Many are calling for justice following the arrest Thursday of a police officer who struck and killed a traffic agent in Newark. Supporters of 53-year-old Jairo Rodriguez gathered on the steps of ...

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.

NEWARK, N.J. (1010 WINS) — Newark traffic control officer Jairo Rodriguez was struck and killed by an off-duty sergeant early Thursday morning as he directed vehicles outside the Prudential ...

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 ...

Victor Ortiz, 34, of Hillside, is charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree vehicular homicide in the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez, court ...

Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez last month, authorities said. At ...

Newark police sergeant Victor Ortiz is charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of traffic control officer Jairo Rodriguez. Rodriguez, 53, a father of three ...

At 12:42 a.m., Jairo Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic following an event at the Prudential Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.

Supporters of 53-year-old Jairo Rodriguez gathered on the steps of Newark City Hall on Thursday. Sergeant Victor Ortiz, 34, was charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the ...