Crime & Safety
Essex County 911: Dog Thrown From Car / Opioid Ring Arrests / Pet Pig Distracts Driver / Ponzi Scheme
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County's recent top police, fire and EMS stories.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Find out why those sirens were wailing. Check out these recent police, fire and EMS stories in Essex County (click headline to read).
Man Charged With Animal Cruelty After ‘Road Rage’ Argument On Bloomfield Avenue
NJ Opioid Ring: North Caldwell Doctor, 17 Others Busted, AG Says
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Driver Distracted By Roseland Man Walking Pig, Hits Pedestrian
About-Face On Charges For Newark Woman Found With Missing Girl
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Bloomfield Exxon Station Robbed At Gunpoint, Suspect Flees Scene
Alleged Branch Brook Park Attacker Arrested; Had 'Lengthy Criminal History,' Cops Say
Montclair Cops Arrest Man Suspected In 22 Car Burglaries, 2 Vehicle Thefts
Man In Skeleton Mask Robs Bloomfield Deli At Gunpoint
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