Newark Carjacker Gets 9 Years in Prison
NEWARK, N.J. – Newark carjacker Jared Walker, 24, is heading to prison for 9 years after being convicted for his role in a 2020 armed carjacking in the city. U.S. Attorney Philip…
Assault and Robbery at the Broadway Dollar General Store in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – On March 6 at approximately 5:30pm, a male suspect entered the Dollar General Store at 712 Broadway and began putting merchandise in a black and red duffle bag. Two…
Newark Police Officer Buys New Bike for Child After his was Damaged During Hit and Run Crash
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Police Officers delivered a surprise to 9-year-old resident Michael Copeland. Copeland was involved in a hit-and-run collision this winter. He was injured and his bicycle was destroyed. His…
Bergenfield man charged for murder at Newark Airport Hotel
ELIZABETH, NJ – Elizabeth Police have arrested Javan Johnson, 30, for the stabbing murder of Marlon Pantin, 37, of Brooklyn in the lobby of a Newark Airport Hotel on Monday. According to…
Newark Police Seeking Robbery Suspect Who Attacked Woman Inside Dollar General
NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Police Department is seeking to identify a suspect wanted for an assault and robbery inside the Dollar General store on Market Street on Monday. According to Newark…
Newark Police say package theft suspect caught on video
NEWARK, NJ – A porch package thief was caught on video according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The incident happened Thursday and now the department is asking for the…
Spirit Adds 4 Affordable, Daily Newark Routes for Easy Access to the West Coast & More This Summer
MIRAMAR, Fla., March 23, 2022 — Summer travel is getting easier for Guests booking to/from northern New Jersey with the announcement of new, nonstop flight options serving destinations stretching from coast to…
14-Year-Old Identified as One of Two Car Thieves Arrest in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – A 14-year-old boy was among two teens arrested this week by Newark’s second precinct police officers. The back-to-back arrests drew praise from Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara…
Newark Police Seeking to Identify Car Burglars
NEWARK, NJ – A Newark woman flagged down police officers after she caught a group of burglars breaking into her car and leaving with her items. The incident happened on March 3rd…
Newark City Council Member Admits Scheming to Obtain Bribes and Kickbacks and Subscribing to False Tax Return
NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Newark Municipal Council and Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) today admitted scheming to obtain bribes and kickbacks and subscribing…
Newark city councilman admits to taking bribes and kickbacks, filing false tax return
NEWARK, NJ – The United States Department of Justice today announced a Newark city councilman has admitted to taking bribes, accepting kickbacks and filing a false tax return. U.S. Attorney Philip R.…
Newark Police seeking to identify two men wanted for robbery and assault
NEWARK, NJ – The Newark Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance to help identify two suspects wanted for assaulting and robbing several victims in the city. Newark Police Director Brian…
Man Sentenced for Hurling Molotov Cocktail at Newark Planned Parenthood
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that 20-year-old Samuel Gulick, of Middletown, was sentenced in federal court yesterday for crimes associated with fire-bombing a…
Newark police seeking to identify assault suspect
NEWARK, NJ – The Newark police department is seeking to identify a suspect wanted for an assault at the Irvington Avenue Walgreens store last Thursday. According to a release issued by the…
Teen Couple Arrested for Armed Robbery Spree in Newark
NEWARK, NJ – An armed robbery spree that shook the city of Newark this weekend has come to an end after police arrested and charged a teenage man and woman for the…
North Jersey man illegally towed vehicles from Newark to file false insurance claims
NEWARK, NJ – An elaborate insurance scam operated by an Orange resident in the City of Newark came to an end after police began investigating. Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara…
Six Students Arrested After Newark High School Brawl
NEWARK, NJ – There was no social distancing at Newark High School on Monday as multiple fights broke out across the school, even as police officers were trying to break up other…
Newark woman pleads guilty to paycheck protection program fraud
NEWARK, DE – A Newark, Delaware woman is heading to prison after admitting her guilt in defrauding the U.S. Government through the pandemic paycheck protection program. Meant to help small businesses pay…
Newark man charged for carjacking in Montclair
NEWARK, NJ – A Newark man has been charged for a December armed carjacking in the city of Montclair. According to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger, Andy Cook, 23, of Newark, is…
Newark Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud and Money Laundering in Connection with CARES Act Fraud
WILMINGTON, Del. – David C. Weiss, U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a Newark woman pleaded guilty February 24, 2022, to fraudulently obtaining a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
