Two people were killed in a double-homicide on New Year's Day in Essex County, authorities said.
A pair of separate robberies took place within 35 minutes of each other on the day after Christmas, South Orange police say.
A taxi driver reported that a group of strangers tried to pull him out of his car during a robbery in South Orange, police say.
South Orange police apprehended a suspected package thief with the help of a local homeowner’s doorbell video system.
A South Orange man’s barking dog alerted him about a garage burglary earlier this week, police say.
The woman may have boarded a NJ Transit train towards New York in an effort to reach her childhood home in Brooklyn, South Orange police say
The unlicensed Essex County chiropractor was the mastermind of an “elaborate criminal enterprise," prosecutors say.
The victim gave officers a “detailed” description of the suspect and the vehicle, including the license plate number, South Orange cops say.
“This is how tragedy happens,” South Orange police said.
A pizza delivery driver reported that a man robbed him at gunpoint in South Orange, authorities say.
Actor Anthony Rapp accused South Orange native and fellow actor Kevin Spacey of sexually assaulting him when he was 14.
What crosswalks in South Orange are the most dangerous in town? Let us know what you think here.
How many rapes, robberies and assaults did South Orange see last year? Find out these totals and see other local crime statistics here.
There are hundreds of raccoons in this suburban New Jersey town. And there is no way to capture and remove them all, officials say.
A South Orange resident’s doorbell camera captured a video of a man “wanted in connection with recent burglaries," police say.
A South Orange man participated in an armed robbery of a club in Passaic, prosecutors say.
An Essex County woman allegedly double-billed expenses on her company card, then used the credit to shop at Victoria’s Secret and Gucci.
The East Orange PD was one of several agencies in NJ to get funding in honor of a Summit cop who lost his life in a motor vehicle crash.
Christopher Terry, 17, was fatally shot in Essex County. Police are offering a $10,000 reward for info leading to an arrest.
A South Orange man got life in prison for his part in the murder of a New Jersey attorney during a mall carjacking, reports say.
These EMS cadets have a bright future in emergency rescue, the South Orange Rescue Squad says.
A vehicle struck and killed a 65-year-old South Orange male pedestrian walking near the South Mountain Train Station, police say.
Police have identified the 53-year-old's preliminary cause of death as “blunt force trauma.”
Police said that they found a “sophisticated indoor marijuana farm” inside a four-car garage in New Jersey.
Police from Maplewood, South Orange, Millburn, Springfield, Union and Irvington were called in to break up the crowd, reports say.
A car crash took place near the Seton Hall University campus on Wednesday, a report says.
Are murders, rapes and robberies on the rise or decline in South Orange? Find out here.
Port Authority police arrested two South Orange residents after one allegedly hit a cop during an incident outside Newark Airport.
South Orange police made two arrests and reported a pair of injuries to teens from Essex County during a huge, rowdy, late-night brouhaha.
A wanted suspect in an alleged $500 sneaker robbery that took place in a Wendy’s parking lot in New Jersey has surrendered, police say.
Read about the inspiring act of bravery that earned these East Orange police officers Essex County Valor Awards.
South Orange vehicle owners reported break-ins on Highland, Melrose, Mayhew, Fairview, Berkeley and Woodland, police say.
A jury has found one of the four accused killers of New Jersey attorney Dustin Friedland guilty of murder, reports say.
Residents who live near Mayhew Drive and Overhill Road in South Orange say the intersection is a hazard. Do you agree?
South Orange police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted a Ward Place resident in her home.
A group of four suspects robbed five Essex County gas stations in one day, including one in Orange, authorities say.
South Orange firefighters were among more than a dozen crews that helped to tame a raging inferno in Maplewood, reports say.
The man has confessed to six burglaries and more charges are pending, South Orange police say.
Patch reviews this week’s top stories in South Orange and Essex County.
The alleged menorah bashing took place on the third night of Hanukkah, South Orange police say.