17 Arrested, 5 Guns Confiscated in Newark Drug Bust

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel A. DeMaio announced today that 17 individuals have been arrested and charged with possession of drugs, possession with intent to distribute and weapons offenses following a pre-dawn raid today in what the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, VIPER Unit, dubbed “Operation Buy Walk.’’ Today’s…

Newark Man Wanted for Murder

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Samuel A. DeMaio announced today that an arrest warrant has been issued for Kajuan Murray, 21, of Newark. He is wanted for the murder of Tony Johnson, 27, also of Newark. On Dec. 3, at approximately 4 p.m. Newark Police officers responded to a…

Essex County Grand Jury Indicts Mahwah Lawyer

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County grand jury has returned a three-count indictment charging attorney Raymond Roche, 54, of Mahwah with 2nd degree theft, 2nd degree misapplication of entrusted funds and 1st degree financial facilitation of criminal activity. Roche, who has a law practice in East Orange but…

World Against Violence Youth Conference

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced that the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office will host its seventeenth “World Against Violence (WAV#17) Youth Conference, entitled: “Overcoming Obstacles: Achieving Your Goals!” on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. This invitation-only youth conference will be held at Rutgers University, The Paul Robeson Center, at 350 Dr. Martin Luther King…