Crime & Safety
Essex County 911: Teen Killed After Prom / Large Heroin Bust / Bomb Scare / Missing Man
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).
New Jersey Teen Killed While Walking Home From Prom
Essex/Hudson Heroin Bust: 31 Arrested In Statewide Operation
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Belleville School Declared Safe After ‘Unsubstantiated’ Bomb Scare
Verona DUI Arrest: Man Hit Cedar Grove Biker Near High School, Cops Say
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Essex County Man Reported Missing; Last Seen Near Penn Station, Police Say
Belleville Cops Make Crack-Cocaine Arrest Near Clara Maass; Found Man ‘Driving In Circles’
Police Emergency Drill Slated For Newark Airport
Millburn Cops: Employee Tried To Steal 23 Pairs Of Shoes At Short Hills Mall
Bloomfield Cops Charge Montclair Man With Robbery
Belleville Business Burglarized, Police Make Arrest
Montclair Police Keep Racking Up Drug Overdose Saves
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