Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent top police, fire and EMS stories.
Juan Porter, also known as “Yum Yum,” is wanted for murder in Newark. Do you know where he is?
The East Orange resident was caught urinating on the suspects’ property shortly before they allegedly shot him, report says.
See where the electricity went out and when it’s expected to return.
None of the flights took evasive maneuvers as a result of the drones, which were spotted around noon Sunday, reports said.
A 27-year-old East Orange man was arrested in connection with the shooting at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel.
The New Jersey Turnpike was shut down in both directions along the area around milepost 97, near exit 13, due to a tractor-trailer fire.
The homicides took place in Newark and East Orange.
The jilted lover shot his ex-girlfriend a week before she was due to receive her crown, prosecutors say.
See which four Essex County companies violated New Jersey’s predatory towing law here.
Six companies that violated New Jersey’s predatory towing law have agreed to pay $55,106 in civil penalties and consumer restitution.
The chase began in Bloomfield and ended with a crash and struggle on the Montclair State University campus.
Authorities have labeled the incident a “shooting homicide.”
Several of those charged are still at-large. Learn their identities here.
The busy county road will close for bridge construction starting on Tuesday. Read how to pass up the traffic here.
The truck crashed into a watery basin around Mt. Pleasant Avenue, report says.
The station at 549 Valley Road will house full-time staff from the West Orange Police Department's traffic and community affairs units.
The intent of the bribe was to fraudulently obtain $6 million in construction contracts, including those reserved for service-disabled.
The high-speed pursuit began in Cedar Grove, crossed through Verona and ended with an arrest in West Orange.
Police seek information in the shooting of 20-year-old Brent Williams, who was found unresponsive in a car on Sunday night.
The victim suffered a broken arm so severe that the bone was sticking through her skin, prosecutors say.
A downed electrical line in West Orange may have been to blame, police say.
The Coach USA bus hit a sedan, careened into a passing pedestrian and crashed into a Bank of America branch.
Video surveillance captured the fight, which took place during East Orange’s council primary.
The vehicle hit a pedestrian before slamming into a building, reports say.
Alim Abdul-Ghafer, 35, was shot in the hallway of his Newark residence on July 3.
The stalker’s letters threaten to fill a frightened couple’s home with “young blood.” Can you help to identify them?
Three others were wounded; No arrests have been made.
The two West Orange men were suspects in the slaying of a 19-year-old Livingston resident.
Several suspects are still at large. See a list of arrestees, hometowns and charges filed during “Operation TIDE.”
The bust, which officials announced Wednesday, was called Operation TIDE, according to reports.
Jarod Machinga funneled contracts to companies he falsely represented as service-disabled, veteran-owned small business.
Authorities arrive on the scene and release the animals; Charges may be filed.
Fire, police and first-aid squads saved two residents from a two-alarm fire on Watson Avenue in May.