According to a recent announcement made by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, detectives from the Homicide Task Force are currently conducting an investigation in connection with a dead body just discovered in Newark, New Jersey. Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray made a statement to the public after police began their investigation on Saturday, March 8th… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Homicide, Assault & Threat Crimes
Clifton Man Facing Numerous Charges After Traffic Stop Leads to Police Chase
After refusing to pull over his vehicle for officers attempting to conduct a traffic stop, a man from Clifton, New Jersey is facing a host of charges, including: aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, resisting arrest, hindering apprehension or prosecution, and possession of cocaine. According to Detective Sergeant Robert Bracken, a spokesperson for the… Continue Reading
Update: Accomplice in Essex Fells Murder Receives 10-Year Prison Sentence
As a follow-up to a previous post regarding the first murder in Essex Fells in over 30 years, the Newark man who pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and conspiracy to commitburglary charges in connection with the case, was recently sentenced in Essex County Superior Court. After accepting a plea agreement from the Essex County Prosecutor’s… Continue Reading
Essex County Registered Sex Offender Facing New Aggravated Assault, Weapons Charges
After multiple convictions in Essex County for criminal sexual contact and aggravated sexual assault offenses, a New Jerseyregistered sex offender is now facing charges for aggravated assault as well as weapons offenses. According to officials from the New Jersey State Police Department, 31-year-old former North Brunswick resident Basir Loyal was previously convicted twice in Essex… Continue Reading
Local Man Charged With Assault, Weapons Offenses After Fight Outside Paterson Bar
As the result of a recent altercation outside of a bar in Paterson, New Jersey, a local man is facing charges for aggravated assault andweapons offenses. According to Sergeant Davis Rios of the Paterson Police Department, 21-year old Paterson resident Eddy Calderas is accused of stabbing two other men with a “butterfly” knife after an… Continue Reading
