Newark police said they are searching for two people who carjacked a vehicle outside a T-Mobile store while an 11-year-old girl was inside.
An East Orange resident died in a shooting in Newark. Two other victims were wounded: a 6-year-old child and a 24-year-old woman.
Each suspect was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, Newark police said.
Demolition of the building at the Stephen Crane Housing Complex began Saturday; the cause of the explosion remains under investigation.
The owner of two popular Essex County restaurants admitted this week to evading over $700,000 in payroll taxes, federal authorities said.
The kidnappers made the victim withdraw $9,000 from her bank account, then let her go, authorities said.
A blaze aboard a cargo ship in New Jersey killed two firefighters and hurt several others. Here’s the latest update on the tragedy.
Jovanny Crespo shot two men – one fatally – during a car chase in 2019. He faces up to 30 years in prison, prosecutors said.
Two firefighters died after they were trapped inside a burning cargo ship at Port Newark, authorities said.
Police arrested an accused gunman a day after a fatal shooting in Newark, authorities said.
The missing 14-year-old has run away before. She is known to frequent a local park, police said.
Newark police responded to an apartment and found a man suffering from a stab wound, authorities said.
“Historically, there’s an increase in violence statewide between May and September,” a Newark public safety official said.
UPDATED: Newark police officers returned fire after a man shot at them. The suspect was hit, and is in "stable" condition at the hospital.
A 44-year-old Florham Park resident was found with multiple gunshot wounds in Newark, authorities said.
“The outcome of this situation could have been dire,” an official said.
After the beating, authorities announced plans to conduct an independent review of the prison, which is the largest county jail in NJ.
A man’s deceased body was found in the Passaic River on Thursday morning, authorities said.
“We are very concerned for his well-being,” a family member previously said.
Two separate violent encounters – a shooting and a stabbing – left three people dead in Newark, authorities say.
Newark police are searching for a suspect who allegedly committed a home invasion along with two other people.
No arrests have been made as of Thursday, Essex County prosecutors said.
The owner of a company in Newark repossessed a vehicle in West Orange. It was stolen the next day, police said.
CBS2 was in the courtroom as defense attorney Patrick Toscano focused his questioning how he diffused a dangerous situation by using force.
The suspect is also accused of “trafficking in stolen vehicles,” authorities said. He was arrested and charged with several crimes.
A shooting in Newark on Memorial Day weekend left one victim dead and another wounded, authorities said.
Two people were wanted on murder charges. The others face charges that include aggravated assault and weapons possession, authorities said.
Newark police are launching a “summer crime reduction initiative” in 2023. Here’s what that means for public safety in the city.
Newark public safety officials are planning to launch a new “crime reduction initiative” this summer.
Three Essex County residents were shot in Newark. A woman is dead, and two other victims were wounded.
Newark has seen three deadly shootings in the span of a week, authorities say.
Two Irvington residents have been charged with murder after a man was found in a car with a fatal gunshot wound in Newark, authorities say.
An armed man took a woman's money, phone and purse. Newark police released photos of the accused robber.
Authorities have identified two of the victims and the accused shooter involved in a deadly shooting that killed a child in Newark.
Three Newark police officers were fired last year, and several others were suspended. Here's why, a new report says.
Newark police said the car was used in "multiple armed robberies in several cities."
A Newark teen was reported missing nearly two weeks ago. He may be with a teen reported missing out of Elizabeth, police said.
New Jersey’s largest city experienced its fourth multiple shooting in just over three weeks. One man is dead, three others are wounded.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
“I love him so much,” Raul DeJesus' mother said. “Everybody loved him.”