James R. Ray III was facing a maximum sentence of life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend.
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Recalling the post office shooting, 25 years later
Retired Chief of Police Thomas J. Russo, and broadcaster Carl Kraus, recall+ the shooting at the post office in Watchung Plaza, 25 years later.
Police report: Father who was allegedly murdered by son came to Montclair to help him
A father who was stabbed to death by his son had spent the night at his son’s Orange Road apartment in Montclair to “help take care of him,” according to reports provided by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.
Montclair man arrested for stabbing death of his father
A Montclair man has been arrested for the stabbing death of his father.
FBI: Montclair man headed up ‘murderous drug trafficking organization’
BY JAIMIE JULIA WINTERS winters@montclairlocal.news Five alleged members of a large-scale narcotics enterprise including a Montclair resident were charged last week for their roles in several murders, firearms […]
Defense for Montclair lawyer charged with murder seeks more experts
By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The attorney for Montclair resident James Ray III, on trial for the murder of his live-in girlfriend last October, wants to bring in additional forensic experts […]
Police looking for boyfriend charged with Union Gardens murder
By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news Kenneth Jones of Montclair has been charged with the fatal stabbing of Tameeka Johnson, 41, also of Montclair. Johnson’s murder is the third in Montclair […]
James Ray headed to court on Friday
By Erin Roll and Jaimie Julia Winters roll@montclairlocal.news, winters@montclairlocal.news James Ray III is expected in Superior Court on charges of killing his girlfriend and mother of his child, Angela Bledsoe, […]
Fairfield Woman Convicted for Murder of 81-Year-Old Mother
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that an Essex County jury convicted Tina Lunney, 45, of Fairfield for murdering her 81-year-old mother, Marie Zoppi. Zoppi was found […]
Suspect Identified, Still at Large, in Murder of West Orange Bouncer
Police I.D. a suspect, and a manhunt is on.
Ernest Williams, Jr. Pleads Not Guilty In Schiavetti Murder In Montclair (UPDATED)
Williams to go before grand jury.
Community Responds to Bloomfield Ave. Murder
A packed and emotional room voices concerns over crime in the area and the need for community policing.
Murder at Mission and Bloomfield Ave.
Community meeting called for tomorrow night.
Montclair Native Murdered in Rhode Island
Providence R.I. police reported two execution-style slayings last week, and one of the victims was Anthony Stone, 26, who graduated from Montclair High School in 2003. According to the Providence […]