Police & Fire
By TAPINTO EAST ORANGE/ORANGE STAFF
May 29, 2026
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Motorists traveling through East Orange should expect overnight delays on Interstate 280 this week as the New Jersey Department of Transportation advances a major bridge replacement project over the highway.NJDOT announced that lane closures and temporary traffic stoppages will ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Pride, gratitude, and history filled East Orange City Hall Plaza on April 13 as the city honored a new class of police and fire department leaders during a public promotions ceremony attended by family, friends, fellow first responders, elected officials, city administrators, and ...
ORANGE, NJ — The City of Orange Township gathered Saturday evening at Monte Irvin Orange Park to honor the women who show up when the calls come in. Police officers, firefighters, nurses, educators, and community leaders filled the room for what Director of Community Affairs Wendy Sykes called a ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Authorities are investigating a fatal crash involving a New Jersey Transit bus that killed a Newark woman early Monday morning in East Orange, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.Theodore N. Stephens II announced that the incident occurred on March 16 at ...
ORANGE, NJ — Firefighters from the Orange Fire Department were among several mutual aid companies that responded Monday afternoon to assist the South Essex Fire Department in battling a three-alarm blaze that broke out in downtown South Orange.The fire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. at the ...
SOMERSET, NJ - The search for a permanent leader of Franklin Township’s public safety operations ended where it began. Township Manager Robert Vornlocker announced Tuesday evening that Acting Director Lloyd Fredericks — a former East Orange public safety official — has been officially appointed to ...
ORANGE, NJ — An Orange resident was fatally struck while riding an electric bicycle along Main Street, authorities confirmed this week.The crash occurred along the city’s Main Street commercial corridor, one of Orange’s busiest and most heavily trafficked areas. Emergency responders arrived shortly ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Police Department is entering 2026 with encouraging public safety data and a renewed commitment to youth engagement across the city.According to EOPD’s January 2026 Performance Report, overall crime declined by 3 percent compared to the same period last year — a ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - Officials responded to a significant early morning fire that occurred Sunday, January 11, at an apartment building located at 85 Washington Street in East Orange.According to a statement from Mayor Ted R. Green, the East Orange Fire Department was dispatched to the scene at ...
ORANGE, NJ - On a cold December afternoon, families began lining up outside the Freddie Pohill Law and Justice Complex in Orange, N.J., children bundled in winter coats and clutching the hands of parents and grandparents. Inside, rows of brightly wrapped toys filled tables and hallways, the result ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The East Orange Police Department is asking for public assistance in locating a missing person. 44-year-old Asha Crocker was last seen on November 21 at 9 a.m. She is described as being 5’4” and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black long ...
ORANGE, NJ — A fire in Orange on Thanksgiving killed two sisters, according to a news release Friday from Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and City of Orange Township Fire Department Chief Derrick Brown. Frantzia Fleury, 49, and her sister, Pojanee Fleury, 42, died in a fire at 660 ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - The East Orange Police Department is asking for public assistance in locating a missing person. 44-year-old Asha Crocker was last seen on November 21 at 9 a.m. She is described as being 5’4” and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black long ...
ORANGE, NJ — A traffic stop turned violent late Saturday afternoon when New Jersey State Police officers were involved in a shootout near the Center Street exit ramp of Interstate 280 in Orange.The area remains closed as investigators process the active scene. Law enforcement sources confirm that ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A man was shot and killed Tuesday in East Orange and prosecutors are calling the investigation active and ongoing.A man, identified as 36-year-old Hamza Abdul-Haqq of East Orange, was found lying in the street near 252-256 North Clinton St., on Tuesday around 12:40 p.m. He was ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ - Annual fire hydrant inspections have begun in East Orange. The City of East Orange says that during this process, water may become brown from sediment that has built up in the water mains. Residents are advised to avoid doing laundry for several hours if hydrants are being tested ...
NEWARK, NJ — An Orange Police Sergeant has been indicted by an Essex County Grand Jury on multiple counts of official misconduct and falsifying public records, prosecutors said in a news release Friday.Prosecutors say Sgt. Yolanda Holmes, 44, of Somerset, forged the signatures of a fellow officer ...
NEWARK, NJ — Two brothers from East Orange were arrested as the Essex County Sheriff’s Office dismantled a multimillion-dollar heroin trafficking operation stretching from Essex County to The Bronx, the Essex County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release late Tuesday evening.The takedown led ...
EAST ORANGE, NJ — The City of East Orange has launched a new drone program to enhance police and fire emergency responses, making it one of the first in the region to use drone technology as a first-response tool.“We are able to send a drone to an emergency anywhere in the city within four seconds ...
Orange, NJ — A residential parking garage at 53 South Essex Avenue erupted in chaos late Wednesday night when a parked vehicle suddenly burst into flames, sending thick plumes of smoke through the lower levels of the building and triggering a fast-acting emergency response.The incident occurred ...
Orange, NJ - A silver Nissan Sentra veered onto the front lawn of Orange City Hall on Thursday afternoon, jumping the curb and smashing into a light pole before coming to a halt on the municipal grounds. The vehicle sustained significant front-end damage and had to be towed from the scene. No ...
East Orange, NJ- Law enforcement officers from East Orange and Newark responded to reports of gunfire early Saturday morning near the border of Newark’s West Ward.According to initial information, a ShotSpotter device detected multiple shots fired in the vicinity of Maybaum and Whittlesey Streets, ...
East Orange, NJ-The New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC) welcomed Class 257 – 128 graduates of the Department’s Training Academy – into the Department’s ranks of Correctional Police Officers. Class 257 is the largest graduating class of recruits in seven years – all graduates have ...
Orange, NJ- Authorities in Orange are investigating a shooting that occurred early Monday morning, leaving one man injured.Police responded to reports of gunfire on Hillyer Street in the pre-dawn hours. Upon arrival, they found a male victim with a gunshot wound. Emergency medical teams quickly ...
East Orange, NJ-A vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of the 7-Eleven located at 247 Freeway Drive East in East Orange on Sunday evening, January 12, 2025.The victim informed responding police officers that their vehicle was stolen at gunpoint.A "Be On the Lookout" (BOLO) alert was issued, ...
East Orange, NJ-The “door kick challenge” is when someone kicks the door to a stranger’s home, records it for social media, and then leaves the scene.According to EOPD, “the door-kicking challenge is not just a harmless trend.” Videos on TikTok suggest this challenge is happening in cities across ...
East Orange, NJ- A woman was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Alexander Street and South Orange Avenue on the border of East Orange and Newark on Sunday evening. The incident occurred shortly before 5:30 p.m. and Emergency responders from Newark were ...
East Orange, NJ -A young man's life was tragically taken just days before Christmas in East Orange following a shooting that is now being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The incident occurred on the evening of December 22nd, when a motor vehicle crashed at the intersection of ...
East Orange, NJ-Authorities in Essex County are investigating a shooting that occurred in East Orange on Sunday night, December 22nd.Initial reports indicate that East Orange Police responded to a crash at the intersection of North Arlington and New Street around 8:40 p.m. Upon arrival, officers ...
East Orange, NJ-Bloomfield Police are investigating an assault on a crossing guard that occurred on the morning of December 19, 2024.The Bloomfield Police Department issued a statement stating that officers responded to reports of an attack at the intersection of Glenwood and Llewellyn Avenues ...