Crime

Police on patrol nab man who fired gun in downtown Newark

By Tomas Dinges/The Star-Ledger The Star-Ledger

NEWARK — A patrolling police officer captured a 21-year-old city resident minutes after he had fired his gun near the busy downtown area yesterday, police said.

Morning gunfire in Newark wounds man, 7-year-old gir

By James Queally/The Star-Ledger

NEWARK — A spray of gunfire left an unidentified man and a 7-year-old girl injured this morning in the city's Central Ward, police said tonight.

Chilling details emerge in Newark schoolyard murders, as suspect pleads guilty

By Alexi Friedman/The Star-Ledger

NEWARK — Providing the most detailed account yet of the night four college-aged friends were shot execution-style in a Newark schoolyard, one of the accused killers pleaded guilty Friday to reduced charges in exchange for his testimony against another defendant whose murder trial is just days away.

General

Newark must turn over list of e-mails regarding Facebook donations, judge rules

By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger

NEWARK — An Essex County judge today ordered Newark to turn over an itemized list of e-mails surrounding Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation to the city’s schools.

Campaign cash means trips, meals and golf for some candidates

By Matt Friedman/Statehouse Bureau

Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo used campaign funds to pay for hundreds of meals, dozens of golf games, a flight to Puerto Rico and even repairs to his bicycle after taking a spill in a county park.

U.S. Rep. Rob Andrews (D-1st Dist.) used them for a $9,000 trip to Scotland with his family.

N.J. facing critical blood supply shortage

Only a two-day supply on hand

BY TOM HESTER SR.

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

New Jersey has less than a two-day supply of blood for trauma care, a critical issue, and state Health and Senior Services Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd on Monday will ask New Jerseyans to help solve the problem.

State health officials said Friday that blood donations go to help people facing surgeries, organ transplants, cancer patients and accident victims.