Newark wants help from state police in effort to fight crime
NEWARK — As the city's longstanding fight against violent crime continues, officials are again seeking aid from the New Jersey State Police, authorities announced Wednesday. Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said he's requested a compliment of state police uniformed officers and investigators, who if the request is granted would spend a six-month stint working directly in Newark's toughest neighborhoods. The exact number of state police officers who could potentially be reassigned to Ne..>> view originalConfusing N.J. gun laws deny some ex-cops right to carry | Di Ionno
This story is filled with so many ironies, it's hard to know where to start. So let's start at the beginning. In 1997, then-Gov. Christie Whitman signed a law that allowed retired police officers to carry concealed weapons. The intent was to enhance public safety in an increasingly dangerous world. The catalyst was the 1995 murder of John Deventer, a retired Hanover Township police chief, who was shot in Newark's Fairmount cemetery when he interceded in the carjacking of an elderly couple. Whi..>> view originalBridgegate defense: Documents from the week of lane closures are ...
NEWARK — Federal prosecutors in the Bridgegate case have failed to turn over important defense materials — including an email written between Gov. Chris Christie's former spokesman and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official who ordered the infamous lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, a court filing says. The email was written the week of the lane closures, according to the letter written on behalf of Bill Baroni, one of the Bridgegate defendants. It is one of "nu..>> view originalSeton Hall shows maturity by taking care of business against ...
What it takes to be Seton Hall’s Flagman Anthony Marotta, who is Seton Hall's Flagman, has to stay fit and be on top of his conditioning so he can carry the giant Seton Hall flag during men's basketball games. He never thought he’d be a cheerleader, but loves every aspect of it including being Flagman. (Video by Saed Hindash | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) NEWARK — Isaiah Whitehead remembers vividly how he and his Seton Hall teammates spent the summer lamenting what went wrong in his f..>> view original21-year-old man ID'd in Newark's 9th homicide since Wednesday
(file photo) NEWARK — Authorities have identified the man killed in a fatal afternoon shooting near Isabella Avenue and South Orange Avenue Tuesday as a 21-year-old Florham Park man. Rashae Smith was found by police arriving at the scene of the 3 p.m. incident suffering multiple apparent gunshot wounds, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter. Smith was was transported to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:53 p.m., Carter said At this time no ..>> view originalMan indicted in stabbing death of 64-year-old Newark resident
NEWARK — A Newark man has been indicted on charges of stabbing a 64-year-old city resident to death last summer. Felipe Amaral, 25, was indicted on Friday on murder and related charges in connection with the July 3 slaying of Dario Rodrigues. He remains in custody at the Essex County Correctional Facility in lieu of $800,000 bail. In addition to murder, Amaral was indicted on charges of felony murder, burglary, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose...>> view originalGetting to beaches on Florida's Gulf Coast from N.J. just got easier
Rutgers-Newark announces HBO star as commencement speaker
NEWARK—Actor Wendell Pierce played Det. Bunk Moreland in HBO's "The Wire," trombonist Antoine Batiste in "Treme," and now appears on the CBS sitcom "The Odd Couple." But his next starring role will be at Rutgers University in Newark. The 52-year-old New Orleans native was named Tuesday as this year's commencement speaker for Rutgers-Newark, when he will be awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree. Rutgers wil also honor human rights activist Radhika Coomaraswamy, who will be awarded an h..>> view originalWhat's on deck for vacant NJ baseball stadium?
CAMDEN — The waning weeks of winter typically translates to spring training for fans of America's pastime. In Camden, the former home of the Riversharks remains adrift in a sea of half-filled parking lots after the club that called Campbell's Field home for 15 seasons jumped ship late last year. "At this point in time, the CCIA [Camden County Improvement Authority, the stadium's owner] actively continues to negotiate with several different parties in regard to the 6,700-seat stadium on the Cam..>> view originalNew Crime-Fighting Initiative Aims to Curb Spike in Newark
By David Cruz CorrespondentBy now the pattern of crime spike followed by new anti-crime initiative has become common in Newark. In fact, the man at the center of today’s press conference — Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose — was hired late last year partly in response to a string of murders. So, too, is the city’s “Operation Forge Ahead”, a response to a violent first month of the New Year. Ambrose is tasked with increasing public confidence in the department and raising expectations — but ..>> view original
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