Newark- Former Seton Hall University student and basketball player Robert Mitchell plead guilty today to 3rd degree criminal restraint, 2nd degree conspiracy to commit burglary and 2nd degree burglary.

Appearing before the Honorable Alfonse Cifelli, J.S.C., Mitchell, 24, of Brooklyn admitted entering a private, off-campus Irvington Avenue home in South Orange on March 15, 2010 initially to purchase marijuana. Once inside, Mitchell said he and his co-defendant, Kelly Whitney, 27, of Chicago decided to instead rob the residents of the marijuana.

Newark: Oct. 8, 2010 - Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that an Essex County jury has convicted Nicole Guyette, 20, of Newark of aggravated manslaughter for the death of 18-year-old Sujeiti Ocasio also of Newark.

Newark – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino announced that Melvin Jovel aka "Cholo" plead guilty on Sept. 21 to three counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and two weapons charges before the Honorable Michael L. Ravin.

Jovel, 21, of Elizabeth admitted murdering Iofemi Hightower, 20, Dashon Harvey, 20, and Terrance Aeriel, 18. He also pled guilty to attempting to murder the surviving victim, Natasha Aeriel, who was 19 years old at the time of the attack in August of 2007. All four of the victims were Newark residents who were about to return to Delaware State College when they were set upon in the Mount Vernon School yard.

NEWARK - Authorities in the city of Newark got a scare due to a small car with dangerous looking cargo on July 14.

The bomb squad came to a scene on Oliver Street in the city, just steps from the railroad overpass which runs alongside McCarter Highway. Around 10 a.m. that morning, a pedestrian noticed that a Dodge Omni in the area had a suspicious object in the back seat. The entity was comprised of two red gas canisters, some wires, a toolbox, and battery charger, which made it appear to be a bomb.

Officials would remove the frightening contents from the vehicle in an effort that saw them divert traffic, move onlookers away from the scene, and even employ a robot to approach the device to disable it safely. At around 2 p.m., Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy announced that the device was not a real bomb.