Nutley police said James Pica admitted to beating his 84-year-old mother-in-law to death in an affidavit, according to an NJ.com report.
A Belleville man remains at large – although likely not in the area – after an elderly woman was found dead last month, authorities said.
A man called 911 and told police he killed his mother-in-law. Nutley officers found an 84-year-old victim on the floor, prosecutors said.
A Belleville man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute after police seized 1.6 kilograms of fentanyl, prosecutors said.
Nutley police said one of the brothers has since left home.
A missing college student was found after a search throughout North Jersey. Nutley police have released more details about the case.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories.
“Some of what I’ve read online is simply not true,” Belleville’s mayor said, asking people to stop sharing the victim’s name and photo.
Nearby schools were locked down and traffic was diverted as a precaution, Nutley police said.
Nutley police continue to warn residents about package deliveries being “intercepted” by people following drivers on their routes.
Nutley’s latest fraud cases include credit cards, a “prison inmate” and an apartment listing found online, police said.
A man in a mask jumped into a car and drove away while its owner was filling up the tires with air, Nutley police said.
A Belleville man was convicted of assaulting a 9-year-old girl in 2019. He wasn’t sentenced until almost 2 years later due to the pandemic.
A New Jersey man was arrested after he allegedly lured a Belleville teen into sexual assaults via an online dating app, prosecutors said.
Nutley Police Department: An intoxicated man was seen running through backyards. A man with a baseball bat was yelling at people in a park.
A Belleville resident engaged in a scheme to sell stolen vehicles on internet sites such as Craigslist and OfferUp, prosecutors said.
A pair of North Jersey residents were arrested after they tried to bilk a Nutley grandmother out of several thousand dollars, police said.
Police agencies in New Jersey must now release the names of officers who have received “major discipline.”
Recent fraud cases in Nutley have involved a fake Amazon contact number, unemployment fraud, money transfers and a hiring scam.
Nutley PD: One resident said someone attempted to activate 11 employees, including himself, for New Jersey unemployment benefits.
A roof collapse took place at the Ciccolini Building in Nutley, authorities said.
A Nutley resident told police they’ve been getting texts with “gruesome videos” to their phone, possibly as part of a scam.
Nutley Police: The incidents involved an unemployment claim made in someone’s name and a 2020 tax return.
A screen popped up telling the victim to call Microsoft Support, which they did. Here’s what happened next, Nutley police say.
The victim was showing a customer an expensive phone when they exclaimed “My car is being towed” and ran out of the store, police said.
Expensive car parts were stolen from vehicles in Nutley, including from several buses parked on Hillside Avenue.
A man went missing from the area of Main Street in Belleville on Monday, authorities said.
A pair of Nutley residents reported suspicious incidents, one involving tax returns and another involving a fake “job” with Monster Energy.
The new addition to the BPD, dubbed the Mark Minichini Communications Center, is the “nerve center of the police department.”
Nutley Police Department: Due to COVID-19, no door-to-door soliciting is permitted until further notice.
A catalytic converter theft was reported in Nutley. Police said the items have “high scrap value.”
There were 78 homicides in Essex County in 2020, down four percent from 2019. Of those, 55 were solved, prosecutors said.
The victim told Nutley police that they left their car running in their driveway for about two minutes prior to the theft.
The truck driver remained at the scene. No charges have been filed, Essex County prosecutors said.
Nutley police continue to warn of local scams involving sex photos and the internet.