Sunday, May 19, 2013
Other top stories this week include a Newark High School student shot and killed on his way home from school and a man busted on pot-growing charges after he called police to report his wife's death.
A homeless hitchhiker who gained internet fame earlier this year was arrested at a Philadelphia bus station and charged with the murder of a Clark lawyer last Sunday. Englewood police are stepping up their presence at a public senior housing complex after complaints led authorities to arrest two residents on drug and prostitution charges, authorities said. An 18-year-old Newark High School student was shot and killed Wednesday afternoon minutes after leaving school grounds, officials said. A Rockaway Township man was charged with maintaining a drug production facility Tuesday when he called police to his Sanders Road home after finding his wife dead inside, authorities said A Delaware man has been arrested and charged in connection with a…
Saturday, May 18, 2013
The week's top stories on Newark Patch
A former Newark police officer pleaded guilty to fraud for falsely reporting his SUV stolen. Earlier this month, he also admitted he and his wife illegally obtained $60,000 in rental assistance. A quick-thinking five-year-old telephoned for help after his father suffered a stroke while driving. A baby girl was pronounced dead after being found in a bathtub filled with about an inch of water at her foster home. The death appeared accidental, authorities said. A Weequahic High School student was killed just blocks from the school in what officials said appeared to be a “targeted” shooting. Louise A. Spencer School went on lockdown after three intruders rushed inside the building. The three, two men and a juvenile, told police they were …
Public invited to Washington Park event
ART = AMMO Artists/Activists Against Gun Violence, a coalition of concerned people throughout Newark, is holding a flash mob to call attention to the scourge of gun violence. The “art-meets-flash mob” performance, which will take place on May 19 at 2pm in Washington Park, Broad Street and Washinhgton Place, will create a visual reflection of the destruction caused by gun violence. A rehearsal has been scheduled for 1 pm. “Artists have a responsibility to create work that elicits a response. Artists have the power to initiate empathy and introspection – a first step toward changing attitudes,” said Lorin Latarro, a Broadway performer and choreographer, who is the founder of the concept. At a singular moment, the performers will freeze …
Aircraft landing gear failed to deploy
Passengers on a flight touching down at Newark Liberty International Airport early Saturday had a bumpy ride after a problem with the plane’s landing gear forced the pilot to make a “belly” landing. An official with US Airways told the Associated Press none of the 34 passengers and crew were hurt when the turboprop craft, which was arriving from Philadelphia, made the unusual landing at 1 am. The plane circled Newark Liberty several times while the crew unsuccessfully attempted to deploy the landing gear before opting for the belly landing. The incident is being reviewed by the National Transportation Safety Board, the AP also reported.
Swearing study ranked the most and least courteous states in the country.
Third place? We couldn’t do better than #&@$ing third place? New Jersey residents were beaten out by Ohio and Maryland in a survey ranking individuals most likely to drop swear words on a complete stranger during a phone conversation. On the flip side, analysis by the Marchex Institute found that Washington, Massachusetts and Arizona topped the list of state residents least likely to lose their cool. Marchex examined more than 600,000 calls over a year that were placed by consumers to businesses in 30 different industries. The mobile advertising company also ranked the most courteous states: South Carolina, North Carolina and Maryland. And the least courteous states: Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Indiana. Some other findings from the report…
Also in Essex County news Infant Dies After Being Found in Bathtub at Foster Home; Community Outcry Prompts District to Cancel Principal Swap; Belleville Council Cuts School Budget Tax Levy by $760,000 and Livingston Taxes Jump 5.7% in $44.5M Budget.
Authorities recovered a gun at the scene and say there is no threat to the community after man and woman were found dead late Thursday. "I think that it really does go to show the power of the community," father of three Raj Shah said, about the cancelled proposal that would have switched Hazel Elementary's principal with Edison Central's. Little girl's death appears accidental, police say Man identified as suspect in Maplewood incident believed to be involved in other armed robberies in area. The pair allegedly stole $150,000 from grandmother's bank account and sold more than $15,000 of her jewelry, Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced. The Township Council reductions bring the average homeowner's tax increase down from $270 to …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Kamara lied about car theft, housing arrangements to reap more than $70K
A former Newark police officer admitted Friday he scammed his automobile insurance carrier out of more than $10,000 -- the second time this month the officer pleaded guilty in a fraud case. State Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa said Suliaman Kamara, 31, was a member of the force Feb. 23, 2009, when he called Newark police and reported his 2003 GMC Yukon had been stolen. His insurance carrier, Liberty Mutual, reimbursed him for the truck, its contents and a rental vehicle. Kamara’s scheme unravalled when the State Police found the truck parked in front of his home last March and obtained a search warrant. The car had a license plate from another vehicle. In an unrelated case, Kamara admitted in federal court May 8 that he and his wife …
The Irvington native signed a 3-year, $6 million contract with the Jets in March.
Jets running back Mike Goodson was sent to a Morris County jail following his arrest on drug and weapons charges in Denville Friday. Goodson, 25, was the passenger in a GMC Yukon stopped in the left center lane of I-80 West when a tow truck came upon them and called 911 early Friday morning, according to multiple reports. The tow truck driver reportedly was concerned about the intoxicated condition in which he found Goodson and the driver of the Yukon. Goodson was transported to Saint Claire’s Hospital in nearby Boonton and eventually charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a handgun, possession of a handgun, and possession of a hollow-point bullet, according to ESPN. The driver of the…
If you draw the Powerball winning numbers in Saturday’s lottery, you could score $600 million, the largest Powerball jackpot ever.
Powerball results were watched closely Wednesday when the jackpot was $363 million. After no one picked all six winning numbers, the new Powerball prize for the Saturday, May 18, drawing is now $600 million, which makes it the highest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-highest U.S. lottery jackpot. The one-time cash payout is estimated at $376.9 million. Tickets are $2 and the game is played in New Jersey and 42 other states, including New York, Florida, Texas and California. Tickets will be sold up to an hour before the 11 p.m. drawing. The largest Powerball Jackpot cash payout to date was a $384 million win on Nov. 28, 2012, in Arizona and Missouri. Wonder what happens to the folks who hit it big? Browse the Huffington Post’s …
Newark teen arrested after allegedly firing shots at two people across from sheriff's headquarters Thursday
A 17-year-old city youth is facing attempted murder charges after he allegedly shot at two people near a landmark Newark church Thursday afternoon, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said. Shortly after 2 pm the teen, whose name was not released, fired two shots at an 18-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman as he rode his bike on Victoria Avenue near the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Fontoura said. The two people were unhurt. Sheriff’s officers in the agency’s patrol division headquarters across the street from the church saw the shooting and ran after the youth, who stashed his gun into an air conditioning vent at 66 Summer Ave. during the chase. Sheriff’s officers arrested the youth soon after and also found a .38-caliber …
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