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NEW JERSEY — A 5-year-old boy was found dead in a bathtub inside a Newark apartment and authorities have now launched an investigation into the boy’s death.

Police were called after the boy was found unconscious in the bathtub after 7 p.m. Tuesday at a Washington Street apartment, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. The boy was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after 8 p.m.

The cause and manner of death will be determined by an autopsy performed by the forensic physician. The child has not yet been identified.

An investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office tip line at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432. Calls will be kept confidential.

2023-08-29 20:01:34
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Police said Monday that 31 people, including three children, were displaced as a result of the blast, the cause of which has yet to be determined. In a statement Monday, PSE&G said they responded to the blast to shut off utilities and had crews in the area Saturday doing unrelated work. The Housing director previously said that he had not received reports of the smell of gas for a long period of time, although neighbors told our sister network NBC New York that they smelled gas long before the explosion.

NEW JERSEY — New video shows the moment a Newark apartment building suddenly exploded, sending debris into the air while half a dozen people were injured and more left homeless.

The explosion occurred around 6 p.m. Friday at a building on South Pine Lane, turning two apartment buildings run by the Newark Housing Authority into a heap of rubble.

Police and firefighters rushed to the scene and helped six people who were injured, five of whom were hospitalized, according to authorities. One woman among the injured sustained serious injuries as a result of the burns.

Police said Monday that 31 people, including three children, were displaced as a result of the blast, the cause of which has yet to be determined. The Housing director previously said that he had not received reports of the smell of gas for a long period of time, although neighbors told NBC New York on Monday that they smelled gas long before the explosion.

In a statement Monday, PSE&G said they responded to the blast to shut off utilities and had crews in the area Saturday doing unrelated work. They referred the comments to the city of Newark, which said an investigation is still ongoing.

“All of a sudden, I heard a bang,” said Jonathan Bohler, who lives next door to the building that exploded. “When I opened the door, I saw the foundation literally collapse and fall.”

Bohler’s unit is still standing, but a photo of the interior of his home shows the extensive damage, as a wall is now missing. His family has been staying at a hotel since Friday and has not yet been allowed to return home.

“I lost everything, because because of the structural damage, we can’t go in and get anything out,” Vanessa Bohler said, adding that the blast was so strong that her daughter was literally thrown. “She was standing on the sidewalk, the blast was so strong it literally lifted her up and threw her across the street.”

At this point, the family demands answers, but has yet to see any. “I hope that at least by Tuesday (or) Wednesday we will have more concrete answers than just ‘it’s under investigation.’ I need more than that,” said Vanessa Bohler.

Alfredo Acosta updates us from New Jersey.

2023-07-25 01:23:26


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NEW JERSEY — A New Jersey jury has reached a verdict in the case of a former Newark police officer facing manslaughter charges for shooting and killing a man fleeing a traffic stop in 2019.

Jovanny Crespo was on trial and faced multiple charges, including aggravated murder, aggravated assault, and two counts each of second-degree possession of a weapon with an unlawful purpose and official misconduct.

The jury found Crespo guilty on multiple charges Wednesday. Officials were expected to announce more details at a news conference in the afternoon.

On May 21, 2019, prosecutors said that Crespo acted in a “criminal” manner and that his actions were not in keeping with his training.

“He showed reckless disregard for human life by firing at a moving vehicle, a vehicle that had tinted windows,” Acting Essex County Attorney Stephens said at the time.

In late January 2019, prosecutors said a preliminary investigation indicated Newark police attempted to pull over a vehicle, but the driver failed to stop, and “a police officer fired shots at three separate locations.”

Two Newark men in the car, Andrew Dixon, 35, and Gregory Griffin, 46, were shot. Griffin died the next day.

A loaded semi-automatic pistol was found in the vehicle.

Prosecutors said Crespo was not the original officer who stopped traffic in the area of ​​Clinton Avenue and Thomas Street, but rather a female officer. However, when Griffin allegedly fled the stop, she told him over the radio that he was fleeing and that she saw a firearm, leading to a chase involving numerous police cars, prosecutors say.

Crespo fired at the fleeing car in three separate locations, according to prosecutors. The vehicle then stopped in the area of ​​Irvine Turner Boulevard near Kinney Street.

No police officers were injured, prosecutors said, adding that no other police officers fired their weapons.

According to prosecutors, this is the first fatal shooting involving police resulting in an indictment in Essex County in recent memory.

Prosecutors released body camera and dash cam video, as well as dispatch audio related to the chase and police shooting.

In Crespo’s body camera video footage, someone, presumably Crespo, can be heard telling the other officer in the police car at one point: “I think I shot him. I saw a gun. He pointed a gun at me.” once he enters the car after shooting at the vehicle involved in the chase.

Body camera video shows Crespo fired at the car three different times, the last time at near point-blank range.

Later, on body cam video, after the chase, Crespo tells other police officers that he shot the two men.

2023-07-05 22:17:01
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