SEEN HER? Newark Girl, 17, Missing Again SEEN HER? Newark Girl, 17, Missing Again
Seen HER? Newark Girl, 17, Missing Again Police in Newark are searching for a teenage girl who has been missing for 10 days. Jessica Nazario, 17, was last seen leaving her home in Newark’s North Ward around 2 p.m., June 5, authorities said. This is the second time Jessica has been reported missing, records show. Her first disappearance was reported October 15, and she was located three days later, authorities said. Jessica is 5 feet and 4 inches tall, and weighs 113 pounds. She has black and brown braids, brown glasses and a tattoo of a red and black rose on her right forearm, police said. At the time of her disappearance, Jessi…
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers 13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In COPS Grants To Hire More Officers
13 Local Law Enforcement Agencies In NJ Get $15.8M In Cops Grants To Hire More Officers A total of 13 police departments and other local law enforcement agencies in New Jersey will get $15.8 million in federal funding to hire 114 additional officers, U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced Tuesday. The Federal Community Oriented Policing (COPS) grants had been suspended since 2018 because of a nationwide injunction that was lifted earlier this year. On Tuesday, Barr announced that the Justice Department was awarding nearly $400 million to 596 law enforcement agencies nationwide to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. They were chosen from nearly…
Two Critically Burned Victims Rescued After Porch Candle Ignites Maplewood House Blaze Two Critically Burned Victims Rescued After Porch Candle Ignites Maplewood House Blaze
Two Critically Burned Victims Rescued After Porch Candle Ignites Maplewood House Blaze UPDATE: Two men were clinging to life with critical burns after firefighters rescued them from an overnight blaze that engulfed a Maplewood home. The two-alarm fire broke out on a porch of the 2½-story wood-frame house on Essex Avenue, trapping three residents inside, around 3:20 a.m., responders said. A candle left burning on the front porch apparently was to blame, fire officials said. Police were first on the scene and got an elderly woman out, they said. Firefighters located one of the men on the first floor and rescued the other from the second floor with a ground ladder. Both were …
TONIGHT: New Jersey Athletes Compete On NBC's 'The Titan Games' TONIGHT: New Jersey Athletes Compete On NBC's 'The Titan Games'
Tonight: New Jersey Athletes Compete On NBC's 'The Titan Games' One is a firefighter. Another quit her corporate job to pursue a career in fitness. The third is a DJ with an incredible weight loss journey. All three are New Jersey residents and among 32 contestants on Season 2 of NBC's "The Titan Games," premiering Monday, May 25 at 8 p.m. The three competitors representing New Jersey are Courtney Roselle, a professional CrossFit athlete and Cedar Grove native currently living in Jersey City; Shantal Athill, an Orange firefighter and former Rutgers track team member (a four-year letter winner, too), and Kareem Brinson, a DJ and fitness coach from Howell…
23-Year-Old Killed In Orange Shooting 23-Year-Old Killed In Orange Shooting
23-Year-Old Killed In Orange Shooting A 23-year-old man was killed in an Orange shooting, authorities said. Jerrel Tucker, of Orange, was shot on the 500 block of Liberty Street  around 9:10 p.m., Saturday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said in a joint release. Tucker was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests had been made as of Wednesday, authorities said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor's Office tips line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. All calls will remain confidential.
