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Newark curfew for teens begins next week
After being postponed, the curfew that applies to those under 18 years old begins next week in Newark. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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Newark to begin nightly curfew for kids. Here's what to know
Attention parents and teens of Newark: A new curfew is coming. Kids under the age of 18 will be under a nightly curfew from 11 p.m. until 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé say the Juvenile Safety Initiative is meant to keep children safe while lowering juvenile crime. “The overnight hours…
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Newark begins teen curfew enforcement at 11 p.m.
Newark will take its own steps to keep kids off the streets and away from crime.
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Newark cops probe car crash, shooting
Police in Newark are investigating a serious car crash near the scene of a shooting.
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NJ restaurant shooting, dramatic car crash under investigation
Authorities are investigating a shooting at a restaurant in New Jersey’s largest city that led them to a wild car crash in which a vehicle was tipped entirely on its side, with one of the shooting victims inside, law enforcement officials said Monday. It appeared an individual who had been wounded at the restaurant was en route to a...
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Shooting mystery involving powerful figure in New Jersey law enforcement
There is a growing mystery around a shooting incident in the New Jersey office of Newark’s former public safety director, who is now a powerful consultant. The I-Team’s Sarah Wallace reports.
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Mysterious shooting of ex-Newark police director shrouded in secrecy
There is a growing mystery surrounding a shooting incident in the New Jersey office of Newark’s former public safety director, who is now a powerful consultant. The circumstances of what happened at the Ambrose Group office building last Friday evening are shrouded in secrecy. The Essex County Prosecutor’s office will only say that one of the most powerful figures...
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Two teens shot outside of high school in Newark, one critically injured
A 17-year-old and a 15-year-old were shot outside a high school in Newark, with the older victim suffering critical injuries. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.
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2 students shot outside high school in Newark
Two students were shot near a high school in Newark Tuesday afternoon, a city official said. Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said that the shooting took place around 2:46 p.m. outside West Side High School located on South Orange Avenue. School officials said that it took place at dismissal. Police received a call of a shooting and when officers…
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2 students shot outside high school in Newark
Two students were shot near West Side High School in Newark Tuesday afternoon, city officials said.
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Woman arrested in NJ hit-run of cheerleader returning from high school competition
A 33-year-old Newark woman has been arrested in the hit-and-run of an 18-year-old high school cheerleader returning home from competition last month, authorities say. Mia’Jah Burton was charged Friday with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in serious bodily injury, assault by auto, hindering and other offenses in the Feb. 4 crash on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard…
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13-year-old dies in horrific weekend crash in Newark
A 13-year-old boy was killed in a horrific car crash in Newark over the weekend, family and local prosecutors said. Family members, who identified the victim of the crash as Edwin Ivan Martínez, told NBC New York that the tragedy unfolded just before 10 p.m. Sunday when he was returning home in a car with his cousin near the...
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13-year-old boy killed in Newark crash
A 13 year old boy was killed in a car crash last night at the intersection of Montclair and Clifton Ave. Investigations are still ongoing as to the cause for the deadly collision. Adam Harding reports from Newark, NJ.
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Nearly 600 arrests made, including in Newark, as part of multi-agency drug operation
Nearly 600 arrests were made in a multi-agency weeks-long operation focused on getting violent fugitives and individuals wanted for felony narcotic violations off the streets at 12 locations throughout the U.S., including in Newark, New Jersey, the U.S. Marshals said. The sting operation was aimed at combating drug-related and violent crimes in locations with some of the highest overdose rates…
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Son of murdered Newark imam arrested on gun charges
Abdush Sharif, the 36-year-old son of a murdered Newark imam, was charged along with two other men with violating firearms regulations. These charges have no connection to the killing of his father.
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Major east coast city holds first lottery for local homebuyers—houses are just $1
Newark, New Jersey included seven homes in this first lottery round. The mayor promises there are more properties to come. Here’s what to know
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Son of slain Newark imam arrested on gun charge
The son of a Muslim leader who was shot outside his Newark mosque earlier this month has been arrested on a gun violation charge, prosecutors said, though he has not been charged in the killing. Abdush Sharif, the victim’s 36-year-old son, was taken into custody Friday at a house in Newark. Also apprehended at the house: 46-year-old Kevin Rogers...
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Ricardo, the NJ Transit bull, hospitalized with life-threatening infection
The rogue bull who captured hearts across the country when he disrupted NJ Transit service for tens of thousands of people as he raced along the tracks in Newark last month is battling a life-threatening infection, according to the sanctuary that took him in. Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue in Wantage said Ricardo is now “at the best large animal…
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Hose kink in smoky darkness disoriented firefighter in Newark cargo ship fire that killed 2
A kink in a fire hose stretched out in the smoky darkness of a cargo ship fire disoriented a New Jersey fire captain as he tried to follow the hose back to safety, separating him from two other firefighters who later died amid the blaze, the captain testified Tuesday.
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First look inside fiery NJ cargo ship that killed 2 firefighters
A first look inside the cargo ship that caught fire and killed two Newark firefighters last year. Investigators say they may know what caused the fire. News 4’s Chris Glorioso reports.