Awards were given to officers who "went above and beyond."
A series of vehicle break-ins took place at McLoone’s Boathouse in West Orange and South Mountain Reservation, police said.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories.
A 16-year-old student in East Orange was shot multiple times, just after school let out for the day, authorities said.
A 41-year-old East Orange resident was found with multiple stab wounds. No arrests have been made as of Tuesday, authorities said.
Inmates suspected of “splashing” officers with unknown liquids were targeted for reprisals, prosecutors allege.
No arrests have been made as of Wednesday, Essex County prosecutors said.
The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, a town spokesperson said.
Police arrested a person for disorderly conduct, but have not apprehended the victim’s assailant, authorities said Friday.
Officials say the owner of the Kwenyan brand, which had a clinic in West Orange, also defrauded Medicaid and Progressive Insurance.
A firefighter was treated for heat stress, and a pet dog was resuscitated and taken to an emergency animal hospital, authorities said.
Authorities have accused a school principal in West Orange of driving under the influence after she crashed her car.
An abandoned building that caught fire in Orange is being demolished, but it is still unknown what caused the blaze, authorities said.
Police from several towns teamed up to locate the 77-year-old woman, who was found near the Essex Fells Country Club Golf Course.
The parking area caved in Sunday morning on Scotland Road.
Authorities said the missing teen was last seen at her home in the city of Orange. She may be headed to New York City.
In the space of a week, West Orange saw a shooting inside an AutoZone and an armed robbery at an Exxon gas station, police said.
A victim was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
A North Carolina man died after he was shot near a park in East Orange, authorities said.
A teenage feud that began on social media turned physical at West Orange’s July 4th fireworks show, authorities said.
An Orange resident has been accused of fatally shooting an East Orange man, authorities said.
East Orange police found the victim on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound. An investigation continues, authorities said.
The driver of a Toyota Highlander hit a pedestrian in Orange and continued into West Orange. The car may be damaged, authorities said.
A fatal shooting in Union County claimed the life of a 24-year-old West Orange resident, authorities said.
A fatal hit-and-run claimed a man’s life in Essex County. Neither vehicle remained at the scene, prosecutors said.
Several hikers found a body with gunshot wounds at the reservation in March near the border of West Orange and Montclair.
A West Orange man has been accused of fatally shooting an Orange resident in East Orange, authorities said.
The victim lived alone in a single-family home in East Orange, authorities said.
The man is safe at a nearby hospital, but as of Monday morning, no family members have been located, West Orange authorities said.
A West Orange man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in North Jersey.
The shootings took place in East Orange, Irvington and Orange. Each involved a male victim, authorities said.
A West Orange man employed as a food services worker at a NJ high school has been accused of distributing images of child sexual abuse.