The alleged shooter fled the scene. He surrendered himself to police later that day, authorities said.
An Essex County man opened fire on two police officers, wounding both. He pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted murder.
ICE agents in New Jersey recently arrested four registered sex offenders. Deportation proceedings have begun, authorities say.
An inmate died at the Essex County Correctional Facility, sparking criticism from advocates – and a lawsuit.
Crime plunged nationwide in 2024, according to new data from the FBI. Here’s how New Jersey fared.
A police investigation continues into a shooting that killed one person and seriously wounded another in Essex County.
Police are asking for the public's help. Here's the missing woman's description.
A Hillside man wanted on an attempted murder charge barricaded himself inside a Newark home and shot at cops who tried to arrest him: NJAG
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
More details have emerged about a shootout between an attempted murder suspect and police that took place in New Jersey's largest city.
Newark officers helped the U.S. Marshals Service to apprehend a wanted suspect, authorities said.
“This was a senseless act of domestic violence that resulted in the tragic death of two women,” Essex County prosecutors said.
Each arrestee is being held in ICE custody, authorities said.
A verdict has been reached in a case involving a brutal beating that put a man into a coma for two weeks, Essex County prosecutors said.
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that took place in Essex County on Monday night, authorities say.
Police found the victim inside a car with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said.
The attacker shoved a man to the ground, stomped on his face, robbed him and fled through several local backyards, authorities said.
Three men have been found guilty of murder in connection with a fatal shooting that happened in Newark more than four years ago.
The missing man is known to walk with a blue rollator walker. Here’s where he was last seen, police say.
Police are searching for a man who allegedly stabbed a victim earlier this week in Newark.
Police are offering a $10,000 reward to help catch the person who gunned a man down behind an elementary school in New Jersey.
Two New Jersey residents opened fire on a car full of robbery suspects. They face 30 years to life in prison, prosecutors say.
“If you receive such a request, do not send money – it is a scam,” an official warned. Here’s how the scheme works.
Federal prosecutors announced charges against 24 people who were allegedly involved in a drug ring that operated in New Jersey.
The assailant motioned like he was going to shake the victim’s hand – but stabbed him instead, police said.
Four children and nine adults were relocated after the blaze, authorities said.
A man told several victims that they were in danger from a street gang. It was a lie to manipulate them into sex, prosecutors say.
Five people were hit by gunfire during a shooting that took place near the border of Newark and East Orange, authorities say.
A Monmouth County resident was sentenced to state prison in connection with a fatal stabbing that took place in Newark.
Most of the suspects are in police custody. Four suspects remain at-large, federal authorities said.
The missing man was last seen getting out of a taxi, authorities announced Monday. He was last seen nearly a week ago.
A New Jersey resident strangled and beat his spouse. She was six-months pregnant at the time, prosecutors said.
Newark police are asking for help identifying a suspect in two armed robberies that recently happened in the city.
An assailant chased his victim down the street with a knife – stabbing him at least 10 times, Essex County prosecutors said.
The shooter claimed he acted in self-defense. A jury didn’t agree, Essex County prosecutors said.
Newark police are asking for help finding a missing 15-year-old girl.
A major law enforcement sweep ended with 56 arrests in Essex County, prosecutors say.