Independence Day also has become the deadliest holiday weekend for alcohol-related traffic crashes - even ahead of New Year's Day.
Multi-jurisdictional task force announced 325 heroin-related arrests in and around North Jersey.
Carmen Martino will also be the first Hispanic woman to lead any New Jersey prosecutor's office.
We looked at the towns with the highest totals of homicides in 2012 and 2013 combined, as provided by the State Police's Uniform Crime Report. Our list only looked at towns with multiple homicides.
New Milford students caught using the counterfeit money around town and even in the high school cafeteria, police said.
Lukas Iorio has been charged in Manasquan with carjacking, burglary, resisting arrest, assault by auto and criminal mischief.
Five new members joined the Paramus Police Reserve Unit May 5.
The quartet allegedly tied up a 67-year-old homeowner with a phone cord and then ransacked his house, report said.
One of those arrested had a pink stun gun, according to report.
Loud noises of fallen displays inside Macy's were mistaken as gunshots Saturday night.
Paramus mall evacuated at about 9 p.m. Saturday after some reported hearing what they believed to be gunfire.
Group was at a hotel room in Fairfield when police arrived Tuesday, cops say.
Passaic man appeared in court Monday in connection with a shooting in a Garfield shopping center parking lot last week, report said.
26-year-old faces child endangerment, aggravated assault by auto and other charges in Sparta accident.
The man accused of turning his gun on the undercover officer did not appear in court Wednesday, report says.
Three men are in custody in connection with the shooting in Garfield, reports say.
According to the acting Attorney General, 1.4 million accidents in NJ over the past 10 years have been caused by driver inattention.
The two boys allegedly attempted to pull a woman from her parked car Tuesday afternoon, report says.
Jamar Darby, 27, and his accomplices tied up their victims during robbery spree last year in four North Jersey counties.
Hackensack man was caught in a Franklin Lakes crash after he struck his Teaneck girlfriend in the head with a hammer several times, stole cash and her car, prosecutor said.
Miguel Hernandez, 34, accused of transporting 16-year-old to various locations in NJ to meet clients for sex in exchange for money.
Items stolen from a Paramus home earlier this week were found in vehicle, police said.
The heist, which made off with $250K in jewels, took about two minutes, and the whole thing was caught on surveillance video.
Clifton teen claimed he brought firearm to mall because he was afraid of other shoppers, according to report.
Pedestrian was struck Thursday night at the intersection of Center Street and Boulevard.
Four new officers will also be sworn in Tuesday evening.
Check out the photo of this alleged cat-eyed burglar's haul.
Akram G. Tadros, 39, was charged with sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and criminal restraint for Paramus incident.
Paramus Police helped identify and untimately apprehend the suspect based on a previous arrest.
The Division of Consumer Affairs also suggests some tips for people looking to hire moving companies.
Americans traveling to the Games this year should be vigilant of their surroundings, officials said.
Man's Mitsubishi Lancer slammed into a tree off Pascack Road on Thursday afternoon.
Fort Lee resident died of cardiac arrest after paramedics had to meet ambulance en route to the hospital instead of at the scene.
High demand is causing the utility company to ask customers to slow their electricity use Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Maria-Eleni Eleftheriadou and her fiance hopped a flight to Greece after lying about where shooting took place, police said.
These are the communities - both large and small, urban and suburban - with the most reported heroin abuse cases in New Jersey
Washers were stranded 60 feet in the air Monday at the Mack Cali III building on East Ridgewood Avenue.
Woman suffered possible pellet gun wound while she was walking at the Garden State Plaza on New Year's Eve.