The West Milford woman was walking down Passaic Avenue when she stopped to relieve herself on the grass, Nutley police say.
Belleville police arrested a Clifton driver with a warrant from Nutley after finding heroin, oxycodone and a prescription pad in his car.
Emergency responders likely saved the life of a “suicidal” man on a Passaic River bridge, authorities say.
The Essex County community is still mourning the loss of 34-year-old Megan Longo Villanella.
The Newark man passed a Belleville bank employee a note that demanded money and threatened to use a gun, prosecutors say.
Police are looking for a possible serial rapist who has committed a rash of violent sexual assaults in New Jersey
A witness told Belleville police that he saw a man put a parking meter in a backpack and take off running, authorities say.
Essex County prosecutors charged a 25-year-old Belleville driver with striking and killing Megan Villanella, 34, of Verona.
A pair of Nutley residents returned to their River Road home to find a leaky apartment and the cops waiting to arrest them, authorities say.
Newark police charged a Belleville man with allegedly operating an illegal, after-hours speakeasy on Emet Street, authorities say.
Two big crashes have slowed traffic to a stop, and closed lanes on two major New Jersey highways on Monday morning, authorities said.
A 35-year-old man was fatally struck by a NJ Transit train on Sunday, officials said.
A man shot and killed himself outside of a New Jersey elementary school, according to authorities.
A large water main break has flooded the streets of a New Jersey town, and a car has disappeared in the hole, authorities said.
A Belleville resident got a startling visit from a would-be burglar last month as she was lying in bed, police say.
A Nutley homeowner claims that a nearby apartment complex dumped snow on their property and caused damage to the garage, police say.
A vehicle hit a 61-year-old woman and a 63-year-old woman from Nutley as they crossed the street, police say.
Police apprehended a pair of men suspected of committing burglaries in Nutley, Caldwell, Bloomfield and Clifton, authorities say.
Belleville police say the suspects stole the victim’s jacket, phone, wallet and $25 worth of groceries.
A husband, wife and an elderly woman escaped the Belleville fire without suffering injury, a report says.
A Nutley youth reported that a “suspicious encounter” took place involving a man wearing an orange traffic vest, police say.
A plane crashed in a New Jersey neighborhood, right where cars and houses are located. Story is developing...
The Essex County teens allegedly robbed gas stations in Newark, Belleville and Orange, police say.
A story is developing about a violent crash in New Jersey Thursday that involved gunfire.
A group of four suspects robbed five Essex County gas stations in one day, including one in Belleville, authorities say.
More details were revealed after a 29-year-old N.J. woman fell from an escalator when she was apparently attempting to grab something.
The Nutley homeowner told officers that a man and his accomplice stole a “large sum of money” during the scam.
Nutley and Belleville firefighters were among more than a dozen crews that helped to tame a raging inferno in Maplewood, reports say.
Belleville authorities placed a pair of schools on lockdown due to a carjacking, police say.
Police found the Belleville woman fatally injured and shut inside the trunk of her Honda Accord, prosecutors say.
Police found the New Jersey woman in the trunk of a Honda Accord suffering from fatal injuries, authorities say.
Burglars allegedly made off with $1,500 in jewelry after breaking into a Belmont Avenue home, Belleville police say.
Belleville police arrested a pair of Essex County residents after finding several weapons in their car during a traffic stop.
Nutley police have released a photo of a vehicle allegedly involved in a recent “diversionary” home burglary on Union Avenue.
A pair of masked men burst into a Nutley Dunkin’ Donuts, grabbed cash from the registers and fled, police say.
A student’s “hoax” caused authorities to search Nutley High School with K-9 and bomb units, police say.
The teen told Nutley police that the incident happened at the intersection of Franklin Avenue and High Street as he was walking to school.
Nutley Police: The repair project was allegedly supposed to cost $150, but the price got jacked up to $1,000.
Meet and greet with Belleville police officers during an informal event on Jan. 18. Free coffee will be provided.
Patch reviews this week’s top stories in Belleville, Nutley and Essex County.