County officials say the program aims to create safer, more effective interactions between law enforcement and individuals ...

After more than a year, the shooting of Imam Hassan Sharif outside a Newark mosque remains unsolved, authorities said. Sharif ...

Orange Councilman Kerry Coley Jr. is charged with third-degree terroristic threats for an incident that allegedly occurred ...

One Newark police officer was fatally shot and another seriously injured in the city Friday night, according to the New ...

Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II invites Essex County high school students to apply for the 2025 Summer Youth ...

“He was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car,” said Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens. The second officer wounded in the shooting is expected to ...

according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II. The driver was towing a vehicle belonging to a relative of Councilman Kerry Conley Jr., prosecutors said. Conley Jr. voluntarily ...

They have not released his name, and have not said who shot first. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said officers arrived near the intersection of Broadway and Carteret Street around 6:30 ...

One gun and several suspects are in custody, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. “Our heart is heavy right now,” said Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda. “Our agency ...