Thursday, November 29, 2012
Nine suspects charged in drug distribution from two Orange homes.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
An 18-year-old West Orange man was among nine people arrested on narcotics charges following an early-morning raid in Orange Thursday, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Patrick Davidson was arrested at his West Orange home Thursday and charged with distribution of narcotics following a month-long investigation into narcotics distribution from 170 Hickory St. and 198 Hickory St. in Orange. Police started the investigation after neighbors had complained the homes were used for open-air sales of cocaine, heroin and marijuana in the city. Small quantities of marijuana, cash, prescription pills and a gun were also confiscated during the raid, officials said. The Orange Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office …
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 …
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Charles, Casalino earn seats on township board of education; County prosecutor's office investigating death.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Incumbent Michelle Casalino will join newcomer Ronald Charles on the West Orange Board of Education following Election Day wins Tuesday. Casalino was the top vote-getter in the four-person race for two seats. Charles finished second and was followed by Joseph Sorbino and Adam Kraemer. Board member Paul Petigrow dropped out of the race in September. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a West Orange woman on Oct. 31. Lelia Whatley, 22, was found unresponsive at her Washington Street residence early last Wednesday and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Katherine Carter, spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Whatley's death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy Monday found she died of …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Lelia Whatley, 22, died of asphyxiation, officials said
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Monday, November 5, 2012
The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the death of a West Orange woman on Oct. 31. Lelia Whatley, 22, was found unresponsive at her Washington Street residence early last Wednesday and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Katherine Carter, spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Whatley's death was ruled a homicide after an autopsy Monday found she died of asphyxiation, Carter said. Whatley is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, Carter said. No arrests have been made. An investigation by the prosecutor's office is active and ongoing.
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" …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Act of animal cruelty stemmed from argument over parking spot.
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
A Newark woman who is accused of fatally throwing her neighbor's dog into the oncoming traffic during an argument over a parking spot was indicted on four counts Wednesday, authorities said. Haniyyah Barnes, 25, was indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on charges of second degree burglary, third degree animal cruelty, third degree theft and third degree criminal mischief, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. In August 2011 Barnes allegedly forced her way into her neighbor's home and threatened and assaulted the neighbor over a parking space. When her neighbor's 2-year-old Shih Tzu named Honey Bey ran into the room and barked at her, she grabbed the dog by the throat, ran outside and threw it into oncoming traffic where it …
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 …
Monday, April 30, 2012
Victim-Witness Advocates Mark 30th Anniversary
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Monday, April 30, 2012
Unlike their colleagues elsewhere in the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, they don’t carry guns, scour crime scenes for evidence or grill suspects on the witness stand. The only weapon the 15 staffers in the Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy wield is compassion. And for the victim of domestic violence, the devastated mother of a murdered child, or the terrified eyewitness to a brutal crime, that’s a potent weapon indeed. "A victim does not know what to expect. What we try to do is address practical and emotional needs when navigating the halls of justice," said Pamela McCauley, the Victim-Witness Coordinator for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. “Our interest is solely on behalf of crime victims and survivors.” On April 23, victims’ …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Thomas Halligan pleaded guilty to juvenile related charges in January
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The owner of Halligan's Public House in West Orange, Thomas Halligan, will be sentenced next Thursday after pleading guilty to juvenile-related charges. Halligan, 50, pleaded guilty to sexually touching a juvenile and giving a juvenile drugs in January before Hon. Judge Joseph Isabella, according to Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. She said the sexual contact between Halligan and a 15-year-old boy occurred between April 2010 and April 2011. Brooke M. Barnett, Halligan's attorney, said the charges were two fourth degree charges that included doing drugs in front of a minor and engaging in inappropriate physical contact with a minor. Burnett said when sentenced, Halligan could face up to 364 days in …
Friday, March 30, 2012
West Orange woman allegedly stole $101,000
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Friday, March 30, 2012
[Editor's note: This story was updated to include a response from the defense attorney on April 1.] The case against a former West Orange Parent-Teacher Association President accused of theft was referred to a grand jury last week, officials with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office told Patch. Deborah Sanchez, former PTA President at Mt. Pleasant Elementary School, faces charges of theft for allegedly siphoning $101,000 from the PTA, according to Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office. Sanchez's attorney, Robert Stevens, said documents were still being reviewed by the prosecutor's office and that the case had only been marked for grand jury. "I am hopeful we can convince the prosecutor that a grand jury presentation …
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