Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.
Authorities have released more details about a tragic “murder-suicide” that took place in Essex County over the summer.
Four women have been accused of "human trafficking" a teenage girl. Three have been arrested and one remains at-large, prosecutors said.
Maplewood police arrested the man and charged him with lewdness and other unrelated outstanding warrants.
Here are the town’s violent crime numbers dating back to 1986 – and how it looks on a chart, as per the FBI.
The vehicles were left running or the keys were left inside in three of the four incidents, police said.
There is no imminent threat to the Maplewood community, authorities said.
A robbery took place in a student parking lot at Columbia High School, authorities said.
Maplewood police announced charges in connection with a shooting that took place in the township last year.
The victim was seriously injured in the attack, police said.
Maplewood police have arrested a suspect in a robbery that took place on Easter Sunday in the township, authorities say.
A man entered the store and took money from the register. When a worker tried to intervene, they got a punch in the chest, police said.
Burglars tried to sneak into two Maplewood homes through their first-floor windows. They didn’t get inside, police said.
The suspect stopped two juveniles and went through their pockets, removing personal items. Then he ran away, police said.
A Maplewood resident has been charged with several crimes in connection with gunfire that took place in the township, police said.
Drivers passing through the area should plan to use an alternate route, Maplewood police said.
Maplewood police recovered ballistic evidence at the scene, later identifying a “person of interest” in the shooting.
He was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary, Maplewood police said.
A Maplewood business and a home were burglarized on back-to-back days, authorities recently reported.
A wave of home burglaries and stolen vehicles was recently reported in Maplewood, police say. Here’s where the incidents happened.
A driver left their car running while making a delivery. When they returned, a man was waiting with a gun, Maplewood police said.
A New Jersey man with a history of gambling and substance abuse killed his mother to inherit $9 million, Essex County prosecutors said.
A home burglary recently took place in Maplewood, police said.
Three men robbed a victim as he was walking in Maplewood, authorities said.
Maplewood police apprehended three teens after they were spotted trespassing on driveways and entering a vehicle, authorities said.
“Let me get in the car,” one of the juveniles told the woman, brandishing a knife at her, Maplewood police said.
Someone recently stole a cash machine from a business in Maplewood, authorities said. Here's where it was found.
Emergency crisis negotiators were able to talk a man off a ledge of a four-story parking garage in Maplewood, authorities said.
Frank Sanchez, principal of Columbia High School, pleaded not guilty to several charges after he was arrested earlier this week.
Columbia High School principal Frank Sanchez was arrested Monday and charged with child endangerment and simple assault, prosecutors said.
The suspect placed a call for a delivery. When the worker showed up, he robbed them, police said.
Maplewood police shared their reports from the past week.
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Maplewood has canceled outdoor recreaton programming for Wednesday because of air quality issues related to the Canadian wildfires.
A car was stolen overnight in Maplewood last week, and 3 cars were burglarized in a 3-day period, police said.
A man was held up after he left the Bank of America ATM machine in Maplewood, police said.
Roads will close in Maplewood Monday morning. Plan an alternate route.
The Maplewood police released their reports from the past week, ranging from a computer theft from the Community Pool to break-ins.
The Maplewood police released a roundup of thefts and burglaries for the first week in May.