19 Essex men have been charged as part of a ring that stole 160 high end cars totaling $8 million and shipped them to West Africa.
A two story Essex County home caught fire after a roofing contractor lit an object under the siding on fire with a propane torch.
The tax preparer will serve 57 months and pay $1.3 million in restitution for filing false claims and using the funds for luxury purchases.
The suspect in the armed robbery at a popular eatery last week has been arrested by local police.
The 52-year-old former assistant executive director and engineer for the EOWC was sentenced to three years in state prison.
Three employees and a 19-year-old customer from Essex County were the victims of an armed robbery at Cars Restaurant at 2 a.m. on Dec. 10.
As three inches of rain pour down on Essex County with the Nor'easter on its way, the National Weather Service issues flood a warning.
A woman was rescued from the roof of the house where the fire started in East Orange.
The 52-year-old missing woman suffering from paranoia was last seen in Belleville. NJ State Police are asking for help in their search.
Police have found the man and his Ford Ecocline van believed to have struck and killed 77-year-old Ernesta Fernandez in Nutley.
The passenger traveling on a United Airlines flight from London was not contagious. She was pronounced dead on the plane Monday night.
Hundreds of flights are cancelled at local airports. Airlines are waiving fees. Travelers are urged to check flight status before arrival.
The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition and People's Organization for Progress will rally at 5 p.m. at the Lincoln Monument on Springfield Ave.
26 law enforcement agencies worked together to take down this drug operation in several raids Sunday, confiscating 518 bricks of heroin.
An unidentified suspect is in critical condition at University Hospital after being shot by a Newark Police officer last night in Newark.
Essex Police have released an image of the van believed to be involved in the fatal hit and run killing of 77-year-old Nutley woman.
Meneca Ryner, 18, was fatally shot on Tuesday night on Lincoln Place in Irvington. Police are searching for suspects.
A 45-year-old Essex County man was sentenced to 14 months in prison today for defrauding a Bronx woman out of nearly $100,000.
Police need help in investigating the death of Ernesta Fernandez who was killed on Centre Street in Nutley by a van that fled the scene.
At least one town has been dealing with a water deficit.
In addition to the prison term, the East Orange man was also ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution.
Theresa Roberts, 20, was last seen in the early morning hours at a Quick Chek in Independence Twp., police report.
Female's body found near rest stop on Interstate 80 in Warren County still unidentified.
Police are looking for a Nissan Maxima believed to be connected to the fatal shooting of Ana Satian, 22, a mother killed in Newark Saturday.
The Maplewood High School was placed under lockdown earlier this week after the two threatened to attack. Police continue to investigate.
Phillip Porcaccino, of Belleville, admitted to accepting bribes from prostitution businesses while working as a Jersey City fire inspector.
The Red Cross of Northern NJ is offering emergency shelters, food, and emotional support following several domestic fires in the area.
Members of the 113th graduating class who celebrated at the North Jersey bar in August, were fired for their drunk and disorderly behavior.
Anthony Barham, 49 was convicted today of sexually assaulting a child in an Irvington warehouse that he grabbed off a Newark street in 2011.
A man driving from Hoboken spotted an intoxicated driver who had blocked the road with traffic cones. Watch the strange scene on video here.
A 26-year-old Newark man was one of two killed Nov. 3 when a tractor trailer collided with two cars on Route 21. The trucker was uninjured.
East Orange police arrested Robert O'Neil, 29, for shooting Sgt. Mike Williams at Oration Parkway this afternoon.
Devender Singh will serve 8 months in prison for groping a woman on a flight to Newark. Legislators are working to stop plane sex assaults.
Dr. Craig Spencer, 33, is the first confirmed case of ebola in New York.
Screenings will include a questionnaire and temperature check starting as early as next week.
Brendan Tevlin, a Seton Hall Prep alum who was murdered last June, will forever be remembered on the fields where he loved to play lacrosse.
Newark Airport is now home to one of 20 quarantine sites in the U.S. 72 hospitals around the state are equipped to treat Ebola patients.
Allison and Michael Tevlin speak out about their son, Brendan's tragic death. Several scholarship funds have been set up in his memory.
A Caldwell resident and Columbia High School teacher has been charged with sexually assaulting a total of five 15-year-old male victims.
The U.S. DEA is sponsoring a national program to take back prescription drugs and the MPD will host their own event on September 27.