Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Officials say murder occurred while victim was walking home from school.
After a four-day trial, a 20-year-old Springfield resident was found guilty in the 2011 murder of a high school student. This month, an Essex County jury convicted Keevin David, 20, of murdering 18-year-old Tyrell Coleman of Orange in January, 2011. David was charged in connection with the death in May of 2011. Assistant Prosecutor Portia Downing, who tried the case, said David shot Coleman while Coleman was walking home from high school around noon. The shooting occurred in the 200 block of South Center Street, near the victim's home. Coleman died a short time later after being brought to University Hospital. Downing said that while David knew Coleman, the motive for the shooting was not clear. “There were no eyewitnesses," Downing said…
Saturday, December 8, 2012
The following arrest information was provided by the Springfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrests occurred between Nov. 22 and Nov. 29 and represent charges, not convictions. 11/22/2012 12:00 am Location: Morris Avenue Detective Keith Doherty stopped a car after observing it weaving over the center line traveling on Morris Avenue. The operator, Faheem Harper age 33 of Newark NJ, was subsequently arrested for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol and Operating a Vehicle with a Suspended Driver License. He was later released with a Springfield Municipal Court appearance date. 11/22/2012 4:15 am Location: Morris Avenue Officer Marcos Vaz stopped a car on Morris Avenue for making repeated unsignaled lane changes. The operator, Delila DeJesus age 25 of Somerset NJ, was …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Early morning reckless driving tragedy averted, police say.
Police say an impaired driver driving the wrong way on 22 in early morning an incident was apprehended without injuries or damage. At 1:22 a.m on Thursday, Oct. 25, as Springfield Police Officer Jose Agrelo was waiting on Hillside Avenue to pull onto the westbound lanes of Route 22, he reportedly saw a four-door sedan driving east on Route 22 west. Agrelo put on his emergency lights and siren but police say the vehicle continued past his location without slowing or stopping. Officer Agrelo hopped on Route 22 East ahead of the vehicles' path. After he pulled into a center isle parking lot, he was able to pull onto the highway and force the vehicle to stop. The driver and only lone occupant of the vehicle, Matias Braulio, 44, of Roselle, …
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Reports of recent arrests in Springfield; inclusion does not imply a conviction.
The following information was provided by Springfield police. 10/13/2012 12:34 a.m. Location: Hotel 304 West parking lot - 304 Route 22 West Springfield Police officers responded to the Hotel 304 West on a reported disturbance where it was reported that 2 males were acting disorderly inside of the hotel. Officers stopped the subjects in a vehicle. Anthony Parker age 26 of Springfield and Edwin Saint-Louis age 28 of Woodbridge were both arrested by Officers Erik Knudsen and Brian Trotman after the two were found to be in the possession of Marijuana (under 50 grams), Drug Paraphernalia and a small amount of what was believed to be Cocaine. Parker was further arrested for a warrant issued by the Union County Superior Court for Non-…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
The following arrest information was provided by the Springfield Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
10/02/2012 8:42 pm Kimberly Bromberg of Kenilworth was arrested on Center Street for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs. The arrest was by Officer Robert Bertucci. A passenger, Blas Morilla of Plainfield, was arrested by Officer Joseph Leniart when it was found that there was an active warrant for his arrest issued for failing to appear in the municipal court of South Plainfield to answer motor vehicle offenses. Subsequent to his arrest, Blas was found to possession a small quantity of narcotics, suspected to be Cocaine. 10/03/2012 10:55 pm Officer John Laurencelle stopped a motor vehicle that was illegally parked in a handicapped parking space at the Hotel 304 West parking lot on Route 22 West…
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Competition held at the Union County Sheriff’s Firearms Training Facility in Springfield.
The Union County Sheriff's office held their second pistol competition on Saturday, Oct. 13. The sheriff's office reported that 28 officers from the Union County Sheriff’s Office and the Plainfield, Linden, Roselle, Roselle Park, Kean University, Hillside, Mountainside, Summit, Springfield, Kenilworth and Union County Police Departments competed. Sgt. Jerry Plum of the Plainfield Police Department won first place, Sgt. Carlo Caparruva of the Union County Sheriff’s Office took second and Sgt. William Bizun of the Linden Police Department won third.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Suspects charged with possession of narcotics in addition to shoplifting.
Police say two men were arrested for attempting to shoplift from the Bob's Store on Rte. 22. on Oct. 1. A Springfield police report said that Dem-Quan Royal of Plainfield was arrested by Det. Danielle Kahora for shoplifting at Bob's Store on Route 22 West. Royal was charged with Shoplifting, use of anti-shoplifting countermeasure Device and the Possession of Narcotics, suspected to be heroin. Police say that Royal's alleged accomplice, Gregory Jamar of South Plainfield, fled the store but was arrested by Officer Marcos Vaz. Jamar was also charged with Shoplifting and the Possession of an Anti-Shoplifting Countermeasure device (wire cutters used toremove store security tags). Both released with a court date in Superior Court in Union …
Monday, September 24, 2012
The former sheriff's deputy was sentenced to two years for money laundering proceeds he thought was drug money but turned out to be from an undercover officer.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
A former Essex County Sheriff's deputy and Union resident will spend 24 months in prison for money laundering, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Eric Hawkins, 44, of Union, pleaded guilty previously to money laundering before U.S. District Court Judge Robert Kugler in federal court in Camden. According to authorities, Hawkins also ran a non-profit business, Urban Community Unification Inc. and agreed to launder money after being approached by a man who claimed to be a broker for a drug dealer who needed money laundered. However, the man posing as a broker turned out to be an undercover officer. Hawkins agreed to launder cash – what he believed were proceeds of the drug dealer’s drug trafficking business – through Urban Community …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Two men reportedly stole baby formula and allegedly found with crack pipes.
Two men charged with shoplifting from the CVS pharmacy on Morris Ave. in Springfield led police on a multi-town chase last week. On Tuesday, Aug. 14, CVS employees contacted police, reporting that shoplifters had just fled the store. Corporal Danielle Kahora, on Morris Ave. when the alert went out, responded. Upon her arrival, witnesses pointed out a man walking in the parking lot, saying he was one of two men who had run from the store activating the door sensor alarm. The man, Robert Banks, 43, of Newark, fled when Corporal Kahora ordered him to stop. Kahora chased Banks on foot into Millburn where he reportedly stripped off his outer shirt and tried to hide among the factory buildings on Bleeker Street. Banks was apprehended with the …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Newark man linked to 2009 deli robbery and thefts in Union.
Police have accused an alleged career burglar with a string of area burglaries and burglary attempts, including the attempted burglary of an autobody shop this month and a 2009 burglary of a Springfield deli. On Wednesday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 a.m. Dobb's Autobody employees told police that a burglar unsuccessfully tried to pry open two of the body shop’s storage sheds. In addition, they reported the burglar stole a car from the lot and used it to smash open the body shop's gate. Investigating the incident, detectives discovered a lone suspect scaled the fence and left behind a bicycle. A statewide alert was issued on the burglary and the description of the stolen car, a 2003 Ford Taurus. On Thursday, Aug. 16, Union Township police contacted …
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