Joseph Azcona, 26, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, was gunned down Friday night by a 14-year-old, authorities said.

Lyndonville police with the assistance of Caledonia and Essex county sheriff’s departments arrested four people in a ...

The woodchuck got stuck in razor-sharp wire while attempting to scale a fence on Sunday morning, the Essex County Sheriff's Department said.

A woodchuck was rescued after getting stuck in a barbed-wire fence around the Essex County Sheriff’s Department in Middleton ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — There's a new sheriff in Essex County: Amir Jones. On Tuesday, the Essex County Clerk's Office confirmed to Patch that the results from the 2024 general election have been ...

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Gary Nash, a retired captain from the Essex County Sheriff's Office, is throwing his hat into the ring to replace Armando Fontoura this year. Fontoura recently announced that ...

Police Blotter, March 6 – March 19, 2025. March 8 – March 19, 2025: Motor Vehicle Rummage: Maplewood Police received reports ...

The Brooklyn man accused of gunning down William Ball Jr. on a back road in Elizabethtown last year has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and four other charges. Qwavon Harris, 29, of Linden Street, ...

Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. and Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones have announced that the county’s Code Blue procedures will be in effect from Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m. to ...

A 65-year-old fugitive who had been living in the woods was captured Tuesday afternoon on Long Hill Road after evading ...