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.
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.