Police & Fire

MONTCLAIR, NJ - As snow is falling in Montclair, firefighters are fighting a blaze at the corner of Walnut St. and Valley on Thursday evening, according to reliable sources.

Details have not yet been released by the Montclair Fire Department. 

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VERONA, NJ - A Verona man was arrested Tuesday after being observed allegedly masturbating in his car on Oct. 1.  

According to police reports, two juveniles were walking home from school in the area of 510 Bloomfield Ave. when they saw Conor McGee, 35, masturbating in his parked car.  The two juveniles immediately reported the incident to Verona police, and provided a ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - A 28-year-old Montclair woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal accident in Montclair involving a NJ Transit train headed for New York Penn Station, Tuesday morning.

According to NJ Transit spokesperson, Lisa Torbic, Joan Juengling was identified as the victim. She was struck by the NJ Transit train near the Watchung Station, however, details have not ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - NJ Transit officials suspended service on the Montclair-Boonton line in both directions for nearly an hour, early Tuesday morning. The cause, fatal strike of a trespasser, officials confirm.

The train was traveling to New York Penn Station from Montclair State University at 4:55 AM, when the person was struck, said NJ Transit spokesperson Jim Smith.

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MONTCLAIR, NJ - Law enforcement officials have confirmed the fatal stabbing of a female victim in Montclair on Monday. The exact location and details surrounding the homicide have not yet been released.

However, eyewitnesses reported seeing police bring someone in a body bag out of a building located at 50 Greenwood Avenue sometime around 4pm. 

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VERONA, NJ - Four people were arrested on Oct. 26 after Verona police broke up a large party on Cypress Avenue.

According to reports, police responded at around 9 p.m. to a call of a large fight in progress.  When they arrived, the officers observed approximately 150 teenagers fleeing the area.  

Officers approached the residence where they found an adult man with facial ...

CEDAR GROVE, NJ - A Little Falls man was arrested twice in the same night for burglarizing vehicles in Cedar Grove on Friday.

The first incident occurred on Highview Terrace when a resident interrupted a car burglary, confronting and detaining the suspect until Cedar Grove police arrived.

According to police reports, officers responded the home at around 1:48 a.m. The homeowner ...

VERONA, NJ - The Verona Police Department’s uniformed Police Officers will begin utilizing Body Worn Cameras on or about November 1 2018. A Body Worn Camera (BWC) is a useful tool to capture audio and video when an Officer effects a Police action. BWCs have strengthened the trust between law enforcement and the community it serves. It furthers the public trust with a sense of ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Police shut down the upper part of Bloomfield Avenue near the vicinity of Montclair Kimberley Academy on Wednesday morning due to a pedestrian fatality, reports say.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is currently investigating the accident, in which, an adult male was struck and killed, law enforcement officials ...

NEWARK, NJ - The Essex County Sheriff's Office has responded to Saturday morning's mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue by implementing stronger security measures and urging more vigilance at local temples and other places of worship.

"Sheriff Armando ordered that the officers of his department has increased vigilance at and around all Essex County synagogues and other houses ...