Morning Blaze Guts Orange Multi-Family Home Morning Blaze Guts Orange Multi-Family Home
Morning Blaze Guts Orange Multi-Family Home A morning fire ravaged an Orange multi-family home Tuesday. Firefighters found heavy flames on all floors of the three-story Park Street home shortly after 6:30 a.m. The blaze went to three alarms less than an hour later and was knocked down about a half-hour after that. No serious injuries were immediately reported. ALL PHOTOS: Rob Munson The Park Street blaze in Orange went to three alarms less than an hour after it broke out.ALL PHOTOS: Rob Munson Among those assisting their Orange colleagues at the scene or in coverage were firefighters from Newark, Bloomfield, Montclair, West Or…
Body Of Missing Rutgers University Student, 21, Recovered, Authorities Confirm Body Of Missing Rutgers University Student, 21, Recovered, Authorities Confirm
Body Of Missing Rutgers University Student, 21, Recovered, Authorities Confirm UPDATE: The body of a 21-year-old Rutgers University honors student who went missing more than two weeks ago was found in a pond in Orange this past weekend, authorities confirmed Thursday night. The body of Yasir Williams of East Orange was pulled from the pond at Orange Park on Saturday, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Orange Public Safety Director Todd Warren said in a joint announcement. The cause of death was drowning, they said. Although they said the manner of death hadn't been determined, RLS Media reported Thursday night that family members in …
Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects
Feds: Undercover Buys, Wire Snare Members Of Crew That Slung Smack, Crack In Newark Projects Federal agents arrested three accused members of a crew that the government said has controlled the heroin and crack market in a labyrinthine complex of affordable housing and senior apartments in Newark. ATF agents working with U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito’s office and other local, state and federal law enforcers zeroed in on the privately-owned Pilgrim Baptist Village housing complex. Commonly known as “Pilgrim Village,” the project consists of 46 buildings, each with four units, with interior stairwells leading from each apartment to a common hallway that connects multiple buildings, …
'Power' Actress Naturi Naughton Sponsoring Free Dinners In Newark, East Orange 'Power' Actress Naturi Naughton Sponsoring Free Dinners In Newark, East Orange
'Power' Actress Naturi Naughton Sponsoring Free Dinners In Newark, East Orange Actress Naturi Naughton originally from East Orange is sponsoring hundreds of free meals in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak. Naughton, known for her role as Tasha St. Patrick on the STARZ series, “Power,” will work alongside Southern Comfort Cafe in Orange and King’s Family Restaurant in Newark to provide 100 meals per day starting Monday. The meals, funded by Naturi’s Dreamers Foundation, are provided on a first-come, first-served basis and can be picked up or delivered from 4 to 8 p.m. each day. “COVID-19 has been rough on all of us," she wrote on Instagram, "but you are not alone!" …
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations
NJ: Growing Numbers Of Criminal Charges Brought For Coronavirus-Related Assaults, Violations #KNUCKLEHEADS (UPDATE): They come in all ages: Today’s collection of New Jerseyans accused of committing COVID-related crimes includes a 16-year-old girl who deliberately coughed on another Wegmans customer more than three times her age and a 54-year-old musician playing Pink Floyd covers for a crowd gathered on his lawn. Here's the latest list: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mercer/police-fire/and-the-band-played-on-knucklehead-coronavirus-crimes-continue-nj-authorities-report/786183/ FROM SATURDAY (APRIL 4): With growing numbers of violators getting more brazen, police in New Jersey ha…
Police: Gun Recovered During Search of Essex County Home Linked To Armed Hotel Robbery Police: Gun Recovered During Search of Essex County Home Linked To Armed Hotel Robbery
Police: Gun Recovered During Search of Essex County Home Linked To Armed Hotel Robbery A handgun recovered during the search of an Essex County home is believed to be linked to an armed robbery at a Morris County hotel, authorities said. Officers from various law enforcement agencies carried out a search warrant at the home of Khalil Stewart, 18, in Orange on Wednesday, Feb. 19, Hanover police said in a news release. Stewart was taken into custody after they found a handgun possibly linked to an armed robbery at a hotel in December 2019, authorities said. Pierre Marcelin Jr., 18, of West Orange was also targeted in the investigation, stemming from the December robbery. …
Do-Over: Jury Again Convicts Newark Man Of Murdering Aspiring Police Officer In Lyndhurst Do-Over: Jury Again Convicts Newark Man Of Murdering Aspiring Police Officer In Lyndhurst
Do-Over: Jury Again Convicts Newark Man Of Murdering Aspiring Police Officer In Lyndhurst A Newark man who got a retrial after he was found guilty of killing an aspiring police officer in Lyndhurst was convicted again on Friday. The state Supreme Court had given Fernando Carrero a reprieve when it dismissed his original 2013 conviction. A new jury in state Superior Court in Hackensack found him guilty Friday of first-degree murder, hindering and weapons counts -- same as the first time -- following a three-week trial. All that’s left now is a scheduled March 30 sentencing, unless there is another appeal. Carrero was 17 when he gunned down 21-year-old Jose Hall in cold blood i…