Essex County Prosecutor's Office

A 75-year-old gospel singer from New Jersey has been charged with criminal sexual contact, unlicensed practice of medicine and luring and adult, according to Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Albert J. Lewis, of Newark, was arrested Tuesday at his home, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II announced Thursday. Prosecutors allege a 41-year-old Congolese national, reported to police that...

New Jersey officials have temporarily suspended the certification of a home health aide accused of recklessly causing the death of an 85-year-old woman in her care at a nursing home

The New Jersey man arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl told authorities that the mummified human remains found in his closet were online purchases, law enforcement sources tell News 4.

A nursing assistant has been charged with manslaughter in the death of an 85-year-old woman who was in her care

The Newark police officer charged with manslaughter for allegedly shooting and killing a man fleeing a traffic stop after a harrowing pursuit caught on his own body camera tells News 4 in an exclusive interview that he would do it again if put in the same situation.

Seven people were hit by gunfire in separate Newark shootings that happened just minutes apart, leaving one person dead, police sources said

The owner of a Nutley tanning salon has been arrested for allegedly filming customers without their knowledge

New Jersey State Police and prosecutors executed search warrants at a school bus company’s business offices Friday morning as part of an ongoing investigation into school bus safety.

Family tension appeared to hit a boiling point on Wednesday morning when Wendy Williams’ estranged husband, Kevin Hunter, and their son, Kevin Hunter Jr., reportedly got into a fight.

A 29-year-old stranger allegedly tried to snatch a toddler as she rode a scooter on a Queens street Monday, then busted into a neighboring home and held a teacher at knifepoint, authorities say.

A Newark police officer is facing manslaughter charges after prosecutors say he shot and killed a man fleeing a traffic stop earlier this year.

While Wendy Williams and her longtime husband Kevin Hunter are in the midst of a divorce, a fight allegedly broke out between him and their 18-year-old son, Kevin Hunter Jr. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey confirmed to E! News that the teen was arrested by West Orange police and charged with alleged simple assault following an incident...

A 33-year-old New Jersey man was indicted for possessing more than 100,000 child pornography images, authorities say.

Authorities say an off-duty state prison corrections officer shot and wounded a suspect during an attempted robbery in Newark.

A woman whose skeletal remains were found in an abandoned carriage house behind a New Jersey funeral home was murdered, prosecutors say.

A gun buyback event in Newark funded primarily by a lawyers’ association brought in more than 300 weapons.

Federal authorities say 1 million pounds of pork products allegedly smuggled from China have been seized at a New Jersey port.

Four people face charges in a wild brawl at an Applebee’s inside Long Island’s Green Acres Mall over the weekend, a fight that left one of the suspects with a punctured lung and another facing cocaine-related charges, authorities say.

Chaos unfolded inside a New Jersey Chinese restaurant after somebody opened fire, killing a man.

A Newark police officer who fatally shot a man and wounded another during a vehicle pursuit last month has been suspended while authorities investigate whether the shooting was justified.