Montclair Homicide Suspect Arrested in Brooklyn

Statement by Essex County Prosecutor Paula Dow
At around noon today, our multi-state manhunt for the Montclair-Y shooter ended successfully.
Kenneth Duckett, 37, of Orange, was arrested by members of the United States Marshals New York/New Jersey Fugitive Regional Task Force in an apartment building located at 885 Troy Ave., in Brooklyn. Duckett was arrested without incident [...]

Essex Prosecutor’s Office: Fire victim was burned badly; dental records were used to identify her

The Nutley woman who died in a fire at 276 Harrison St. Thursday morning was burned so badly that authorities had to used dental records to positively identify her, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Press Secretary Paul Loriquet said today.
The victim was ultimately identified as 35-year-old Rebecca Lee, of 276 Harrison St., according to Nutley Fire [...]

34-year-old woman dies in Nutley fire

A 34-year-old Nutley woman died in a fire early this morning, Detective Lt. Steven L. Rogers said.
Rogers says police here received a 9-1-1 call about a fire at 276 Harrison St. Both police and fire responded to the scene, and when they did, they found the woman, whose name has not yet been released, dead.
Though [...]

Montclair homicide suspect remains at large, and is considered armed and dangerous, Essex Prosecutor says

ESSEX COUNTY — The man who is believed to have shot and killed the estranged mother of his two children at a YMCA in Montclair Thursday remains at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow said today.
At 6:30 Thursday night, Montclair police officers responded to the YMCA Family [...]