Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
State troopers tried to pull over a car near the American Dream Mall and it sped away. Here’s what happened next, authorities say.
Investigators found thousands of images and hundreds of videos depicting child pornography on his phone, prosecutors said.
The ceremony saw the swearing-in of West Orange’s new police chief, Matthew Feula. Seven local officers received promotions.
A changing of the guard has taken place at the West Orange Police Department.
Sisters died on Thanksgiving trying to save their father from a fire in an Essex County home, prosecutors said.
A police investigation continues, authorities said.
Three bomb threats were directed at schools in West Orange. Here's what we know so far.
Police are seeking the public's help with the investigation.
Four women have been accused of "human trafficking" a teenage girl. Three have been arrested and one remains at-large, prosecutors said.
A Bloomfield resident has been charged with vehicular homicide. Several other people were injured in the crash, prosecutors said.
The victim was shot in the back – killing him instantly, Essex County prosecutors said.
A “multi-million-dollar heroin mill” allegedly run by two brothers from the Oranges has been shut down, authorities said.
Volunteers assisted eight people in two families with temporary lodging, food, clothing and other immediate needs, the Red Cross reported.
The missing woman walked away from her home around midnight, police said.
Here are the town’s violent crime numbers dating back to 1986 – and how it looks on a chart, as per the FBI.
The man refused to give any information about how the injury happened or who was responsible, police said.
The crash caused a lamppost on the sidewalk to go through the floor of an apartment above a storefront, authorities said.
“We are able to send a drone to an emergency anywhere in the city within four seconds flat. That’s a game changer.”
Police asked for help finding a missing person in Essex County. He has since been located.
Police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 86-year-old man who was last seen in Essex County.
The missing East Orange woman is non-verbal. She was last seen heading to Newark, and is known to frequent Orange, police said.
A West Orange resident is one of three suspects arrested in connection with a shooting in Verona, authorities say.
The geriatric animal – a 20-year-old black bear named Jelly – was discovered by zoo staff in less than five minutes.
A man wanted for homicide was recently apprehended in the Oranges, authorities said.
About 18 acres burned before firefighters got the blaze under control, authorities said.
The missing person was located in both cases, authorities said.
The driver was towing a vehicle owned by the councilman’s relative at the time, prosecutors said.
A West Orange resident has been accused of taking photos of people in the bathroom of a gym in Verona, police say.
The 38-year-old walked away from his family after being taken to a rehab center with a head injury, West Orange police said.
The adjunct professor – a West Orange resident – has been accused of “sexually inappropriate contact” with an adult student.
A wave of vehicle burglaries took place at a local shopping center in the week leading up to Thanksgiving, police said.
Someone has been falsely identifying himself as an Essex County sheriff’s officer. Here’s the name to look out for, police said.