Police & Fire
By TAPINTO WEST ORANGE STAFF
August 21, 2024
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Prospect Auto owner Derrick Weng took to Facebook to express his gratitude for West Orange Police Department's quick and efficient handling of an attempted car theft at his business. "I want to extend a huge thanks and show my appreciation to the West Orange Police Department ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The township has issued an update on the water main break in West Orange. Work is estimated to be completed by 12:00 p.m. on August 17. Eagle Rock Ave. (ERA) will continue to be closed from Pleasant Valley Way to Prospect Avenue. There will be a soft closure at ERA and ...
BELLEVILLE, NJ - New Jersey Assemblyman Michael Venezia, Assemblywoman Carmen Morales, and Sentaor Britnee Timberlak announced a grant for the Belleville, Bloomfield and Nutley Fire Departments to ensure proper training at Belleville Fire Headquarters. A grant of $500,000 was awarded to the fire ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - A Montclair resident was startled awake by standing outside his bedroom door holding a flashlight, say police officials. On July 23, 2024, a resident of Sunset Park told police that while asleep on the second floor of his home, he was startled awake by the sight of a flashlight ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and West Orange Police Chief James P. Abbott have announced that authorities charged a teacher for an assault on an 11-year-old student at Mt. Carmel Guild Academy on Valley Way in West Orange. Smith is on the autism ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- The community continues to reel from the tragic loss of a grandmother and her grandsons in a house fire on Liberty Street at around 11 a.m. on Sunday, July 14. Police have identified the woman as Grace Drury, age 75. The children were 3 and 8 years old. No names were released as ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- A fire on Liberty Street in West Orange took the lives of two children, ages 3 and 7, and another person in their 70s. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, West Orange Police Chief James P. Abbott and West Orange Fire Chief Anthony Vecchio have announced that ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange’s first female Hispanic officer, Karen Roach Mango, grew up in West Orange after her family emigrated from Peru in 1990. She was a substitute teacher in Orange before joining the police department in 2004. Mango offered a learning series called the Older Police ...
MONTCLAIR, NJ - A Montclair Public library branch in Montclair was evacuated on Sunday after someone made a bomb threat via email. No explosive devices have been found, a police investigation is ongoing, authorities said. According to police, on Sunday, June 30 at 3:59 p.m., the Montclair Police ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Mayor McCartney, aided by Fire Chief Vecchio, swore in eight Probationary Firefighters at the West Orange Township Council meeting on June 25. They are: Recruit Vincenzo Abbattista, Recruit Shai Bialer, Recruit Patrick Bolan, Recruit Shane Kistner, Recruit Raymond Larsen, Recruit ...
NEW JERSEY -- With the 2024 Hurricane Season officially started, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) is urging individuals with disabilities to sign up for the NJ Register Ready- Special Needs Registry. NJ Register Ready helps people with disabilities in times of emergency such as hurricanes.
MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Police Chief Todd Conforti and members of the Montclair Police Department participated in the 41st Annual Law Enforcement Torch Run on Friday, June 7. Participants ran a 6.5-mile route to raise awareness and funds for the Special Olympics. The run commenced at the ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ -- On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at 9:21a.m., the West Orange Police Department (WOPD) responded to 83 Northfield Avenue on a report of a robbery at the Ascendia Bank. The WOPD reported that a masked male entered the bank and handed a note to the teller demanding a specified amount of ...
WEST ORANGE, NJ — During the June 10 town council meeting, members approved an ordinance to have a study done to determine if motorists are stopping at specific intersections with stop signs. The ordinance amends and supplements Chapter 7, Traffic subsection 7-20. Town Council President Bill ...
MILLBURN, NJ -- Police shot a bear in the Locust Grove region of South Mountain Reservation before noon on June 10. According to a statement by Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura, the bear had cornered a mother and daughter. Police reported that when they arrived, the bear charged at them.