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Police Pursuit Ends In Overturned Vehicle, Arrests: Newark PD
Two vehicles attempted to outrun Newark police on Wednesday, Sept. 13, resulting in two arrests and an overturned vehicle, authorities said. At 10:47 a.m., police observed a Chevy Impala at Madison Avenue and S. 16th Street wanted in a shooting investigation, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police attempted to pull the vehicle over nearby, but the driver refused and a pursuit began, Fragé said. The vehicle made it to the Garden State Parkway in East Orange before striking a curb and and a Newark police vehicle, Fragé said. A male suspect was arrested at the scene a…
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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
A 39-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on Friday, Sept. 8, authorities said. At 6:43 p.m., Newark police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue and found Ralph Harris suffering from gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Ess…
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Fugitive Hunters Involved In Fatality In Newark Park: AG
UPDATE: What witnesses said was a fatal shooting involving law enforcement at West Side Park in Newark is being reviewed by state authorities. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office confirmed Wednesday night, Aug. 30, that members of the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force and "additional local law enforcement agencies" were involved in the death of a man at the park on Tuesday. Attempts were made to revive the man, who the attorney general said was pronounced dead at 3:49 p.m. at nearby University Hospital. Platkin didn't identify the man. He also …
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Child, 5, Dead After Being Found In Newark Bathtub: Prosecutors
A five-year-old died after being found unresponsive in a bathtub in Newark on Monday, Aug. 28, authorities said. At 7:26 p.m., police responded to the 400 block of Washington Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The child was transported to University Hospital where it was soon pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The cause and manner of death is pending an autopsy and an investigation is ongoing, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Pros…
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Teenage Boy Killed In Newark Double Shooting: Prosecutors
A 17-year-old boy was killed and a man was injured in a shooting in Newark on Thursday, August 17, authorities said. At 6:30 p.m., Newark police responded to a report of a car crash and a shooting on the 600 block of South 20th Street in Newark, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Officers found two people suffering from gunshot wounds, Stephens and Fragé said. The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene and the man was transported to University Hospital and treated for his injuries, Stephens and Fragé said Th…
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Two People Shot In Newark: Police
Two people were hospitalized after being shot in Newark Saturday morning, authorities said. At 10:29 a.m., police responded to a report of shots fired at Astor Street near Pennsylvania Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police found a man who had been shot and he was transported to University Hospital, Fragé said. He is currently in stable condition, Fragé said. A second victim arrived at University Hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening gunshot injury and is reportedly in stable condition, Fragé said. The incident remains under inv…
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Woman Dies After Discovered Unresponsive Outside Rutgers Newark: Prosecutors
A 42-year-old Newark woman died after she was found unresponsive outside a Rutgers Newark University building on Saturday, July 29, authorities said. At 12:41 p.m., Rutgers Police found Jaleila Wilson outside a university building on the 100 block of Bleecker Street, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Rutgers Newark University Police Chief John Huertas said. Wilson was transported to University Hospital, where she went into cardiac arrest and was pronounced dead, Stephens and Huertas said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County…
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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Authorities
A 32-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on the early morning of Saturday, July 22, authorities said. At 3:16 a.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 600 block of Broadway, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. They found Carlos Zayas outside at the location suffering from a gunshot wound, Stephens and Fragé said. He was transferred to University Hospital, where he was soon pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Steph…
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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutors
A 52-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on Sunday, July 16, authorities said. Around 6 p.m., police responded to a report of a shooting on the 300 block of Springfield Avenue, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Upon arrival, police found Lorenzo Boykins suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Stephens and Fragé said. He was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. A…
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One Killed, Two Injured in Newark Car Crash
One person was killed and two people were injured in a two-car crash on the early morning of Sunday, July 9, authorities said. Police responded to a two-car crash on U.S. Route 1 and 9 North and McClellan Street at 3:24 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Cheikh Faye, a 35-year-old Weehawken resident and a driver of one car, was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. A passenger in that car was transported to University Hospital and is in critical condition, Stephens and …
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Police Shootout: Gunman Hospitalized, Charged In Newark Incident
A 30-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault after a police-involved shooting in Newark early Monday morning, June 26, authorities said. Police responded to a report of domestic violence in an apartment building on the 700 block of Clinton Avenue around 4 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Police approached Hakeem Murchison, who began firing shots at officers, Stephens and Fragé said. Neither officer was hit and the officers returned fire, striking Murchison, Stephens and Fragé said. The…
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Drowning Child Rescued By Officer: Essex County Sheriff's Office
An Essex County Sheriff's Officer played the role of hero on Monday evening, June 19. At Branch Brook Park, a mother noticed her 4-year-old child was missing and notified a police officer, the Essex County Sheriff's Office said. Officers began a search of the area and eventually the mother found her child's scooter near the roadway adjacent to a lake by the boathouse, police said. The mother then saw her daughter was unresponsive and submerged in the lake, police said. The mother and officer jumped in to rescue the child and the officer began performing CPR, police said. The child was take…
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