Video footage shows the fatal police shooting as it unfolds. Here’s what happened, authorities say.
A Newark man has been accused of stabbing a mother and two young children in East Orange on the Independence Day holiday.
The exact cause of death will be determined by an autopsy, authorities said.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
An Essex County man admitted that he stole disability payments meant for his girlfriend’s son after she went missing, prosecutors say.
The county says the prison remained “fully operational” after a late-night power disruption. A supervisor’s union claims otherwise.
A pair of fatal shootings took place in Essex County leading up to the Independence Day holiday, authorities say.
The search continues for a missing teenage girl in Essex County, authorities said Monday.
Emergency responders located the man’s body after an extended search, authorities said Friday.
On average, flights are delayed by 95 minutes, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
A police officer in Newark was arrested on drug charges, authorities said.
An East Orange resident died in a fatal shooting that took place in Irvington on Monday morning, authorities said.
Newark police are searching for a man who robbed two women in the city this week, authorities said.
A shooter gunned down Hassan Sharif as he was headed to morning prayers. Police are now offering a $35,000 reward to find his killer.
A man who fled the United States after a “horrific” slaying outside a lounge in Newark has been convicted of manslaughter, prosecutors said.
The shooter was on parole for a carjacking at the time. He now faces the possibility of life in prison, Essex County prosecutors said.
Police found a man suffering from gunshot wounds in the park near a basketball court, authorities said.
Eight people have been accused of running an “open-air drug market” in Newark, prosecutors said. Two of them are still at-large.
Newark police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 14-year-old girl, authorities announced Wednesday.
Community members are alleging that Irvington officials failed to inform them about a potential danger in their neighborhood.
Convictions were announced this week in two separate shootings that took place in Newark: one in 2018 and another in 2021.
A cleaning service driver blew his horn at a group of people who were blocking his pathway. Here’s what happened next, Newark police said.
An Essex County man has been accused of sexually assaulting two people in Irvington. He was arrested in Virginia, authorities said.
The men – aged 27 and 25 – were both taken to the hospital. One died from his wounds, police said.
Authorities said the child was walking his dog when the assault happened, a report says.
The suspects fled the scene in a car that has also been seen in Belleville and Clifton, police said.
AG: Another member of a “drug trafficking organization” that operated near a housing complex in Newark has been sentenced to prison.
Jovany Crespo was sentenced to more than two decades in state prison, Essex County prosecutors said.
The cause of death is pending autopsy results, authorities said.
The men stole the victim’s phones and credit cards, then fled the scene in a car driven by a third suspect, Newark police said.
Newark police are searching for three men who attacked a victim during a robbery, authorities said.
Newark police say two separate missing person cases remain open in the city. They involve a teenage girl and a 59-year-old man.
Prosecutors have released video footage of the events surrounding the fatality, which took place at West Side Park in Newark.
An early morning chase ended with two crashes involving police cars – and with the driver of a stolen vehicle escaping, authorities said.
The older children decided to tell authorities about the abuse after learning that a younger victim was also being abused, prosecutors said.
The suspect drove a short distance after stealing the vehicle, but stopped after he realized a woman and her child were inside, police said.
Detectives investigating the incident obtained surveillance camera footage that shows a suspect stabbing the victim, Newark police said.
Kevin Gilbert, 62, died Thursday when a home exploded in Middlesex County. He served as a Newark police officer for 26 years.
Newark police said a woman and two men were stabbed during a fight at the fast food restaurant on McCarter Highway.