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 ...

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

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

Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda on Monday urged anyone with information about the killing to come forward. A reward of up to $35,000 ...

“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 ...

Imam Hassan Sharif, one of the leaders of the Masjid Muhammad mosque, was shot multiple times on Jan. 3, 2024, just ahead of ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after a New Jersey police officer was fatally shot and another was seriously injured Friday night as officers responded to reports of suspects with ...

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark police officer, after shots were exchanged between police and a group.

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