Police and Fire

Attorney General’s Office Investigating Newark Police Shooting of South Orange Man

The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced that it is investigating the shooting death of South Orange resident Carl Dorsey III, 39, shortly after midnight…

South Orange Community Police Collaborative Committee: ‘Disparate Treatment on Full Display’ at U.S. Capitol Insurrection

The following official statement was submitted by Bobby Brown, South Orange Community Police Collaborative Committee Chairperson: CPC Statement in response to the insurrection at the…

Authorities Charge Son with Murdering His 70-Year-Old Mother in Maplewood

Authorities have arrested a 35-year-old Maplewood man and charged him with murdering his 70-year-old mother. On Monday shortly before 1 p.m., Gwen Avrut was found…

Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Investigating Possible Homicide at The Top in Maplewood

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a woman’s death in Maplewood. Katherine Carter of the ECPO confirmed the death in an email this evening,…

Maplewood Township Committee Honors First Responders at Annual Reorganization Meeting

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Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee on 2021: ‘There Is Truly a Light Ahead’

The following address by Maplewood Mayor Frank McGehee was delivered at the 2021 Maplewood Township Reorganization meeting on January 1, 2021 at Maplewood Town Hall.…

The Stories That Changed South Orange & Maplewood in 2020

Many will celebrate with true joy on New Year’s Eve as they turn the page on 2020 and leave behind a year that has wrought…

Maplewood Police Search for Driver in Hit-and-Run on Prospect St.

A driver responsible for a three-car accident on Prospect Street on Tuesday evening that caused minor injuries and significant vehicle damage fled the scene and…

South Orange Community Police Collaborative Discusses Use of Force, Data, Training & Social Workers

The following story was reported and written by Lindsay Gross, Opinions Co-Editor of the Columbian, the award-winning newspaper of Columbia High School. She is a…

Maplewood TC to Form Steering Cmte to Add Social Workers to Public Safety Departments

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