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

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

Five North Bergen police officers claim Chief Robert Farley harassed them by defecating on floors, exposing himself, ...

Joseph Azcona, 26, was still in his police car when he was shot on Friday night, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

Two police officers were shot Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, that left one dead and the other critically injured.

One Newark police officer was fatally shot and another injured in a shooting Friday night. The officer who died was Joseph Azcona, 26, with five years on the force One Newark police officer was ...

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.

A New Jersey man was wanted in connection with a stabbing and threatening to kill someone, police said. Authorities arrested ...

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 has been charged with murder after a police officer was killed and another was injured in a shooting Friday evening in Newark, New Jersey. Officer Joseph Azcona, a five-year veteran ...