Sunday, January 20, 2013
Woman's body was discovered in wooded area off South Orange Avenue.
The body of an 88-year-old woman was discovered in a wooded area off of South Orange Avenue near Ridgewood Road in South Orange Thursday night, according to Katherine Carter of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. The woman, South Orange resident Audrey Wald, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Carter; the cause of death was hypothermia. Wald left her car near the entrance to the Village Green apartment complex, became disoriented and started walking, said Carter. Wald then suffered a "medical event," Carter said. There was no sign of foul play.
Friday, November 16, 2012
Quovella Spruill named deputy chief of county law enforcement agency
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Friday, November 16, 2012
For years, when the management of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has had a question or a problem to be resolved, the first response has often been simply to “Ask Q.” “If you want something done, ask Q, and she can do it,” said Acting Prosecutor Carolyn Murray. Quovella M. Spruill -- or “Q,” as she’s known around the Leroy Smith Public Safety Building in Newark -- on Friday officially became the first African-American woman to be named deputy chief of the county law enforcement agency, where she will help oversee a staff of 120 investigators and other personnel. During a swearing-in ceremony Friday, colleagues praised Spruill, who had served as acting deputy since May, for her tremendous work ethic and mastery of the details of law …
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
East Orange woman, local man are victims of daytime violence Tuesday
An East Orange woman is dead after being shot Tuesday afternoon in Newark's South Ward, authorities said. Another man was shot and killed just hours later. Sabrina Hall, 42, was shot around 2 p.m. on the 700 block of Bergen Street near West Runyon Street, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Witnesses claimed the woman was sitting in the passenger seat of a car when the shooting occurred. Hall was transported to University Hospital where she was pronounced dead. No arrests have been made and an investigation by ECPO's Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force and Newark Police Department is active and ongoing. Authorities did not comment on a possible motive. One woman, who did not want to be identified, said Hall was a "good woman" …
Friday, June 22, 2012
Dog forced to have eye removed as a result
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Friday, June 22, 2012
A Newark man has pleaded guilty to one count of third degree animal cruelty after he kicked a small dog in the face, causing its eye to pop out. Oswald Hall, 61, kicked his girlfriend's sister's dog Zoey, a Chihuahua, in the head on New Year's Day this year while wearing boots, said Assistant Prosecutor Dawn D'Amico, who handled the case. The dog's eyeball popped out as a result of the kick and had to be removed. Both the sister and the girlfriend were living with Hall at the time of the incident. Hall also pleaded guilty to animal cruelty for striking his girlfriend's dog in the head on Sept. 22, 2011, causing the animal head trauma. Both incidents of animal cruelty involved different dogs, according to Katherine Carter, spokesperson for …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Morristown shooting began seven-month investigation into drug, gang and weapons activity.
Seventy law enforcement officers from four counties arrested 24 individuals Friday morning in a drug, gang and weapons sweep that began with an investigation into an attempted murder in Morristown last fall. Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi considered the bust "the largest in Morris County history." Bianchi detailed the police action at a press conference Saturday at the Morris County administration building surrounded by representatives of the crime task force that worked on the case, including prosecutor’s offices from Warren, Essex and Union counties, the Morris County Sheriff’s Office, Morris County Park Police, and 14 municipalities, including 11 from Morris County. The investigation began following an Oct. 8, 2011 shooting on Abbett …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Students are invited to apply for this 6-week program
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is offering a six-week summer internship program beginning this June for students who will complete their junior year by June 2012. The program begins June 29th and runs through August 3rd. The Essex County website provided the following details: During this exciting six-week internship program, you will be exposed to a comprehensive curriculum that includes: learning about the role and function of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office; participating in New Jersey State Trooper Youth Week, a one week residential program; observing a jury trial and participating in a mock trial; working with a local law enforcement agency; and interfacing with the corporate and the community-based partners on the Office'…
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Woman rams sheriff deputy's car to alert him to crime.
An alert 21-year-old woman thought fast when her car was carjacked Saturday around 2 p.m. in South Orange and she was forced by the carjacker to drive to Newark. While driving through Newark, the woman saw an Essex County sheriff’s vehicle and got a sheriff’s officer’s attention – by ramming the vehicle with her car, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and South Orange Police Chief James Chelel. Following the crash, the suspect ran from the carjacked car and the officer pursued him through Vailsburg Park before losing sight of him. The county Homicide Task Force and South Orange police continued investigating the incident and within four hours arrested Isaiah Green, 22 of Newark. Green has been charged with robbery, …
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