A 14-year-old is facing murder charges in the shooting death of Newark Police Detective Joseph Azcona — but current New Jersey law prevents him from being tried as an adult. Now, the detective ...

Two Newark police officers were shot around 6:35 p.m. Friday evening, one critically injured, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Both officers were rushed to University Hospital ...

(WBRE/WYOU) — The FBI is searching for a Pennsylvania man wanted after a stabbing in New Jersey that killed another man. FBI Newark ... member of the Latin Kings gang, stabbed Franceschi ...

Services for Detective Joseph Azcona will be held at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark at 10:30 a.m.

According to a recent Statewide Gang Assessment from the New Jersey State Police, there are an estimated 12,500 gang members in the state and another 3,500 gang members behind bars. Some gangs have ...

On the wall of an upstairs bedroom in Nereida Vargas’ apartment are all the awards and commendations her son received while serving as a police officer in Newark. The detective, who was killed ...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story misstated that a 14-year-old suspect was dead. The story has been updated. NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) – A police officer was killed and another was ...

A 14-year-old shot and killed a police officer and wounded another Friday evening in New Jersey, authorities said ... was part of a Newark police intelligence team that had gone to capture ...

Detective Joseph Azcona was shot and killed, and another detective was injured in a shooting on Friday night in Newark, New Jersey, Essex County Prosecutor Theordore Stephens announced on Saturday.

NEWARK — A city police officer was killed ... Fox, the president of the Fraternal Order of Police-New Jersey State Lodge, said in a statement posted on Facebook. "One Officer has made the ...

The Home Office said the “road map” agreed by Mr Hewitt and Mr Stefanini identified four top priorities for border control. These were “disrupting criminal gangs, deterring illegal migrants from ...