He thought he’d take his date to the IHOP to pick up some food. But he didn’t count on her disappearing… along with his car.
As Bloomfield faces down forecasts of “heavy snow” from a fourth nor’easter, catch up on reminders about parking, garbage and recycling.
Bloomfield police are urging local motorists to use caution and expect delays in the area.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent top police, fire and EMS stories.
Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting that took place near Milbank Park in Bloomfield.
Bloomfield municipal officials think that they’ve found the culprit behind a recent increase in sewer backups in the township.
Bloomfield was among several Essex County towns hit hard by the storm and its heavy, wet snow.
Prepare to say farewell to nearly eight miles of old gas pipes, Bloomfield.
On Christmas night in 2015, Roberson Burney invaded a Bloomfield home, tied up a family and robbed them, prosecutors said.
Juan Santos Martinez, 55, of East Orange was fatally shot on Ampere Parkway in Bloomfield, Essex County authorities said.
Bloomfield police asked for the public’s help finding a missing, 19-year-old male diagnosed with autism. He’s since been found safe.
Quenzelle Mickle, 33, of Bloomfield, was murdered in Newark, prosecutors said.
A 27-year-old man was killed by gunfire this past weekend in Newark, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.
She only stepped out of her car for two minutes to run into the house. But when the Bloomfield resident returned, her car was gone.
Police: Two suspects stole a Bloomfield Boost Mobile store owner’s money, cell phone, store phone and 11 display phones during a robbery.
“This was not a random attack and did not involve Bloomfield residents,” Mayor Michael Venezia said.
The Bloomfield PD welcomed 14 new officers and saw several promotions, including a new deputy chief for the first time since 2005.
Three cars were stolen in as many days in Bloomfield, local police say.
A man allegedly grabbed a Bloomfield woman’s purse as she stood in her driveway, then fled the scene in a car stolen out of Irvington.
Bloomfield police are warning residents to be aware of a new, phone scam taking place in town.
A suspended Bloomfield lawyer who worked in Newark was sentenced to 3 years of probation, including 10 months of home confinement.
An Essex County man is accused of robbing a taxi driver from Newark in Bloomfield after being picked up in Nutley, police say.
Crime is down in Bloomfield “almost across the board,” local police say.
UPDATE: Police asked for the public’s help locating a missing Essex County man. He's since been found safe.
All it took was two minutes, Bloomfield police say.
Bloomfield police will hold a DWI sobriety checkpoint on Dec. 30 due to a “disproportionate number of drunk driving incidents" in the area.
A threat was made to the life of New Jersey Senator Cory Booker and his family members, authorities say.
Multiple cars were involved.
Cooperation between Newark and Bloomfield police resulted in the arrest of a suspected home burglar along their border, authorities said.
The man caused $6,000 worth of damage to a fence with a forklift during the theft attempt, Bloomfield police said.
Bloomfield police will have increased DWI patrols beginning Dec. 8 and continuing through Jan. 1.
Bloomfield police arrested a man suspected of smashing his ex-girlfriend's car window and pulling a gun on her as she tried to escape.
Bloomfield residents reported two stolen vehicles, one a Honda convertible, in the space of four days, authorities say.
Wish Bloomfield police officer Mike Falco a happy retirement.
Bloomfield police say that a man tried to crowbar his way into a Bloomfield store during an unsuccessful burglary attempt.
A Bloomfield pedestrian said that a man stole her car and threatened to hurt her during an encounter on Newark Avenue, police say.
Bloomfield police said that the victim left her keys in the ignition and the car running.
Junior Lala, 12, went missing in Essex County on Tuesday morning, police said.
An Islamic State-sponsored YouTube video was posted on a New Jersey school website for a few hours this week, officials said.
The man was standing on a roof of a home, threatening to commit suicide, authorities say.