Police Departments in Essex County Will Hire More Officers with Grant Money
Three law enforcement agencies in Essex County, NJ are set to receive federal grant money that will be used to hire additional cops to patrol streets. The Essex…

Newark Homicide Suspect Dies While Detained in Essex County Correctional Facility on Murder Charges
A Newark, NJ woman charged with murder and criminal weapons offenses recently died while she was being held at the Essex County Jail. The suspect, 30-year-old…

Irvington Man Arrested After He Allegedly Exposed Himself to Woman at Hoboken Train Station
Port Authority police officers recently arrested an Irvington man who reportedly committed a lewd act at the PATH station in Hoboken, New Jersey. The suspect is…

Newark Man Allegedly Shot into Parked Vehicle
A Newark, NJ man has been charged with first degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting. The suspect, 25-year-old Robert Steele, allegedly used a firearm to shoot the victim on the…

Belleville, NJ Authorities: Home Invasion Suspect Shot with Own Gun
Essex County police are looking into a Belleville, NJ home invasion that teft the alleged burglar dead. The burglary incident happened on Halloween night, at around 10:00 p.m. The suspect,…

Defendant in Newark Police Data Breach Likely to Avoid Prison
In Part One of this blog series, we learned about the arrests of two former officers with the Newark Police Department: police captain Anthony Buono and police officer Dino…

Newark Internal Affairs Investigation Results in Arrest of Police Captain Accused of Data Breach
A captain with the Newark Police Department was caught stealing confidential information from a computer database, ultimately resulting in the loss of his job with…