Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories.
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.
Authorities have identified the shooting victim found on a hiking trail at Eagle Rock Reservation near West Orange and Montclair.
The victim was found on a hiking trail at Eagle Rock Reservation on the West Orange and Montclair border, authorities said.
Community policing has helped reduce the crime rate in West Orange, including a new program that pairs mental health workers with cops.
The victim of a deadly home fire in New Jersey ran back into the house to save her cats, authorities say.
The woman, unconscious and with no pulse, was pulled from the burning home. She died later Sunday at St. Barnabas Medical Center Burn Unit.
Police launched an investigation after three swastikas were found drawn on a sidewalk outside a temple in Essex County.
Essex County authorities are offering a $5,000 reward in an attempt to catch the person or people who fatally shot an East Orange man.
Authorities charged an Essex County man with aggravated sexual assault of a minor after collecting DNA evidence.
An Essex County girl died of “blunt force trauma,” authorities said. Her mother’s boyfriend has been charged with murder.
Authorities charged a New Jersey man with endangering the welfare of a child after a 4-year-old girl died in Essex County.
Update: An East Orange man fired a gun, “grazing” an off-duty West Orange police officer’s head, authorities said.
An off-duty police officer was injured while trying to stop a robbery in West Orange. A potential suspect is in custody, authorities said.
West Orange officials are condemning what they called a “despicable” act after three swastikas were found near a local house of worship.
Jamie Moore, 39, of East Orange has been ordered to home confinement as she awaits trial, multiple news outlets reported.
Joseph Triplett, 32, of East Orange was sentenced Monday to federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
VIDEO: Jamie Moore begged for help finding her missing daughter. Now, the 39-year-old mother has been charged with child endangerment.