TRENTON – Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced that a gun trafficker from Newark was sentenced to state prison today for transporting illegal guns from Georgia into New Jersey on Amtrak so he could sell them on the street. Leo T. Robinson, 41, of Newark, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison, including five [...] Read more »
Rev. Michael Fugee, N.J Priest Charged with Violating Ban on Working with Kids Appears in Court
HACKENSACK — Wearing a bright orange jump suit with the letters “BCJ Prisoner” on the back, the priest at the center of the furor in the archdiocese in Newark made his first court appearance this morning on charges he violated a court sanctioned ban on working with children. The Rev. Michael Fugee, 52, stood for [...] Read more »
Rev. Michael Fugee…N.J. Priest Arrested, Charged with Violating Ban on Ministering to Children
NEWARK — A Roman Catholic priest was criminally charged today with violating a court-sanctioned agreement that bars him from working with children, the latest development in a scandal that has led to calls for the resignation of Newark Archbishop John J. Myers. The Rev. Michael Fugee, whose attendance at youth retreats and other events involving [...] Read more »
Quawee Starks, Man Wanted in Connection with Newark Shooting is Arrested in Georgia
NEWARK — An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with a shooting last month in Newark was arrested at his uncle’s home in Georgia last week, authorities said. Quawee Starks waived extradition at bond hearing Friday after the Douglas County Fugitive unit took him into custody in Lithia Springs, Ga. on Thursday. Authorities in Georgia received [...] Read more »
Prosecutor Says 2 Found Dead in Montclair Park Were Romantically Involved
MONTCLAIR — A man and woman found shot to death in a township park “had a dating relationship,” according to a statement issued today by Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray. Shanae Q. Howard, 24, of Orange and Brandon Brown, 26, of Montclair were found dead at Canterbury Park shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, police [...] Read more »