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• 2 charged with carjacking in Newark

  

  NEWARK -- Two 21-year-old men were arrested for an attempted carjacking Friday afternoon, police said. Two men walked up to a car in the 100 block of Chestnut Street around 4 p.m. The men ordered the driver to hand over the keys, but the victim drove off, police said. Quadeer Green, of Elizabeth, and Newark resident Darnell McMillon were caught shortly afterwards by police canvassing the area.    

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• Newark police seek public's help finding wanted man

  

  NEWARK-- Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said Friday that a 26-year-old city man has a warrant for his arrest and is being sought by police. Yasin Calloway (Newark police)   Yasin Calloway is often seen in the area of Clinton and Johnson avenues, police said. Anyone with information about Calloway is being asked to call the department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877- NWK-TIPS (1-877- 695-8477) or 1-877-NWK-GUNS (1-877- 695-4867). All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confid..

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• 2 injured after shooting in Newark's North Ward

  

  NEWARK -- A shooting in Newark's North Ward left two people injured Friday afternoon, authorities said. City Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose confirmed there were two people hurt. The gunfire occurred around noon on North 11th Street, near Springdale Avenue. None of the injuries were believed to be life threatening. Ambrose said the investigation was ongoing. Authorities did not immediately provide more information on the shooting or the extent of injuries. Noah Cohen may be reached at nc..

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• Softball: All-SEC coaches selections

  

  AMERICAN DIVISION FIRST TEAMKelsey Oh, Mount St. DominicSarah Taffet, Mount St. DominicJulianna Kocenski, Mount St. DominicEmma Carr, Mount St. DominicDani Dabroksi, Mount St. DominicMarisa Jenkins, Mount St. DominicAlexa Vardiman, West EssexLilly James, West EssexJulia Vardiman, West EssexSami Huetter, West EssexRianna Marinelli, Cedar GroveMia Faieta, Cedar GroveEmma Cooney, LivingstonMallory Shaw, Newark Academy SECOND TEAMJess Masur, MontclairPaige Davenport, MontclairJaclyn Williamson, Li..

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• Man charged with murder in deadly basement fire

  

  NEWARK -- A Newark man is accused of murder and arson after a fire at a South Ward building claimed the life of its resident, officials said Friday. Harold Greene, Jr., 47 (Photo: ECPO)  Harold Greene, Jr., 47, was also charged with weapons offenses in the fire Tuesday at 756 Clinton Ave., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and city Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement.  Newark Fire Division arson detectives arrested Greene at a residence in the Vailsburg sec..

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• Boys Tennis Team of the Year: Dwight-Englewood

  Bob Shwalb, Special to the Record 12:00 p.m. ET June 16, 2017 Daniel Nuhzny led Dwight-Englewood to earn The Record Team of the Year.(Photo: CARMINE GALASSO, North Jersey Media Group Staff P. file)When it comes to having luxuries, Joe Iwanski is the Sultan of North Jersey tennis.The Dwight-Englewood boys coach has one of the top singles players in the state in Daniel Nuzhny as well as two of the state’s top doubles combinations and more.This explains why the Bul..

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• Eight Individuals Arrested and More From Livingston Police ...

  

  LIVINGSTON, NJ — Livingston police recently responded to the following incidents, including a 17-year-old Livingston High School student arrested for breaking into the school, a stolen vehicle that was recovered in Newark, marijuana possession and DUI arrests and more. Burglary and Theft: Headquarters received an alarm at the high school on June 3 at approximately 3 a.m., at which time an officer responded and observed a male inside the school. According to police, the male then ran down the hal..

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• Duo charged after detectives find 169 heroin packets, crack cocaine ...

  

  NEWARK -- A surveillance operation in Newark's South Ward led Essex County Sheriff's detectives to arrest two people and seize heroin along with crack cocaine, officials said Friday. Rashon McNeil (left) and Tamiyah Jackson (right) (Photos: Essex County jail) Narcotics investigators were watching the area around Ross Street and Evergreen Avenue Thursday afternoon in response to complaints from residents about drug dealing in the neighborhood, according to Sheriff Armando Fontoura. Detectives sa..

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• Sentencing of cop in double-fatal DWI crash tops Week in Crime

  

  A former Linden police officer was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for a drunk-driving double-fatal crash. A 49-year-old man shot and killed a woman who had a restraining order against him before taking his own life. The ex-cop is among a group of people either charged with, indicted for, convicted of or sentenced in a wide array of crimes that made news across New Jersey in the past week. Click through the gallery above to catch up on any law and order news you might have missed. Here's ..

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• Amazon-Whole Foods deal a grocery 'earthquake'

  

  CLOSE Amazon has agreed to shell out $13.7 billion to buy Whole Foods Market and boost its grocery business. USA TODAYWhole Foods opened a store in Closter last fall.(Photo: Joan Verdon)Amazon’s deal to buy the Whole Foods grocery chain gives the e-commerce giant access to stores and a distribution network that will allow it to expand its online food sales -- and it gives traditional supermarkets a big reason to be worried.Analysts called the $13.7 billion acquisition, which was announce..

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