Orange Crime

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Recent Crime News

• Prosecutor: 1 dead, 1 wounded in Orange shooting

  Sunday | via NorthJersey.com 

  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says 19-year-old Malcolm Bagley of Orange was found just before 1 a.m. Sunday by Orange police who had responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Taylor Street.

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• 1 dead, another wounded in Orange, New Jersey shootings

  Sunday | via WABC 7 

  Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says 19-year-old Malcolm Bagley of Orange was found just before 1 a.m. Sunday by Orange police who had responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of Taylor Street.

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• Authorities investigate fatal shooting of 19-year-ol...

  Sunday | via The Jersey Journal 

  Orange resident 19-year-old Malcolm Bagley was found shot to death early this morning on the 100 block of Taylor Street in Orange, according to authorities.

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• Police Investigate Fatal Shooting in Orange, NJ

  Sunday | via WNBC 

  Police responded to a report of a shooting on the 100 block of Taylor Street just before 1 a.m. and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, authorities said.

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• Police Busy With DWIs, Shoplifting, Large Fight

  Tuesday May 22 | via Patch.com 

  A May 15: West Orange police are investigating an incident in which a total of 17 windows were broken during the past two weeks at a Columbia Street business.

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• Newark Men Plead Guilty To Elizabeth Carjacking

  Thursday May 17 | via Clarks Hometown News Patriot 

  Two Newark men admitted their roles in a gunpoint carjacking in Elizabeth on Jan.

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• N.J. man pleads guilty to manslaughter for beating m...

  Wednesday May 16 | via NJ.com 

  John Staten, of Orange, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and weapons offenses in connection with the beating death of a Maplewood man he met through a telephone chat service.

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• Carjacking suspect shoots at East Orange police foll...

  Wednesday May 16 | via The Newark Star-Ledger 

  EAST ORANGE - A carjacking suspect opened fire on East Orange police after leading officers on an inter-city chase through Essex County this afternoon, authorities said.

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• Jersey City police say Orange resident shot in leg o...

  Wednesday May 16 | via The Jersey Journal 

  An Orange man shot during a drive-by shooting in Jersey City Monday night told police he could not remember where he was standing, when he was shot, and could not describe anyone involved, officials said yesterday.

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• Essex Man Arrested On Heroin Distribution Charges

  Tuesday May 15 | via Patch.com 

  Cranford Police arrested an Orange man on May 2 for alleged possession and distribution of heroin.

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  Related Topix: Drugs, Orange, NJ, West Caldwell, NJ, Newark, NJ

• Local Justice: Decisions in Municipal Court

  Tuesday May 15 | via Patch.com 

  In State v. Shaun Ward , of Jersey City, the State charged defendant with driving while his license was suspended on March 20th.A Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge.

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• Juveniles Charged with Attempting to Steal School Buses

  Monday May 14 | via TheAlternativePress.com 

  May 14, 2012: Theft from Autos. On 5/14/12, at 7:30 am, officers responded to an Orchard Rd.

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• CWA Local 1039 Scores Major Victory For Working Fami...

  Saturday May 12 | via The Paramus Post 

  Communications Workers of America Local 1039 scored a major victory for working families last night with the election of challenger Dwayne Warren in the Orange, NJ mayor's race.

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  Related Topix: Orange, NJ, Warren, NJ, US Governors, Chris Christie, West Orange, NJ

• Election shocker in Orange: Mayor ousted after first...

  Wednesday May 9 | via The Jersey Journal 

  Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins Jr. gives his concession speech to supporters Tuesday night after conceding the election.

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• Police Blotter: Missing Package, Assault Incidents i...

  Tuesday May 8 | via Patch.com 

  May 1: A West Orange police were called to a home on Washington Street after a report of an assault at 10:28 a.m.A Police said, Fredericco Rocha, 25, of West Orange said he was involved in a verbal dispute with Robert Leonardo, 47, of Nutley concerning a parking situation.A According to Rocha, the dispute turned physical when he claims Leonardo ... (more)

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• Essex County detectives are forced to fatally shoot ...

  Thursday May 3 | via The Jersey Journal 

  NEWARK - Essex County detectives were forced to shoot and kill a pit bull during a Wednesday raid on a fortified drug stash, police said.

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• Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins fighting crime, but al...

  Thursday May 3 | via The Jersey Journal 

  Orange Mayor Eldridge Hawkins Jr. greets supporters as they arrive for his 2012 Mayoral Campaign Kickoff event at Libretti's Restaurant in Orange in this file photo from Jan.

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