Tag: Newark Police Department
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Three Newark males charged in connection to stolen vehicles, hundreds of stolen key fobs from Avenel car dealership
Police charged three males from Newark in connection with a stolen vehicle and possession of hundreds of key fobs from Car Revolution in the Avenel section of Woodbridge. The three males – ages 26, 18 and 15 – were apprehended on Jan. 19, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara in a social…
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Former Newark police officer from Old Bridge sentenced for role in brothel scheme
A former Newark police officer was sentenced to 46 months in prison for soliciting and accepting cash payments from a brothel owner in Newark in exchange for protecting brothels from police action, and for failing to report those cash payments on his personal federal income tax returns. Julio I. Rivera, 52, of Old Bridge, previously…
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Missing person from North Brunswick found deceased in Newark
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A man who authorities asked for assistance in finding yesterday has been located, deceased. The North Brunswick Police Department provided information on March 6 that David Brown, 56, of North Brunswick, was reported missing on March 2. He was last seen by family on the afternoon of Feb. 28. On March…
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Former police officer indicted for protecting brothels
A former Newark police officer was charged on Aug. 31 with allegedly soliciting and accepting cash payments from brothel owners in exchange for protecting the brothels from police action and other matters, and for failing to report those cash payments on his personal federal income tax returns. Julio Rivera, 49, of Old Bridge, is charged…
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Edison man charged with October shooting in Newark
An Edison teenager has been charged with partaking in a shooting in Newark in October. Keyon Coleman, 19, was being sought by detectives after he was identified as a suspect in the shooting, and a $100,000 warrant was issued for his arrest, according to a statement prepared by Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose. Shortly before…