The funding is part of $2.5 million in grants for 176 police departments statewide, NJ authorities announced.
Does your daily commute involve South Orange Avenue? Prepare for traffic this week.
A list of the dead: Everyone who has died of a heroin- or prescription opioid-related overdose in N.J. since 2004.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent top police, fire and EMS stories.
The death of the 61-year-old South Orange resident is not considered suspicious, authorities say.
Maplewood police say that the death of a 61-year-old man isn't suspicious.
A former municipal police officer in Essex County is accused of abducting a 3-year-old and stabbing her mother.
The eastbound lane of the busy Essex County road will be closed to traffic on Nov. 20, Nov. 23 and Nov. 24.
The East Orange woman injected a 22-year-old man’s penis with silicone, authorities say. He died shortly afterwards.
Whether via car, bus or rail, commuters in North Jersey had a tough time during Monday’s rush hour.
The ring allegedly stole 90 vehicles from suburbs across NY and NJ, including Essex County, authorities said.
Maplewood police are searching for two men suspected of the alleged robbery. See their descriptions here.
Check this map before your kids go out trick or treating in the South Orange area.
The East Orange teens allegedly knocked a woman to the ground and took her pocketbook, police say.
No, that was not intended to be a National Enquirer headline. A New Jersey man claims the photo of the winged, horned creature is authentic.
South Orange police are seeking a man who allegedly assaulted a man with a sharp object on Vose Avenue.
Detectives allege that the Teaneck resident is responsible for several thefts that took place at the Seton Hall University library.
The vehicle was allegedly stolen from a Norwood Terrace home in Millburn, police say.
The storm strengthened to a Category 3 storm, packing 120 mph winds, with expected landfall by Monday.
Prosecutor: An Orange man conspired with two others, including a Maplewood lawyer, to sneak pot and cigarettes into the prison.
Joaquin could pack winds as high as 90 to 100 mph as it approaches the East Coast.
The drugs were packaged for sale in Woodbridge and Perth Amboy, and much of it was sold in Aberdeen, authorities say.
One of the biggest storms since Sandy could hit N.J. - although the path is still uncertain. A separate rain storm arrives Tuesday.
When officers told her to pull over, she instead headed for New Jersey before getting stopped in Jersey City.
The "RoadSnacks" website has a list (see below) of towns who use the adultery site, and their percentage of users. No names were revealed.
Police discovered human remains in Newark that may belong to an East Orange woman.
Man is between 45 and 50 years old and was wearing black swim shorts when authorities found him, police said.
Alcohol may have been a factor in the fatal crash, prosecutors say.
The Orange resident and conspirators made fraudulent tax refund applications to the U.S. Treasury, authorities say.
Patch identified data based on reported violent crimes per 1,000 residents - and some towns you wouldn't expect to see here were identified.