Gov. Phil Murphy has picked Essex County's surrogate-- a former municipal judge -- to take over as the county's acting prosecutor. Theodore "Ted" Stephens II replaces Robert Laurino, a career ...

A major law enforcement sweep recently ended with dozens of arrests in Essex County, prosecutors say. According to the Essex ...

The acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced that a review of the Uniform Crime Reporting statistics for Essex County in 2023 revealed 57 homicides have been committed so ...

Several hikers discovered the body Friday on the trail at Eagle Rock Reservation on the border of West Orange and Montclair, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens ...

“We take any allegation of misconduct on the part of law enforcement seriously,’’ acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said in a statement announcing the conclusion of the ...

J., police officer is facing multiple charges including vehicular manslaughter after the Essex County prosecutor, Theodore N. Stephens, II, announced in a news release that the officer is accused ...

A 44-year-old Perth Amboy man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to striking two pedestrians in Nutley while driving drunk on Valentine's Day 2024, killing a man who was out ...

That you can run, but you can't hide,” said acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II. Officials say that four of the people arrested were wanted for homicides and that 12 have alleged ...

“We can say with as much clarity as we can - there's no continuing threat to this community,” said Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens. One woman who was inside the hotel said she didn ...

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced the charges filed against 25-year-old Newark Police Officer Louis Santiago on Wednesday. According to a press release from the ...