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The Essex County 911 Roundup: Bomb Threat / HS Basketball Star Charged / Krauszer's Robbed / Dirt Bike Car Chase / Pot Arrest

Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County's recent top police, fire and EMS stories.

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Find out why those sirens were wailing… Check out these recent police, fire and EMS stories in Essex County.

Glen Ridge High Gets Bomb Threat, Student Arrested For Text Messages: Police

Ex-High School Basketball Star Charged In N.J. Shooting

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Montclair Krauszer’s Robbed: Man Brandished Metal Bar, Police Say

Livingston Police Close East Cedar Street Due To Accident, Icy Roadway

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Dirt Bike Rider Crashes During Nutley Cop Chase, Hits Ground Hard: Police

Cedar Grove Cops Rack Up Marijuana Arrests In Essex County

Burglaries Reported In Montclair: Police

Essex County Woman Charged With Elderly Man’s Murder In East Orange

Wanted South Carolina Fugitive Arrested In Newark

West Orange Power Outages Close Schools, Snarl Morning Traffic

Short Hills Mall Thefts Keep Millburn Police Busy

ATM Argument Leads To Pepper Spray Assault In Nutley, Belleville Woman Arrested: Police

Stolen Newark Car Recovered In Montclair After Crash: Police

2 Thefts Reported At Joe’s American Bar and Grill In Short Hills: Millburn Police

Burglary Suspect Arrested In Cedar Grove

Bloomfield Cops Make 4 Marijuana Arrests In 5 Days: Police

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