It was a weekday in October when “every parent's nightmare” became a reality for Jamie Moore of East Orange.
Surveillance video shows that she entered a deli in East Orange with an older man, but it does not appear to show them leaving together.
Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent police, fire and EMS stories.
An Orange resident helped to steal $10 million in HIV medicine from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Essex County, prosecutors said.
VIDEO: The search for a missing, 14-year-old girl continues in New Jersey, authorities said.
A 14-year-old girl was last seen more than two weeks ago. Police are asking for the public’s help finding her.
The youth was last seen leaving his grandmother’s home, West Orange police said. He's since been located.
A rockslide damaged cars and compromised an apartment building's structure, and now it's been deemed unsafe.
No arrests have been made as of Wednesday, Essex County prosecutors said.
The driver remained at the scene, authorities said.
“At this time, no arrests have been made,” prosecutors said Wednesday.
A missing Seton Hall University student was last seen in Passaic, which was hard-hit by flooding in Tropical Storm Ida, administrators said.
Local police departments in New Jersey must now release the names of officers who have received “major discipline.”
“At this time, no arrests have been made,” Essex County prosecutors said Monday.
A 31-year-old Kenilworth resident died after he was shot in East Orange. A second victim was wounded, but survived, police said.
Parents, family members and town officials fill a gym at Liberty Middle School on Friday to support their junior public safety academy stude
An ex-worker at a Veterans Affairs hospital in New Jersey helped to steal $10 million worth of HIV prescription medication, prosecutors say.
No arrests have been made as of Monday, authorities said.
The 39-year-old man shot at the victim, fled the scene, and surrendered the next day, according to the Prosecutor's Office.
SEE: “The future of the West Orange Police Department is right here in this photo.”
West Orange officers saw an “apparently intoxicated” man jumping on a parked cop car. Their response made the department proud, police said.
Authorities have canceled an AMBER Alert for an infant from East Orange after the baby was recovered.
A pair of West Orange’s “most dedicated police officers” earned an award for their response to a horrific accident, officials said.
Carjacking attempts were reported near ShopRite and the AMC Theater. West Orange police detained three juveniles and recovered a BB gun.
An East Orange man died and two other people were hospitalized, authorities said.
A fire at Norman Towers in East Orange claimed the life of a 61-year-old resident on Monday morning, authorities said.
According to the West Orange Police Department, there’s a “solemn pledge” that officers make when they commit to a career in public service.
Livingston officers helped to apprehend 3 people after a car chase. They were found with burglary proceeds from West Orange, police said.
UPDATED: A juvenile diagnosed with autism was reported missing in West Orange. He's since been found safe, police said.
A West Orange cop has saved five people with Narcan. The WOPD collected 21 pounds of prescription drugs during an annual takeback event.
A man claimed he was willing to die when he drove a truck into a building, injuring 3 people, including a pregnant woman, prosecutors said.
The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that only about 10 percent of perpetrators of child sexual abuse are strangers to the child.
West Orange police charged a man with stalking and burglary after he followed a woman and tried to enter her home, authorities said.
A shooting claimed the life of a teen in East Orange. No arrests have been made as of Wednesday, police said.
A triple shooting in Orange claimed the life of a 30-year-old victim and hospitalized two others on Wednesday night, prosecutors said.