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Update: MapSO Citizens Truth & Reconciliation Commission Sept 14 Hearing Postponed

Updated September 14, 2017 from the MapSO Citizens Truth & Reconciliation Commission: “Upon discussion with our student leaders, the Black Parents Workshop and the MapSO…

Prosecutor’s Office Seeks Help in Murder of Maplewood Resident Deborah Burton

From the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office: Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announced today that the…

July 5, 2016 Maplewood Police Audio Tapes: ‘Get ‘Em Down Elmwood!’

Nearly 80 Maplewood Police audio recordings — most not even one minute long — were released to Village Green on July 25, adding another layer…

Maplewood TC Votes 5-0 to Release July 5, 2016 Police Tapes

The Maplewood Township Committee voted 5-0 tonight to release all video and audio from an incident on July 5, 2016 involving the arrest of four local…

Community Member Calls for Release of Police Audio, Video from July 5 Maplewood Fireworks Incident

A member of the Maplewood community is calling for Maplewood Township and the Maplewood Police Department to release police audio and video recordings from incidents…

Maplewood Hires Outside Firm to Investigate Alleged July 5 Racial Profiling by Police

Maplewood Township agreed to hire an outside firm to conduct an independent assessment into an alleged case of racial profiling by police last July. The…

53-Year-Old Man Fatally Assaulted in Maplewood Home

Updated at 11:58; the ECPO initially provided the wrong age and birth year of the victim; we have updated the headline and the article. Updated…

Former Postal Worker Charged with Distribution of Cocaine Using Short Hills Addresses

From the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office: Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray announced today that Amanda Cruz, 22, of Newark has been…

County Investigation Into Alleged Racial Profiling by Maplewood PD on July 5 Continues

An investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office into allegations of racial profiling by the Maplewood Police during incidents following the town fireworks on July…

Second Suspect in Maplewood Triple Homicide Now in Custody

Early Saturday morning, authorities arrested one of two men charged in a January triple murder in Maplewood. Lavelle T. Davis, 33, of Galloway, NJ, was…