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A 33-year-old Newark police officer has been indicted on a slew of offenses related to a shooting that occurred while he was off-duty in early June. Officer Wali A. Burks, of Newark, allegedly provided his personal firearm to a man accused of firing the weapon outside of a Newark bar in June, then tried to cover up his involvement in the incident. No injuries were reported in the shooting. A grand jury indicted Burks this week on 17 counts, including attempted aggravated assault, weapons offenses, hindering, tampering with evidence, and multiple counts of official misconduct. His co-defendant,…

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