A man who allegedly shot at a repo crew among those arrested in Newark this week.
NEWARK -- Three people have been arrested in connection with two shootings and a fourth person for a burglary, Acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced.
A man was found shot and wounded March 8 in the 400 block of S.10th Street. Two city men were identified as suspects in the incident, Marquis Richardson, 26, and Maleik Jones, 25, both of whom were arrested Friday by Fugitive Apprehension Team officers. The two have been charged with assault and weapons offenses.
On Wednesday, fugitive officers arrested Aldawin Lassiter, 34, and charged him in connection with a March 15 shooting in which he allegedly opened fire on a repossession team who had come to claim his vehicle. No on was hit.
Lassiter was being held on $75,000 bail after being charged with two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon.
A resident of the 100 block of Mount Pleasant Avenue told police Sunday that someone had burglarized her home while she was attending a meeting early in the day.
On Thursday, Det. Reinaldo Perez learned that a woman was attempted to sell some of the items taken from the victim. The woman, whose identity was not immediately known by police, was arrested and charged with burglary and theft.
"The detectives charged with these investigations have done an outstanding job in tracking down the suspects. I commend them all on a fine job and some great old-fashioned police work," Ambrose said.