A motorist fell asleep in his car. When he woke up, two masked men were trying to get into the vehicle, Bloomfield police said.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent top police, fire and EMS stories.
Church leaders released a list of priests "credibly accused" of child sex abuse. Some have ties to Bloomfield.
Bloomfield officers responded to a report of "shots fired" near Foley Field. They found casings from either a blank gun or a starter pistol.
An 83-year-old woman died after a fire took place at a Bloomfield home, authorities said.
The caller said that he placed a bomb at the IHOP “several days ago” and planned to detonate it, Bloomfield police said.
Bloomfield police made an arrest in connection with a robbery that took place on Ashland Avenue, authorities said.
Authorities charged three Newark men with robbery after they allegedly held up a Bloomfield gas station at gunpoint.
A Bloomfield resident lost jewelry and a laptop worth a combined $15,500 during a home burglary, police said.
A Bloomfield resident was robbed by two men in a truck, and a local gas station was robbed at gunpoint, police said.
A retired Newark police officer apparently committed suicide at Bloomfield police headquarters, authorities said.
No charges have been filed against a driver who struck and killed a 59-year-old Bloomfield pedestrian near Broad and James St., police said.
The driver of a pickup truck struck and killed a pedestrian in Bloomfield as he was crossing the street, authorities said.
ECPO: A Boonton woman stole more than $500,000 from her 80-year-old mother-in-law and her husband, a police detective in Bloomfield.
Three unusual thefts took place in Bloomfield, police said.
He took the money. He also got the pizza, Bloomfield police said.
The BPD will hold a DWI checkpoint on Bloomfield Avenue on Dec. 29. Learn why they announced the location and date in advance.
Between 2012 and 2016, the car theft ring stole at least 25 luxury vehicles, prosecutors said.
Police: The theft took place when a Bloomfield man walked to the 7-Eleven on Ampere Parkway to get something to eat before he left for work.
An Essex County man who murdered a woman inside her Rahway home three years ago was sentenced to 55 years in state prison.
A Bloomfield resident lost their video game collection – valued at $1,000 – during a home burglary, police said.
Bloomfield police said that four motorcycles were stolen on Memorial Parkway on the same night.
Bloomfield Police: "Drive slowly and arrive at your destination safely."
A Bloomfield restaurant on Washington Street and a Davey Street residence were burglarized, authorities said.
An attempted robbery took place at the Buy-Rite Wine and Liquor in Bloomfield, authorities said.
Bloomfield Police: The Nov. 21 sobriety checkpoint will help combat a “disproportionate number of drunk driving incidents” on Bloomfield Ave
A car thief stole a pickup truck that belonged to a local church, Bloomfield police said.
A man who fraudulently claimed to be from the water company stole two gold wedding bands from a Bloomfield home, authorities said.
A robbery was reported on Watsessing Avenue in Bloomfield, a few blocks away from Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, police said.
A 27-year-old Bloomfield woman pleaded guilty to her part in a scheme to steal luxury cars from dealerships, prosecutors said.
To many abandoned animals in the Bloomfield area, the big, red van represented hope… until someone stole it.
A Bloomfield man lost 20 envelopes that contained more than $20,000 in cash during a daytime home burglary on Harrison Street, police said.
Someone stole a bicycle and a 25-foot ladder from a garage on Ella Street in Bloomfield, police said.
A trio of women allegedly pepper sprayed two workers at a Bloomfield beauty supply shop and fled the scene, police said.
Bloomfield Police: Emergency utility repairs on West Passaic Avenue will temporarily shut down the roadway to traffic on Tuesday.
Bloomfield Public Safety Director: The funding will purchase dozens of state-of-the-art, life-saving bulletproof vests.
The owner of a hookah rental business in Bloomfield reported that $500 worth of smoking equipment was stolen, authorities said.