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

Law enforcement hopes the man can be identified by his slow, distinctive walk. Police only identified him as a person of interest. No arrests have been made in connection to the imam’s death on Jan. 3 ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon in the fatal shooting of a Newark police officer Friday, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens says.

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 ...

“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 ...