When asked how the child died, the mother told police 'maybe it was pills. I mean I choked him. Something like that.' ...

Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

Serious concerns'' raised over a New Jersey police department's handling of a deadly shooting that reportedly involved a state trooper has prompted a county prosecutor's office to take over the ...

Privacy advocates are pushing for stronger protections. Gov. Murphy signed legislation allowing the creation of mobile IDs in ...

In a wide-ranging interview, Zohran Mamdani was pressed about his affordability agenda, police pay and said he would “absolutely” support Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill in her ...

Authorities are searching the Missouri River after a rental car connected to a missing person was pinged in the area.

A passenger was killed in a fiery, one-vehicle crash in Cape May County on Tuesday afternoon, but Good Samaritans were able ...

A synagogue in Rutherford, New Jersey, went up in flames early Friday, drawing a response from firefighters across Bergen County before the building collapsed. No injuries were reported, but police ...

A pickup truck driver died Thursday morning following a chain reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that involved four ...

An investigation into the shooting deaths of two people and the apparent suicide of a suspect, a state trooper, “raised ...

Pittstown prepares to say goodbye to Semanchik and Webb, victims of a heartbreaking double homicide, with memorial services ...

The Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office has taken control of Franklin Township’s police department after its investigation ...