August 28, 2017– The Newark Police Department (NPD) has
stepped up enforcement of trespassing in the area of the New Street Cemetery,
12 New Street, and the CSX railroad tracks after it was discovered that
subjects were regularly using the cemetery and the railroad tracks as a
shortcut to get from East Cleveland Avenue to New Street and back. Officers
discovered that subjects had repeatedly damaged a wall separating the cemetery
from the railroad tracks and trash was being deposited on gravesites at the
cemetery. NPD is particularly concerned with the danger posed to
pedestrians who are crossing the railroad tracks at
un-signalized/non-sanctioned crossings.
Between
Thursday, 8/24/2017 and Sunday, 8/27/2017, NPD made 32 trespassing and 8
underage alcohol consumption arrests using a combination of
vehicle/foot/bicycle patrol and surveillance cameras to locate offenders at
this location. NPD plans on continuing to aggressively enforce
trespassing, disorderly conduct, and alcohol violations in the area of the
cemetery and the CSX railroad tracks. According to Deputy Chief Kevin
Feeney, “The railroad tracks pose a significant danger to those crossing at
this location and pedestrians are reminded to only use sanctioned crossings for
their own safety.”