Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

Emergency crews responded to a serious multi-vehicle collision involving three cars at 15 Bloomfield Ave in the Mt. | Contact Police Accident Reports (888) 657-1460 for help if you were in this ...

Multiple cars were reportedly targeted by a thief or thieves in the same area of Bloomfield Township recently, and a total of $10,000-plus in cash and other items were stolen, police said. The ...

A Bloomfield company that develops large-scale warehouses is looking for East Granby to rezone a prime piece of former tobacco farmland a few miles from Bradley International Airport and just down ...

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois.

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A local postal worker became the victim of road rage last week, and police are still looking for the armed suspect.

The delivery is made by volunteers of the Lions Club, about six to eight of them. The flowers are bought from a wholesaler in Bloomfield, said Paul Sanderson, the treasurer of the club. Sanderson said ...

Deputy Chief Joseph Rooney, 40, was promoted to the top rank at the Wayne Community Center on Pike Drive. The auditorium in the former YMCA was swarming with family supporters and elected leaders from ...

Charlie Rodriguez surrendered to New Britain Police Headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 6, where he was processed without incident, New Britain spokesperson Rachel Zaniewski said. Rodriguez is accused of ...