Someone ripped the fuses and wires out of a pedestrian crossing signal on Walnut Street in Nutley, police said.
A driver lost control of their car on a wet roadway and crashed, flipping the vehicle in the process, Nutley police said.
William Dunbar has been charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Chrisopther Pappas, police said.
The fine line between yelling and “music” was on display during a recent police incident in Nutley.
“There is no heightened danger posed to children by those on registries in regard to Halloween,” an advocacy group says of sex offenders.
The crash took place near a Nutley school. Children had “just left for the day," authorities said.
When Belleville police checked the home, they found the front door and a rear window open, authorities said.
Some vehicle owners have reported nothing missing, but others have suffered expensive losses, Nutley police said.
A man named “Hank Arnold” asked a resident to send them $9K. Efforts to contact the alleged fraudster were unsuccessful, Nutley police said.
The driver of a Nissan led Nutley cops on a high-speed vehicle chase, reaching 105 mph during the “reckless” encounter, police said.
When Belleville officers entered the home they saw blood smeared on the walls and two men engaged in a fight, authorities said.
Nutley police arrested teens from Bloomfield and Newark who allegedly burglarized a local home. Schools were temporarily put on alert.
Someone in a stolen backhoe crashed into five parked cars in Belleville, according to Nutley police.
Belleville authorities charged a Passaic man with six counts of assault on police after he allegedly tried to bite and strike officers.
Essex County sheriff’s officers smashed a driver’s window and revived him with naloxone and oxygen, authorities said.
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Nutley Police Chief: “This type of crime is being perpetrated throughout our neighboring communities as well.”
He was hiding under a pile of debris in the basement, Belleville police said.
Belleville police apprehended an alleged burglar from Kearny after he tried to shake them by running through rear yards, authorities said.
A washing machine went KABOOM in Nutley, police said.
A Nutley resident was recently scammed out of a rent payment by someone who posed as their landlord, authorities said.
A woman was allegedly fleeced out of an $800 necklace in Nutley by a group of people in a car, authorities said.
A Belleville woman died after being shot in Newark. No arrests have been made, police said.
One of the Nutley residents got an email that threatened to release a video of them doing “inappropriate things,” police said.
Belleville police arrested an 18-year-old motorcyclist after he allegedly took a high-speed ride through the parking lot of a local ShopRite
She fell asleep in the bathroom. When she woke up, the Burger King was empty and the doors were locked, Nutley police said.
A 40-year-old motorcyclist was hurt in a collision with a car in Nutley. The other driver left the scene, police said.
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Belleville Police: The man allegedly kicked in a glass door. He was dressed in a t-shirt with a Nirvana logo. (PHOTOS)
A short, violent storm tore down a large tree in the old Belleville Reformed Church cemetery, 24 hours before Independence Day.
Belleville agreed to pay $90K to the family of a man who claimed that local cops used “excessive force” during an arrest, a report says.
Belleville High School was temporarily shut down “in an abundance of caution” when someone found an unattended bag, police said.
A Belleville vehicle owner allegedly had all four tires slashed while parked at the Super Fresh Foods parking lot, police said.
A dog escaped its confines and charged a woman and another canine on Edgewood Avenue in Nutley, police said.
A Nutley resident’s attempts to repair a dishwasher ended with some ugly results for them… and their downstairs neighbor.
Belleville officers allegedly saw the man driving a car with flashing lights, dressed in a shirt marked “Sheriff” and carrying a badge.
A Nutley resident’s startling phone call prompted a police-led evacuation of a local apartment complex, authorities said.
A 29-year-old New Jersey girls basketball coach has been charged with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, according to authorities.
Nutley residents reported a variety of damage across town during a recent wind and rain storm, authorities said. See the list here.