Ten Illegal Guns, DJ Equipment, Drugs Seized Father's Day Weekend In Newark
Police in Newark recovered 10 illegal guns and arrested four men, some of whom pointed their firearms at people at threatened to hurt or kill them, all over Father's Day Weekend, authorities said.
According to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara, the following arrests were made:
Melvin Thomas, 23, of East Orange, was arrested near North 12th Street and 6th Avenue on June 19, after police saw him with an unlabeled bottle of 48 Oxycodone pills and a handgun after a traffic stop.
Police also recovered another handgun and a Diamondback rifle from inside the vehicle. One of …
Pair Killed In Newark Double Shooting, Prosecutor Says
A pair of 18-year-old men were killed in a double-shooting in Newark authorities said.
Officers responding to the 400 block of Mt. Prospect Avenue found Saeed Jan and Angel Vargas with gunshot wounds around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 19, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release with Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara.
The men, both of Newark, were taken to University Hospital, where they died, authorities said.
More than $62,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Jan's family as of Tuesday, May 24.
He was a "strong, har…
Nine Illegal Firearms, Heroin Seized In Newark Busts: Police
Seven people were arrested and nine illegal firearms were seized in four days in an ongoing gun operation in Newark, authorities said.
The nine illegal handguns, recovered since Friday, April 29, bring the city's total gun recoveries in 2022 to 251 — a 54 percent increase over the same period a year ago, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
On Monday, May 2, 2022, police arrested Darrell Hodges, 27, and James Hailey, 41, both of Newark, in separate incidents, O'Hara said.
Police received a Crime Stoppers tip about a man with a firearm in area of Bergen and West Ru…
Road Rage Robbery Pepper-Sprayer Nabbed In Newark, Police Say
A woman wanted for a road rage robbery was arrested in Newark, authorities announced Tuesday.
Tiffany A. Patterson, 36, is accused of pepper-spraying a woman and stealing her purse after a road rage incident that occurred near 14th Avenue and South 12th Street around 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The victim’s purse contained $400 in cash, AirPods, credit cards, and other personal property, O’Hara said.
Patterson, of Irvington, turned herself into police Tuesday after detectives posted photos requesting the public’s help identifying her on…
Crackdown Busts 6 With Illegal Weapons Last Weekend In Newark: Police
Six Newark residents were busted with illegal weapons over the weekend as part of a city crackdown that began last December.
Four of those arrests were in the South Ward and two were in the East Ward, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The following men were arrested Saturday, April 2 in the South Ward, according to O'Hara:
Alfuquan A. McNair, 29, of Washington, NJ; Elijah Harden, 31, of East Orange; and a 17-year-old male from Irvington. Each suspect faces charges of unlawful possession of a weapon, among other charges.
Shaheed Hall, 32, of Newark, was arreste…
Orange Man Towed, Junked 13 Vehicles Using Bogus Insurance Papers In North Jersey, Police Say
A 34-year-old New Jersey man was charged with theft after having more than a dozen vehicles towed and junked using bogus insurance papers, authorities said.
Anthony Greene, of Orange, walked up to older model cars parked on Essex County streets and collected their vehicle identification numbers from Oct. 22, 2021, to Nov. 30, 2021, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
After receiving the information, he called tow companies to junk the cars and later put insurance on them, using the location of the theft as his home address, according to O'Hara.
When the tow truck drive…
