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Last Top Stories: Newark man pleads guilty in revenge killing for 6-year prison sentence | NJ

  • Newark man pleads guilty in revenge killing for 6-year prison sentence | NJ

    Newark man pleads guilty in revenge killing for 6-year prison sentence | NJ
    Ikei HardingEssex County Correctional FacilityNEWARK— In what his attorney says was an act of revenge, a Newark man pleaded guilty on Tuesday tofatally shootinganother man on a city street in 2013.With jury selection set to begin in his trial, Ikei Harding, 27, pleaded guilty to reckless manslaughter and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the June 17, 2013 killing of 21-year-old Michael Drake on Chadwick Avenue.Harding had been charged withmurder, conspiracy and weapons offense..
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  • Newark woman, gang member sentenced to 22 years for Elizabeth killing | NJ

    Newark woman, gang member sentenced to 22 years for Elizabeth killing | NJ
    Tiffany Moore, 24, of Newark, was given a 22-year prison sentence for the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old woman outside an Elizabeth nightclub in 2011. (Union County Prosecutor's Office)ELIZABETH— A 24-year-old Newark woman was sentenced today to 22 years in prison, and must serve at least 85 percent of the term, forthe 2011 fatal shooting of a woman outside an Elizabeth night club.Superior Court Judge Scott J. Moynihan imposed the sentence on Tiffany Moore, who had pleaded guilty to a charged..
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  • Newark gas station clerk thanks 'grace of God' for cop's robbery intervention | NJ

    NEWARK— A Newark Sunoco gas station convenience store clerkwhose life was allegedly threatened by an armed robberearly Thursday morning is thanking God that a police officer intervened and saved his life."By the grace of God, the police officer came in. He told the man to put the gun down. When he didn't put the gun down, the police officer shot him," said 39-year-old Eric Afriyie."(The robber) said something would happen to me (if I didn't open the safe)."RELATED:Newark cops shoot armed robbe..
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  • Cerf talks charter expansion, 'One Newark' and the future of Brick City's schools | NJ

    NEWARK -Since arriving in Newark in early July, Superintendent of Schools Chris Cerf has had no shortage of challenges.In addition to chipping away at a budget deficit of more than $60 million and refining the city's recently implemented universal enrollment system after a bumpy start, he has attempted to calm a wave of frustration from many parents and officials over conditions in public schools.Throughout his first four months in the role, Cerf has repeatedly attempted to stress signs of progr..
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  • USPS cop stable after Newark's 2nd officer-involved shooting Thursday | NJ

    NEWARK— A postal police officer has been released from the hospital and is in stable condition after being shot early Thursday morning in Newark, officials confirmed.According to U.S. Postal Inspector Greg Kliemisch, the postal police officer was driving near the intersection of 18th and Winans Avenue at about 5 a.m. Thursday when two men allegedly impersonating police officers pulled him over. Though postal police officers do have official vehicles, the officer was not driving his at the time..
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  • NJ bankruptcy judge approves $62M St. Michael's Hospital sale

    NJ bankruptcy judge approves $62M St. Michael's Hospital sale
    TRENTON— A bankruptcy judge Thursday approved a for-profit hospital chain's $62.2 million bid to buy Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark, although the hospital's future remains in the hands of the Christie administration.Prime Healthcare Services of Ontario, Calif. announced plans to acquire the 148-year-old three years ago, but the state Attorney General's Office and the Department of Health have not yet completed their review of the application to determine if is in the public's best inte..
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  • Opening Lines of Communication Between Police and Communities...

    By Briana VannozziCorrespondentWhen Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced widespread use of police body cameras for New Jersey’s state troopers and new practices and policies for police involved shootings, it was many of these community leaders quietly leading the change.“We are having conversations now and addressing issues now that have needed to be addressed for many, many, many years,” said Elie Honig, Director of theNew Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.Forums held around the sta..
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  • Newark cop shoots armed robbery suspect, authorities say | NJ

    NEWARK —A city police officer shot and wounded an armed suspect after interrupting an attempted robbery at a downtown gas station early Thursday morning, authorities said.Following the shooting, the suspect was transported to University Hospital for treatment, said Thomas Fennelly, Chief Assistant Prosecutor at the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. A second suspect was taken into police custody, he added.An investigation into the shooting by the prosecutor's office is ongoing, Fennelly said.Of..
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  • Hunter took bear to N.Y. and staged fake 'kill site'

    Hunter took bear to N.Y. and staged fake 'kill site'
    NEWARK—The bear went over the mountain, and that's when the trouble for Martin Kaszycki began.The Ringwood man pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally killing a black bear out of season in New Jersey and then driving it across state lines to Sterling State Forest in New York, where he staged a fake "kill site" using the guts of the bear after he was confronted by state conservation officers.Kaszycki, 36, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Leda Wettre in Newark federal court to charges of..
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  • Woman had stolen gun in Newark Airport luggage, feds say | NJ

    Woman had stolen gun in Newark Airport luggage, feds say | NJ
    NEWARK— A 65-year-old Florida woman was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport after officials said screeners found a stolen .40 caliber Glock handgun and 10 rounds of ammunition concealed in the lining of her checked bag.The woman was intending to fly from Newark Liberty to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, when Transportation Security Administaiton screeners discovered the gun and ammunition in the bag room at Terminal B, said Lisa Farbstein, a TSA spokeswoman.Tr..
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