Crime & Safety
Essex County 911 Roundup: Fire Meets Ice / Hospital Worker Killed / Mom Robs Dad / DWI Crash Into Cop Car
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County's recent top police, fire and EMS stories.

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Find out why those sirens were wailing. Check out these recent police, fire and EMS stories in Essex County (click headline to read).
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Belleville Man Helped Essex County Mom Rob Her Child’s Father, Police Say
Newark Teen’s Slaying May Have Started With Family Feud: Report
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Montclair Woman Crashes Into Fairfield Cop Car: DWI Arrest
North Caldwell Cops Stop Burglary In Process, Find Magnum Handgun
South Orange Menorah Display Trashed By Cane-Wielding Teen
Bloomfield Residents Report Stolen Cars Around Holidays
K-9 Unit Searches For Man In Montclair On New Year’s Eve
Belleville Man Blocks Road After He's Handed Traffic Ticket; Police Issue DUI
Nutley Burglary: Victim Scammed By ‘Water Department Worker'
Newark Men Arrested With Hundreds Of Heroin, Crack and Alprazolam Doses
Bloomfield Cemetery Says Urns Stolen From Gravestones
Maplewood Residents Have Unmerry Day After Xmas
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