Newark police said the suspects robbed a person at gunpoint last week near Lake Street and Bloomfield Avenue.
A son beat his mother to death. Several fatal shootings, house fires and crashes took place. Missing people were found dead.
The Essex County resident was reported missing earlier this week. A police search continues, authorities said.
Officers in the area heard gunshots and immediately rushed to the scene. Here’s what happened next, authorities said.
“May we honor each of their memory by remembering the joy they brought into our lives.”
The inmate was involved in an “encounter with correctional police officers.” He died in the hospital nine days later, authorities said.
Godfrey Jones Jr. was fatally shot in an Essex County park. Authorities continue to search for his killer.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
Newark police are searching for two people who allegedly committed a pair of armed robberies in the city, authorities said.
Two men approached the victim from behind and robbed him, Newark police said.
Authorities said the crash happened around 10:45 p.m. on Raymond Boulevard in Newark.
She had been missing for four days prior to the discovery of her body, authorities said.
Police are searching for an Essex County woman who has been missing for four days, authorities announced Thursday.
Police said an Elizabeth resident was shot to death as he sat in his vehicle. Three people have been arrested, including a teen from Newark.
A man was wounded in a shooting that took place at the border of Newark and South Orange, authorities said.
AG: The teens were subjected to threats and violence, including hair pulling, biting, being hit with an extension cord, punches and stomps.
A fire knocked out power to the building and left dozens of residents without a home for the holiday.
A stolen car hit and killed a man in Newark. Video footage shows two people running away from the scene of the crash, authorities said.
After getting into an argument, the man went to his apartment, returned with a gun and shot his friend in the neck, prosecutors said.
Two men tried to steal an electric bike in Newark. Here’s what happened next, authorities said.
The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office released bodycam footage from a police shooting that seriously wounded a man in Newark.
Police are searching for a missing man in Essex County, authorities announced Thursday.
A man survived a shooting in Newark – only to be shot to death a few months later on the same street, prosecutors said.
Newark police announced that charges have been filed against 16 arrestees. Here's the list.
Police said the Roseland resident contacted his family before he went missing. His car was found in Newark with a wallet and phone inside.
Newark police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 13-year-old girl, authorities announced Thursday.
An Essex County man followed three workers from Home Depot to their job site, then assaulted them at gunpoint, prosecutors said.
Emergency responders rescued a man who fell into the Passaic River in Newark, public safety officials said.
Newark police asked for the public’s help finding a missing woman on Thursday. She has been found and is unharmed, authorities said.
The victim didn't give up his money, Newark police said.
Emergency responders found the girls lying unresponsive on the ground, with their bodies severely burned, authorities said.
Police have arrested or identified a suspect in 12 of 13 recent homicide cases that took place in Newark, authorities say.
Charges against the accused include robbery, aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children and weapon possession, police said.
A 21-year-old Newark resident has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot a fellow Brick City resident to death, authorities said.
A 90-year-old Newark woman was reported missing on Thursday. She has been found and is unharmed, authorities said.
The former state caseworker told a child that they would be separated from their family if they reported the abuse, prosecutors alleged.
Newark police say two separate missing person cases remain open in the city. They involve a teenage girl and a 59-year-old man.