Monday, April 29, 2013
Newark man wanted in connection with early morning shooting death of Belleville man.
Law Enforcement officials believe a Newark man was responsible for Saturday morning's fatal shooting of a Belleville man in Bloomfield. Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Bloomfield Police Chief Christopher Goul announced today that arrest warrants have been issued for Marcelus Tonic, 25. Tonic is wanted for the murder of 24-year-old Ron E. Jean of Belleville. Jean was fatally shot on April 27 at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Beardsley Avenue in Bloomfield and was pronounced dead at 4:06 a.m. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force tips line at 1-877-847-7432.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Officer Ruiz faces 3 to 5 years in New Jersey State Prison for theft.
A 12-year veteran of the Essex County Sheriff’s Office was convicted of official misconduct today by an Essex County jury. According to an announcement by Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray, George Ruiz, 46, of Belleville was convicted of official misconduct for stealing $70 in cash from a crime scene. On March 3, 2011, Ruiz, a K-9 officer, was dispatched to the scene of an Irvington drug bust. Unbeknown to him officers from the Internal Affairs Unit of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office had already entered the apartment and taken an inventory of the cash and contraband, according to Assistant Prosecutor Timothy Shaughnessy, who tried the case. Ruiz was asked to enter the bedroom with the dog and search for contraband that…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Elizabeth man charged in Monday morning incident.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
An ambulance attendant is dead following a multi-vehicle crash Monday in Newark that left three others injured, including a Bloomfield man, authorities said. Keith Chipepo, 30, of Montclair, was killed when a Chrysler Pacifica, allegedly driven by James A. Sterling, 29, of Elizabeth, collided with the private ambulance Chipepo was riding in around 11:15 a.m. at South Orange Avenue and South 9th Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Circumstances surrounding the collision, which also involved a food truck and a county transportation bus, are under investigation. New Jersey State Police were also on scene though the agency's involvement is not clear. Sterling was charged eluding, aggravated assault, aggravated manslaughter, …
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 …
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Driver of Camaro that crashed into Honda, killing beloved Bloomfield High School junior, also hit with aggravated assault by auto charge
A Bloomfield man has been charged with vehicular homicide in the death of 16-year-old Christina Lembo, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday. Nicholas M. Camasco, 23, was the driver of a 2000 Chevy Camaro when it collided with a 2007 Honda Civic at 11:10 p.m. Sept. 29, killing Lembo, who was sitting in the backseat of the Civic. She was pronounced dead at University Hospital in Newark a short time later. Both cars had been traveling on Broughton Avenue in Bloomfield at the time. Four others – two occupants in the Civic and two in the Camaro – sustained non-life threatening injuries. Camasco was also charged with aggravated assault by auto. He turned himself in Thursday and is being held at the Essex County Correctional …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Christina Lembo, 16, will be laid to rest Friday in Bloomfield
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Christina Lembo, the 16-year-old Bloomfield High School junior killed in a tragic car accident last weekend, will be laid to rest Friday. Her funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Bloomfield, with her wake Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at O'Boyle Funeral Home. She will be buried in Glendale Cemetery. Lembo, a well-known varsity soccer player, was riding in the back seat of a Honda Civic when it was struck by a Chevrolet Camaro on Broughton Avenue late last Saturday night. She was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where she was pronounced dead a short time later. Four others, including both drivers and two passengers in each car, suffered non-life threatening injuries. On Sunday night, …
Police are searching for two men believed to have shot a 16-year-old Bloomfield boy
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Police are searching for two men believed to have shot a teenager on Hoover Avenue in Bloomfield last weekend. The 16-year-old boy, of Bloomfield, was shot in the abdomen shortly after midnight Saturday on Hoover Avenue near Pilgrim Court, according to Sgt. Anthony Servedio, Bloomfield Police Department spokesperson. The teen told police officers he had been walking home from a local fast-food restaurant when he was approached by two men emerging from the dead end of Pilgrim Court. The teen, who was not identified by police, was approached by the men who asked him if he knew anyone who "sells weed," to which he answered "no," Servedio said. At that point, one of the men demanded the teen empty his pockets, when the teen saw spotted a black…
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Sunday, September 30, 2012
Bloomfield High School junior and soccer star was killed late Saturday night in a car crash on Broughton Avenue
The corner of Broughton Avenue and Walter Street fell completely silent Sunday night, as hundreds of Bloomfield High School students paid tribute to one of their own in an awesome display of Bengal pride. Holding candles and bouquets of flowers, some teens loudly sobbed while others stood quietly in prayer at the scene of a horrific car accident that claimed the life of 16-year-old Christina Lembo, a well-liked soccer star and Bloomfield High School student best remembered for her smile. "She was a nice girl, always laughing," said Monika Pollick, whose 15-year-old daughter, Leah, played soccer with Lembo for years. Nearly 24 hours earlier, Lembo was killed when the Honda Civic she was in the backseat of collided with a Chevrolet Camaro …
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Former owner of famous dog seeking to avoid jail time on animal-cruelty charges
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
The woman acccused in an animal cruelty case that captured national attention last year appeared in Essex County Superior Court Monday to ask a judge to review documents her attorney claims will help in her defense. Kisha Curtis and her lawyer, Andrew Rojas, asked Judge Joseph Cassini III to examine files from the state Department of Children and Families related to Curtis. The 28-year-old has three children. Because the documents are sealed to the public, it is unclear exactly how they will aid in the defense of Curtis, who is charged with tossing a pit bull down the trash chute of a Newark high-rise in March 2011. Rojas, however, said the files were relevant to Curtis's case. “We are not looking for material on the children. We’re …
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 …
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