Crime & Safety
Essex County 911: Peanut Butter Cup Bandit / Pepper Spray / Nurse Trapped In Bed / Overturned Truck
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).
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Ex-Cedar Grove High Student Returned To School Looking For A Fight: Cops
3 Bloomfield Burglaries Reported: Subway Deli, Chubb Street, MacArthur Avenue
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Man Flees Short Hills Mall With $10K Watch: Millburn Police
Cops Tackle, Pepper Spray Alleged Teen Drug Offender In Newark
Cedar Grove Nurse Trapped In Patient’s Bed: Police
Car Crash Near Montclair NJ Transit Train Station Causes Delays
Newark Firefighters ‘Likely Saved Man’s Life,’ Official Says
2nd Prostitution Arrest For Bloomfield Establishment In 2 Months
Traffic Delays Near I-78 In Newark: Overturned Tractor Trailer Closes 1&9 Ramp
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