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A Newark woman was arrested for stabbing a female victim in the face during an argument authorities said.
Rosamond Bender, 29, was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the incident around 6:30 p.m. May 24, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
The stabbing occurred on the 600 block of Hunterdon Street, O Hara said.
The victim suffered a cut on her face, authorities said.
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Firefighters rescued a driver in his 50s whose vehicle fell approximately 20 feet down an embankment off the side of Route 1&9 in a crash with a tractor trailer Tuesday.
The incident occurred at the Route 78 westbound ramp around 4:20 p.m.
At approximately 4:20 p.m., Newark Firefighters responded to the scene of the crash, where the victim’s car had dropped some 20 feet down, entrapping the driver.
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Newark Fire Engine 10, Engine 29, Ladder 10 with Rescue 1, Rescue 2 and other members worked to extricate the trapped man with heavy rescue equipment, freeing the victim in less than an hour of the incident, Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara said.
Newark police change rules to allow Muslim officers to wear hijabs on duty
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Female Muslim police officers will no longer be barred from wearing a hijab as part of their uniform, Newark officials announced Thursday.
“To be able to recognize people’s religion, how they practice it, and allow them to do that safely and appropriately on their work site, speaks volumes to where we’re going as a department,” Mayor Ras Baraka told reporters at a press conference announcing the policy change.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks at a press conference in Newark announcing that officers of the muslim faith are welcome to add hijabs to their uniforms. Thursday, April 29, 2021.John Jones | For NJ Advance Media
Newark cops will stop arresting people for minor bench warrants
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, left, and Brian O Hara, the city s public safety director.Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media
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Newark cops will temporarily stop arresting people for non-indictable warrants worth $500 or less excluding those for domestic violence as the nation begins to reevaluate cops’ interactions with the public.
The new policy comes on the heels of a police officer in Minnesota fatally shooting Daunte Wright earlier this month when he was pulled over. Police there have said Wright was initially stopped because his vehicle registration was expired and then learned he had an outstanding warrant for a gross misdemeanor weapons charge.
Arrest made after N.J. man killed in attempted robbery, authorities say
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A Newark man allegedly shot and killed another man during an attempted robbery outside a house the victim was repairing in the city over the weekend, authorities said Monday.
Marquise Smith, 26, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and felony murder in the slaying of 51-year-old Agustin “Orlando” Pichardo, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II.
The fatal shooting occurred Saturday in the 100 block of 7th Street around 2 p.m., according to authorities.
“The victim and another male relative were at a property owned by Pichardo doing maintenance when Smith allegedly attempted to rob them at gunpoint,” Stephens said in a joint statement with Newark Public Safety Director Brian O’Hara.