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Newark Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Aggravated Sexual Assault; Defendant Shot After Pointing Weapon at Police Officer

 

By The Alternative Press Staff
7/14/2009

By The Alternative Press Staff

7/14/2009

 

 

Newark councilmen request federal review of fatality involving police detective

NEWARK — After two years of trying to understand the circumstances surrounding her ex-husband’s death, Lucia Pires says she’s exhausted.

On July 12, 2008, an off-duty Newark police detective driving through a Newark intersection struck Joao Marques, killing the father of Pires’ children instantly.

Essex County authorities arrest 28 people wanted for outstanding warrants at Newark hotel

NEWARK — Authorities swept through a Newark hotel where two people were recently killed and arrested 28 people wanted for outstanding warrants today, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

The arrests took place at the Hotel Riviera on Clinton Avenue early this morning, said Katherine Carter, the department’s spokeswoman. The outstanding warrants were issued for crimes ranging from traffic violations to drug charges.

Judge vacates N.J. man's child molestation convictions on lack of adequate defense

NEWARK — When Joseph Iadipaoli was convicted of molesting four Newark children, the Essex County prosecutor asked the judge to sentence him to 140 years behind bars, more time than a murderer.

"The entire system is against him. The prisoners are against him," said defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman. "This is the bottom of the barrel for criminal cases."

Presence of ex-convicts as suspects, victims in Essex County homicides is on the rise, report says

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Authorities search for 23-year-old Elizabeth man in Newark fatal shooting

NEWARK — Authorities are searching for a 23-year-old man who has been charged with the July 10 shooting death of Leon Truesdale, whose body was discovered in an apartment complex parking lot.

A Superior Court judge signed a warrant for the arrest of Omar Solomon of Elizabeth, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said today.

Drive-by shootings just minutes apart in Newark leave two men dead

NEWARK – Two fatal drive-by shootings in Newark that happened within minutes of each other and 4 miles apart early today appear to be unrelated, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.

Both victims were from Newark and both were shot by someone who fired multiple bullets from a passing vehicle, said Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office.

Separately, authorities say a Montclair man who died today from injuries he sustained from a gunshot wound in Newark last week was the victim of a homicide.

Irvington man accused of fatal hit-and-run of Newark girl pleads not guilty

NEWARK — A lawyer for the Irvington man accused in last week’s fatal hit-and-run of a 5-year-old girl in Newark said the child was struck after she ran out onto the street.

But the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said the man, Saleem Wright, 24, who pleaded not guilty today in Superior Court, was speeding when his Mercedes convertible hit Julianne Vega, who was crossing Columbia Avenue. Julianne died at University Hospital, shortly after the 8:30 p.m. accident last Thursday.

Undercover Branch Brook Park patrol is suspended after fatal shooting of Atlanta CEO

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No budge in Crump on Booker's MUA

No budge in Crump on Booker's MUA

By Max Pizarro | July 26th, 2010 - 1:02pm