New information this morning concerning the tragic death of Newark Police Officer Jairo Rodriguez, who was struck and killed while on traffic duty. The off-duty Newark sergeant charged in the crash ...

Sergeant Victor Ortiz, allegedly struck Rodriguez while he was directing traffic on Lafayette Street after an event at the ...

Many are calling for justice following the arrest Thursday of a police officer who struck and killed a traffic agent in ...

The Newark police sergeant who fatally struck a fellow cop last month is accused of being drunk and driving double the speed ...

Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark ...

Victor M. Ortiz, III, of Hillside, is charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter, second-degree vehicular homicide and ...

Victor Ortiz, 34, of Hillside, also faces a charge of vehicular homicide in the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 53, was struck about 12:44 a.m. on Dec. 11 on ...

The victim’s nephew, Mace Hernandez, said outside Newark City Hall on Thursday that the long-awaited charges give Rodriguez’s family enough closure to finally begin the grieving process.

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