Newark police are asking for the public's help finding a missing, 36-year-old woman, authorities announced Monday evening.
Police have apprehended a prison inmate who escaped custody in Newark. He was last seen near a local hospital.
A 57-year-old Essex County resident left a hospital on Jan. 21. He didn’t return home, authorities say.
A young boy was slain by gunfire in New Jersey’s largest city. The killer remains at-large.
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Nicholas Voutsas escaped from a medical-transport van belonging to the state corrections department, authorities said.
"The killer should know— we are coming after you."
Kearny police previously said the missing 12-year-old may be in the Essex County area.
A stabbing outside a ShopRite in Newark claimed the life of an East Orange man. Police have arrested a suspect in the slaying.
The abuse began when the victim was 11 years of age and continued until she was 14, Essex County prosecutors said.
A fatal stabbing took place in the parking lot of a ShopRite supermarket in Essex County, authorities say.
It’s been a month since Timothy Robinson was seen leaving a hospital in North Jersey. A search continues for the missing 21-year-old.
The arrests were made during a weeklong “targeted surge operation” in New Jersey, authorities said.
Police are asking for help finding a missing woman who was last seen in Newark.
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New Jersey has seen a big drop in violent crime over the past decades – especially from levels seen in the 1980s and 1990s, data shows.
Police continue to investigate the fatal shootings, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said.
A prisoner was rammed headfirst onto the floor, drawing comparisons to a WWF cage match. It wasn’t the only assault at the prison that day.
Newark police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing teenage girl, authorities said.
Police are asking for help finding a New Jersey teen who was reported missing nearly a month ago in Essex County.
The decrease in deadly crimes is an important sign of progress for Newark and Jersey City, officials say.
The city’s murder rate plunged last year, but robberies and domestic violence assaults are up. Here’s a look at the long-term numbers.
A masked man wearing New York Jets gloves robbed a gas station in Newark at gunpoint, authorities said.
A man stabbed a security guard at a nightclub and fled the scene, Newark police said.
The 13-year-old victim said several acquaintances held her at gunpoint and tried to sexually assault her at a North Jersey hotel on Sunday.
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.
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.