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

Investigators have released video of a crash that killed a driver during a 2024 police pursuit in East Orange, and have also ...

Family members of Wali Bey, a 43-year-old father of two, joined over 80 protesters at police headquarters as the state ...

New York State Police said the crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on I-97 south in Elizabethtown.

In New Jersey, towns like Hoboken are cracking down on everyday items like plastic utensils, while others tackle noisy leaf ...

George C. Richardson (1931-2021) was a maverick civil rights leader who served four terms in the New Jersey State Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s.

There has been an uptick in burglaries of homes and vehicles in the West Essex area, according to a warning issued by police ...

Bishop Reginald T. Jackson was one of the most politically influential and respected Black ministers in New Jersey in the ...

Moshe Glick was indicted for injuring a pro-Palestinian protester outside a West Orange synagogue. A Muslim group is blasting his pardon.

The special election to fill New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s vacated congressional seat already presented candidates with an ...