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He led the N.J. city's department through a federal consent decree.

True crime enthusiasts can follow the investigation of Donald Hartung, a man convicted of murdering his mother and two half-brothers for financial gain.

ngus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEWARK, N.J.) -- It's the most populous city in New Jersey with over 280,000 residents and regarded as one of its most dangerous. Crime has plagued the city for decades and in 1986, there were more than 40,000 index crimes, a trend that would continue into the 1990s. Meanwhile, through the early to mid-90s, each year, about 10,000 of those crimes were violent, according to New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Reports. But Newark is trending downward, in a positive way,...

The making of Marvelous Marvin Hagler In 1967 Marvin Hagler found himself in the thick of the Newark riots. He emerged from them with the mindset that made him one of the greatest fighters in history, writes Declan Warrington FIFTY-THREE years have passed since Marvin Hagler, then aged 13, had to spend five harrowing days on the floor of the modest family home in which he grew through fear of being shot while the Newark race riots raged. Instructed to do so by the mother for whom he had such respect, if it was the reason Hagler survived becoming collateral her wisdom was demonstrated three da...

Crossroads of a plague The worst pandemic in a century has ravaged Newark and its Black community. It was a tragedy decades in the making. Updated on Dec 11, 2020; Published on Dec 10, 2020 Newark has suffered the most COVID-19 deaths and cases in New Jersey. Photo by Andre Malok | NJ Advance Media The haunting stare was frozen on his daughter’s face. Walter Andrews found her in the middle of the night, dazed and unseeing as she rocked back and forth on his living room floor. “Tasha! Tasha!” he said in a loud whisper. But she merely groaned, continuing to gaze ahead vacantly.