Missing Irvington siblings found safe

  Eyewitness NewsIRVINGTON (WABC) -- Police have found two siblings, a 7-year-old boy and his 5-year-old sister, who went missing Tuesday.

The children had last been seen at their school, Thurgood Marshall School on Montgomery Avenue in Irvington, Tuesday afternoon.

They were identified as Rajae and Rajanique Covington-King.

Police believe there was initially a miscommunication between the school and the children's family.

Their aunt reported them missing just before 11 p.m.

The children live on Clinton Avenue.

No charges have been filed.

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Suspicious fire rips through houses in Irvington

IRVINGTON (WABC) -- A four-alarm fire that authorities have deemed suspicious burned through several homes in Irvington Tuesday morning.

The fire broke out in a vacant home, known to residents as a drug den, on 20th Avenue just after 2:30 a.m. It quickly spread down the block.

Firefighters, who arrived to find the building where the fire started completely engulfed in flames, had a scary challenge fighting the fire after live electrical lines began falling from overhead utility poles.

A barking dog awoke residents in a neighboring building to the flames.

One woman was trapped, but managed to escape.

Residents said they suspect squatters in the vacant building started the fire.

At least eight people were displaced. No serious injuries were reported.

The cause is under investigation.

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Body found in driveway in Irvington

  Eyewitness NewsIRVINGTON (WABC) -- Police are investigating a mysterious death in New Jersey.

A woman's lifeless body was found lying in a driveway.

The body was discovered at an apartment complex in Irvington Wednesday night.

Her death is being investigated as a possible homicide.

The medical examiner will try to determine the cause of death.

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Irvington police officer wounds teen suspect

  IRVINGTON, N.J. -- Essex County authorities say a 15-year-old Newark boy was shot and slightly wounded by a police officer during a scuffle inside an Irvington apartment building.

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray says the teen was grazed in the shoulder.

The teen has been charged with assaulting a police officer.

The shooting occurred at about 12:35 a.m. Friday. Irvington police responded to a call about youths damaging a vehicle and soon spotted the 15-year-old and a 16-year-old boy who fit the caller's description.

The older teen ran off but was soon caught. He hasn't been charged.

The other youth ran into the apartment hallway. Authorities say the officer feared for his life and drew his service weapon.

The shooting will be reviewed by the prosecutor's office.

Names of those involved were not released.

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