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Man found dead on sidewalk across the street from Franklin Elementary School
A man was found dead Thursday morning lying on the sidewalk outside a residence on William Street, and police are calling the death "suspicious."According to Trenton Police Lt. Stephen Varn, around...
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Suspects indicted in connection with Andre Corbett murder
Two men were indicted Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of 35-year-old Andre Corbett.Around 3 p.m. on Jan. 21, 2013, Corbett was gunned down in the 100 block of Oakland Street. He...
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Trenton police hope to curb violent crime with new street crime unit
Earlier this week, Trenton police implemented a new “specialized street crime unit” aimed at replacing the department’s Tactical Anti-Crime unit that was disbanded in December 2012.“The big difference...
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A year after Marcus Hunter’s death, family still searching for answers
Hunter/Robinson family, Feb. 6, 2014 Catina Hunter at Marcus Hunter’s gravesite Quancine Robinson at Marcus Hunter’s gravesiteThe last time Catina Hunter spoke with her 16-year-old son Marcus Hunter...
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Authorities identify Rusling Street Homicide victim
An 18-year-old city man walking home in the heart of the city's Chambersburg section was the victim of an apparent robbery gone wrong, authorities said.Julio Lopez-Cruz was the victim of a Saturday...
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Family, neighbors alarmed by beating death of South Ward teen
A friend shows the photo of Julio Cesar Cruz. Cruz, a resident of Trenton’s South Ward was beat to death Saturday evening in front of his home. Trentonian Photo/CARLOS AVILA.By Carlos Avila, The...
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Slain teen's brother vows to see justice done
By Carlos Avila, The TrentonianSaturday’s killing of 18-year old Julio Cesar Cruz in Trenton’s Chambersburg section has garnered national attention as the details of the incident continue to emerge....
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Trenton man stabbed Saturday night dies in hospital three days later
Dwelle Jerome Clark was stabbed in the stomach by his ex-girlfriend Edna White moments after he caught her rummaging through his mother’s handbag. "He said, ‘Stay out of my mom’s things,’" witness to...
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Dwelle Jerome Clark’s death ruled a homicide
Edna WhiteOn Thursday, the Mercer County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the death of 55-year-old Dwelle Jerome Clark a homicide. Prosecutors are now in the process of filing murder charges against the...
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Accused murderer Edna White held on $75,000 bail
A judge set the bail at $75,000 this morning for the woman who stabbed her former boyfriend to death after he caught her going through his mother’s handbag.Edna White, 56, appeared via video before...
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Community bids farewell to slain teen
BY CARLOS AVILA cavila@trentonian.comOn an unusually warm Saturday evening, Julio Cesar Cruz was laid to rest at Chiaccho Funeral Home in Trenton’s South Ward as hundreds of community members came to...
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Citizens help catch suspects in murder of Julio Cruz
Michael Holman Dante MartinBy CARLOS AVILIA cavila@trentonian.comMichael Holman and Dante Martin, both 18-year-olds from Trenton, were charged with first-degree felony murder and robbery Thursday in...
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1 dead, 5 injured in after-hours club shooting
By SHAHEED M. MORRIS, For The TrentonianA shooting at an after-hours club in the city’s North Ward left one person dead and five others injured, authorities said.Police responded to a call at 4:37 a.m....
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Victim in alleged speakeasy killing identified
Charles White (Contributed photo)By Shaheed M. Morris For The Trentonian TRENTON — Authorities have identified the man who was killed in Saturday’s early morning shooting that also left five people...
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City man indicted in connection with his girlfriend’s death
Earlier this month, a grand jury returned an indictment charging a city man with murder in connection with the June 2013 stabbing death of his 54-year-old girlfriend Celeste Pernell. William Nobles,...
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Trenton man arrested in connection with Devon Hewitt murder
A Trenton man was arrested last week in connection with the 2013 murder of 47-year-old Devon Earl Hewitt. Around 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 21, police found Hewitt lying on the floor of a residence in the 100...
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Man shot outside after-hours club last month dies in hospital
A man who was shot outside an after-hours club last month died in the hospital early Thursday morning.Joseph Gaines, 45, was shot while seated in a parked SUV around 4 p.m. on March 9. Witnesses told...
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Mohawk-wearing suspect indicted in 2013 stabbing murder
A murder suspect who was arrested sporting a pink Mohawk haircut has been indicted on charges he stabbed an acquaintance to death last summer.Stanley J. Miller IV, 26, of Hamilton Avenue, Trenton, was...
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Trenton man indicted in murder of rapper Young Farr
A Mercer County grand jury has indicted gangster Wayne K. Bush, 36, of Bellevue Avenue, for the August assassination of a rapper known as Young Farr, 26-year-old Jafar Lewis.Bush is charged with murder...
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Man found shot and killed Wednesday inside a Smith Street home
A man was found shot and killed inside a Smith Street home Wednesday afternoon, and police are working to confirm the victim’s identity. According to law enforcement, around noon Wednesday, a man was...
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