Newark police asked for the public’s help finding a missing woman on Thursday. She has been found and is unharmed, authorities said.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
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.
A Bloomfield resident was found with gunshot wounds at a grocery store in Newark earlier this week, authorities say.
“Thanks to these arrests, these individuals quickly learned that the City of Newark is not their playground.”
UPDATED: A missing Newark boy has been found unharmed, police said.
He pulled up on an electric scooter, broke into the store and stole nearly $3,500 in cash before making his getaway, Newark police said.
A missing Newark teen who is a “frequent runaway” might have left the state, authorities say.
Newark police have identified a suspect in a shooting that wounded four people on Labor Day, authorities said.
An armed man barricaded himself inside an Irvington home for nearly 24 hours. Here’s how police managed to get him out.
A 18-month-old child died after a dog attacked her in Newark, authorities say.
An investigation has been launched into the death of a 7-month-old child in Newark, authorities said.
Gunfire wounded four people in Newark. Three victims were found at the scene; another arrived at the hospital on his own, authorities say.
Police have released surveillance photos of the suspect, who was armed with a gun, authorities said.
Four men used hammers to smash display cases at a business in Newark. They stole jewelry and made their escape, police said.
A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after a “self-inflicted and accidental” gunshot in Essex County, authorities said.
Charges included aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a weapon, making terroristic threats and robbery, Newark police said.
A Newark resident was sitting on her porch when a man with a gun got out of a minivan, walked up and punched her in the face, police said.
A police-involved shooting took place in Newark. Here's what happened, authorities say.
A suspect held a knife to the vendor’s throat. Another stole her bag, which contained $1,000, an iPhone and a bank card, Newark police said.
ECPO: A woman told detectives that the injuries were caused by the victim: a 2-year-old child. Medical experts contradicted that claim.
NPD: Police are searching for suspects who attempted a carjacking at a Newark gas station using a vehicle stolen from East Orange.
Four Essex County men have been accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service worker at gunpoint in Newark, authorities say.
Police were searching for a missing girl known to visit Penn Station and a local park. She has since been found unharmed, authorities said.
Police detained a woman after an incident at a local White Castle. She later tried to hide a gun in the holding cell, authorities said.
Newark police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 61-year-old woman, authorities said.
Prosecutors said a state investigator allegedly sent a victim of gun violence a shirtless picture of himself – with guns in the background.
Three supervisors at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark were recently assaulted by inmates, their union alleges.
A shooting claimed the life of a 31-year-old woman in Essex County, authorities said.
A New Jersey man "recruited" women from New York, Pennsylvania, Idaho and Utah on social media, including a juvenile, prosecutors said.
The missing youth was seen at a park with three other juveniles, Newark police said. She has since been found and is unharmed.