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Suspect in Paterson Shooting Apprehended in Orange NJ, Charged with Murder

The suspect in an Orange NJ homicide was arrested by police in Paterson, New Jersey. The 23-year-old victim was shot after leaving a house party in the Eastside neighborhood of Paterson. By the time police officers found him lying outside a house on the 500 block of 14th Avenue, he […]

Newark Man Arrested After Allegedly Shooting at Police Officer

A Newark NJ man was arrested after he allegedly fired gunshots at Newark police. Members of the Newark Firearms Interdiction Unit were on patrol near 18th Avenue and 18th Street in Newark when they encountered a group of males. An officer reportedly saw a handgun sticking out of one of […]

Newark City Hall Employee Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Birth Certificates

A former employee at Newark City Hall has pleaded guilty to falsifying New Jersey birth certificates and participating in a scheme to sell them. The 45-year-old defendant, who worked at the Newark Office of Vital Statistics, reportedly admitted to using personal information from several people to create bogus birth certificates […]

Newark NJ Man Shot After Alleged Struggle with Police Officer

Police have identified the man who was shot by a Newark police officer following a reported altercation. Newark police officers were on the street late at night as they worked as part of a firearms interdiction team. The officers stopped the man near South 9th Street and South Orange Avenue, […]

Irvington NJ Man Convicted, Sentenced for Eluding Police

An Irvington NJ man was sentenced to 18 years in New Jersey State Prison for leading police on a high-speech chase on Routes 1&9 last year. According to authorities, Elizabeth NJ police officers attempted to pull over the 34-year-old defendant on January 20, 2013. The defendant, who was driving a […]

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