ELIZABETH — A Roselle man has admitted to being responsible for robbing a local gas station on his 20th birthday, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced yesterday. Latieef Haynes, 20, pleaded guilty Monday to a single count of first-degree robbery. It was shortly before 3 a.m. on July 7, 2013 when Haynes approached the attendant working overnight at […]
ELIZABETH — The Union County Homicide Task Force and the Elizabeth Police Department are jointly investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Monday afternoon in Elizabeth, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. The victim, 22-year-old Bryant Sanders of Newark, was pronounced dead at the scene. It was approximately 5 p.m. Monday when police received numerous 911 […]
SUMMIT – As the roads are cleared of snow and ice, motorists are now facing another obstacle to safe driving – potholes. Potholes develop as the result of the processes of freezing and thawing during winter months and can cause damage to roads, vehicle tires and alignment. According to Beth Kinney, Summit’s director of Community Services, Summit […]
LINDEN — Yesterday, at 8:02 p.m., officers responded to a three-story apartment complex on the 10 block of W. Elizabeth Ave. on a report of gunshots. Officers spoke to a second-floor tenant, who stated while she was sitting in her kitchen she heard a loud bang. She then observed smoke and dust coming from her ceiling […]
ROSELLE PARK — On Monday, Feb. 17 , at 9:59 p.m., Roselle Park Ptl. Brian Swick conducted a motor vehicle stop with a 1993 Honda on the 500 block of W. Westfield Avenue in Roselle Park after discovering the rear license plate displayed on the vehicle was confirmed stolen out of the city of Paterson and was registered to […]
ELIZABETH – The Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce recently honored three local businesses at the organization’s 102nd International Airport Marriott. Reardon Communications Group of Mountainside was honored as Small Business of the Year, Prescription Corporation of America was recognized as Medium Company of the Year and Marriott Hotels was honored as Large Company of the Year. Reardon Communications Group […]
NEWARK – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced today that a reward up to $10,000 is being offered by the Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Manu Smith, 24, of Hillside and […]
UNION COUNTY — A Middlesex County man has been sentenced to six years in state prison for arranging to have eight pounds of marijuana mailed to him from across the country, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced recently. Zachary Cohen, 24, of Edison must serve at least three years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, […]
LINDEN — On Monday at 2:59 p.m. officers responded to the Kohl’s Department store, 1901 E. Edgar Rd., Linden, on a report of four shoplifters fleeing the store in a tan Ford Taurus. Loss Prevention told police that a white female wearing a blond wig walked out of the store pushing a shopping cart with $492.00 […]
ELIZABETH — Starting this week, the Union County Homicide Task Force will become the primary agency investigating homicides and suspicious deaths in Elizabeth, the county’s largest city, according to a joint announcement made Tuesday by acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park, Elizabeth Police Director James Cosgrove, and Elizabeth Police Chief Patrick Shannon. The Elizabeth Police Department had served as […]