Jayshawn Boyd walked out of medical isolation—and into a gang unit. Moments later, his life was changed forever.

Mountainside police faced a standoff with Tom Ronckovitz, who barricaded himself inside his home and fired shots, resulting ...

LINDEN – Two city men have been charged in a shooting last month outside the Wendy’s on South Wood Avenue. Jevan Carrie, 19, ...

After serving 25 years, James Comer was released thanks to the ACLU’s decade-long fight for him and others that transformed ...

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

A 48-year-old New Jersey man was arrested after an hours-long armed standoff, during which he fired multiple shots at ...

Tom Ronckovitz was charged with attempted murder, a first-degree crime, aggravated assault causing or attempting to cause ...

The 19-year-old charged in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after fleeing to Warren County following the September killing, authorities said.

Delaney Hall in Newark is run by The GEO Group, which has a billion-dollar contract with ICE to use the facility as an ...

A Phillipsburg teen charged in the killing of a 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in a raid at a town apartment, authorities said. Jahlan Odums, 19, formerly of Newark, Essex County, and now the ...