. has been arrested and charged with the murder of Jabari A. Mason, 31, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé. On Friday, March 10, at 11:27 a.m., police responded to a report of a victim lying inside the parking garage on the 400 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue in Newark. Police found Mason suffering from apparent stab wounds, the prosecutor said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Pair Sought For Questioning In Newark Shooting Investigation Pair Sought For Questioning In Newark Shooting Investigation
Pair Sought For Questioning In Newark Shooting Investigation Newark police seek the public's help locating two people wanted for questioning in a shooting. Michael Wojcik, 32, and Ayanna Gonzalez are wanted for questioning about the shooting that occurred on Feb. 15, according to Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé. The shooting, captured on surveillance video, occurred at approximately 4 p.m. in the 600 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue. At that location, a Black male suspect wearing a red and orange coat with a hood exited a Red 2008 CTS Cadillac and fired several shots at a group of young men, Fragé said. The suspect fled southbound…

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Dead Body Rolls Up To Newark Beth Israel Hospital Dead Body Rolls Up To Newark Beth Israel Hospital
Dead Body Rolls Up To Newark Beth Israel Hospital Police say there was nothing suspicious about a body being rolled up to Newark Beth Israel Hospital Center on Friday, Feb. 24. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé, said that at approximately 11:05 a.m. police responded to the hospital center at 201 Lyons Avenue, on a call of a male driver arriving for assistance with a deceased adult male.  The victim was pronounced dead upon arrival, police said. This incident remains under investigation but is not currently considered suspicious. No further information was available.

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by Jon Craig
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Dunkin' Donuts Workers Find Body Inside Newark Store: Police Dunkin' Donuts Workers Find Body Inside Newark Store: Police
Dunkin' Donuts Workers Find Body Inside Newark Store: Police Dunkin' Donuts workers found a man's body inside of their Newark store Friday, Feb. 24, authorities said. Police were called to the store on the 700 block of Broad Street around 10:45 a.m., on reports of an unresponsive male, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The victim was pronounced deceased at 11:03 a.m. The  incident remains under investigation, but was considered suspicious.  No further information was available.

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by Cecilia Levine