Crime & Safety
Essex County 911 Roundup: Police Shooting Kills 2 / College Evacuated / Tobacco Road / Bus Collision Video / Amtrak Fatality
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).
2 Dead After Police Shooting In Newark, NJ
Essex County College's Newark Campus Evacuated, ‘Suspicious Package’ Declared Safe
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New Jersey's ‘Tobacco Road’: Cops Make Cigarette Counterfeiting Bust
Video Shows Double-Fatal N.J. Bus Collision That Injured 17 Others
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Amtrak Train Hits, Kills ‘Trespasser’ At Newark Penn Station In N.J.
West Orange Man Concocts Cop ‘Abduction’ Story To Trick Girlfriend: Police
N.J. Teen Rearrested, Allegedly Made More Threats In Livingston: Police
Woman Robbed On Caldwell University Campus, Police Seek Suspect
Verona Car Crash Victim Airlifted To Hospital, More Details Released
Essex County Drug Bust Nets 3885 Heroin Envelopes, Bulletproof Vests
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