ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth man has been sentenced to 14 years in state prison for knocking over a police officer with his car following a routine traffic stop, running over the officer’s leg, and then leading other officers on a high-speed chase in 2011, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced recently. Hakeem Allen, 27, formerly of Newark, […]
LINDEN — On Feb. 9, at 4:10 p.m., police responded to the Walmart in Linden Plaza, E. Edgar Rd. on a report of three shoplifters in the store. Loss Prevention personnel observed the trio push a shopping cart with merchandise to an isolated area in the jewelry department. Then, while one of the men stood […]
ELIZABETH – Members of the SkillsUSA chapter at the Thomas Edison Career & Technical Academy demonstrated their American spirit by hosting a luncheon for a group of veterans. Twenty veterans from the Menlo Park Veteran’s Administration health care facility were invited to the Jan. 30 luncheon which featured cuisine prepared and served by students in the Culinary Arts […]
ELIZABETH — An Elizabeth woman has admitted to stealing approximately $100,000 from more than two dozen undocumented immigrants by making empty promises to help them obtain citizenship papers, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Maritza Chavez, 45, pleaded guilty yesterday to two separate indictments containing a total of 26 counts of third-degree theft by deception. She […]
UNION COUNTY — For a limited time only, the Union County Clerk’s offices in Westfield and Elizabeth are offering free passport photographs as a special incentive for residents to apply for a passport. Through Saturday, Feb. 1, the normal $10 cost of each photograph will be waived when a resident applies for a new passport […]
ELIZABETH — Emerson Amador of Alligator Property Management LLC., has been elected to serve as the 2014 chairman of the Elizabeth Avenue Partnership, the downtown management corporation created to administer the Elizabeth Avenue Special Improvement District. Amador has been on the EAP Board since 2009, serving on the Image & Appearance Committee as well as secretary to […]
ELIZABETH — A Newark man is facing a series of criminal charges after allegedly ramming an Elizabeth police cruiser with his vehicle and leading officers on a prolonged chase earlier this week, said acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park yesterday. Devin Jefferson, 36, is charged with second-degree aggravated assault on a police officer, two counts of second-degree eluding police, […]
ELIZABETH — A Newark man has been found guilty of fatally shooting an Elizabeth woman a little more than three years ago, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park announced today. Following a weeklong trial and about five hours of deliberation, a Union County jury convicted Eduardo Lago, formerly of Elizabeth, of murder and two weapons offenses in connection […]
ELIZABETH — Union County Sheriff’s Officers arrested John Lopez of Elizabeth on a cold case parole warrant in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Lopez, 33, was wanted by New York State Division of Parole for parole violation and had been a fugitive since 2008. The Cold Case Division of the New York State Parole Board […]
ELIZABETH — A woman allegedly wielding two knives was shot by an Elizabeth police officer responding to a domestic incident early yesterday morning, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park said. Patrol units rushed to an apartment on Elm Street in Elizabeth shortly before 1 a.m. yesterday to encounter the woman, who allegedly reacted aggressively to the presence of […]