2 Days, 18 Arrests: Newark’s Summer Anti-Crime Campaign Continues

NEWARK, NJ — The Newark Police Department and other law enforcement partners recently arrested 18 people in two days as part of an ongoing summer crime reduction campaign, authorities announced Monday.

Newark police seized four handguns and $34,000 during the warrant roundup, which took place on July 19 and July 20. It was carried out with aid from state and federal law enforcement partners, including the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, the New Jersey State Police, the New Jersey Department of Corrections, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations, and University Hospital’s Emergency Medical Services.

The following people were arrested for the following alleged crimes during those two days, police said:

• Nassir Joseph, 22, was arrested at the 300 block of S. 19th Street, Newark. Wanted for motor vehicle theft.
• Aquil Hubbard, 29, was arrested at Park Place, Newark. Wanted for aggravated assault.
• Ibn Abdul, 19, was arrested at the 300 block of 16th Avenue, Newark. Wanted for Violation of Probation.
• Jahsiah Joffer, 19, was arrested at the 800 block of S. 15th Street, Newark. Wanted for theft.
• Tyree Borns, 36, was arrested at Baldwin Terrace, Newark. Wanted for aggravated assault and weapon possession.
• Tyree Dwyer, 26, was arrested at Bergen Street and Lehigh Avenue, Newark. Wanted for weapon possession.
• Guyliano Laguerre, 46, was arrested at the 700 block of South 12th Street, Newark. Wanted for sexual assault.
• Nafe Sharif, 19, was arrested at the 100 block of Riverside Mews, Newark. Wanted for motor vehicle theft and conspiracy.
• Deandre Parker, 34, was arrested at South 18th Street, Newark. Wanted for armed robbery.
• Dabson Fofana, 20, was arrested at the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue, Newark. Wanted for weapon and CDS possession.
• Brooklyn Nunez, 20, was arrested at Weston Forbes Court, Edison, NJ. Wanted for a sex crime in Perry County, PA.
• Yasin Claborne, 19, was arrested at the 200 block of Lehigh Avenue, Newark. Wanted for failure to appear regarding receiving stolen property.
• Saidou Sodre, 34, was arrested at the 200 block of Westfield Avenue, Roselle, NJ. Wanted for motor vehicle theft.
• Sinali Sylla, 32, was arrested at the 300 block of Avon Avenue, Newark. Wanted for motor vehicle theft.
• Yamir Brinson, 20, was arrested at the 200 block of 3rd Street, Newark. Wanted for weapon possession.
• Mohamaid Soumahoro, 20, was arrested at the100 block of 1st Street, Newark. Wanted by Hamilton Police for an outstanding warrant.
• Themogo Konate, 24, was arrested at the 100 block of 1st Street, Newark. Wanted for motor vehicle theft. Konate is also suspected of fraud.
• Amadou Balde, 23, was arrested at the 100 block of 1st Street, Newark. Wanted for motor vehicle theft.

The arrests took place as part of the Newark Police Division’s 2023 Summer Crime Reduction Initiative, which was announced in May.

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“I am thankful that our law enforcement partners are diligently assisting us in keeping Newark residents and visitors safe this summer,” Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said, adding that the $34,000 recovered from one of the arrestees is suspected to be money obtained by fraud.

“Since last month, 37 wanted individuals have been removed from Newark neighborhoods,” Fragé said, calling the campaign “highly effective.”

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