The New Jersey State Police Fugitive Unit coordinated a joint fugitive sweep that led to the arrest of 55 people on warrants in Passaic and Essex Counties last week.
Of the 55 people arrested, 12 were identified as street gang members.
The three-day initiative took place on June 16 in Paterson, June 17 in Irvington, and June 18 in Newark.
It identified persons wanted on various warrants for crimes including aggravated assault, sex assault, weapons offenses, burglary, CDS offenses, and municipal violations. Once arrested, the defendants were processed and lodged in county jails.
The following were arrested at various locations throughout Paterson, Passaic County:
Erlaine Aponte, 30, Paterson
Edward Bender, 30, Paterson
Javon Bryant, 25, Paterson
Sharon Crawford, 46, Paterson
Shamaad Eleby, 23, Paterson
Shahetta Frierson, 33, Paterson
Joshua Gary, 25, Paterson
Shaquan Harrell, 23, Paterson
Koshawn James, 21, Paterson
Jonathan Jones, 24, Paterson
Roy Miller, 34, Prospect Park
Amber Pomponio, 26, Paterson
Isaac Porter, 43, Paterson
Ricardo Santiago, 21, Prospect Park
Michael Simpson, 57, Paterson
Amir Fuquan Spellman, 38, East Orange
Keshon Tabor, 38, Paterson
Joseph Vapore, 27, Paterson
Shaquan Williams, 28, Paterson
Eric Ysabel, 31, Paterson
Keshon Archer, 35, Paterson
The following were arrested at various locations throughout Irvington, Essex County:
Tyree Blount, 30, East Orange
Antonio Bowser, 39, Irvington
Kaprina Cleveland, 29, East Orange
Elke Dunbar, 45, East Orange
Charles Goode, 53, East Orange
Khariah Jones, 26, Newark
Tommy Mathis, 55, Lyons
Lyndell (Leak) McNeil (Alshabir), 35, Newark
Victoria Mercer, 28, Irvington
Lamont Parker, 26, Irvington
Iris Perez, 42, Irvington
Anthony Townsend, 31, Irvington
Shakeyah Wingate, 21, Irvington
Qasim Woods, 33, Millville
The following were arrested at various locations throughout Newark, Essex County:
Nilson Bicalho, 39, Newark
Brittany Clyburn, 21, Newark
Raheem Dixon, 23, Newark
Shawn Downey, 30, Newark
Hakeem Friday, 21, Newark
Timothy Harper, 32, Newark
Donavan Hunt, 26, Irvington
Jason Hunter, 42, Newark
Eduardo Lirio, 44, Newark
James Martin, 27, Newark
Jonathan Miranda, 27, Newark
Jimmie Nickerson, 24, Newark
David Oliver, 44, Newark
Muta Parker, 43, Newark
Natashire Prince, 42, Newark
Manny Roman, 23, Newark
Darryl Ruff, 26, Newark
Ali Saboor, 25, Newark
Yasmine Tyson, 26, Newark
Dwayne Woodruff, 23, East Orange