Union County

Two officers in New Jersey are recovering tonight after a dog attack in Linden that ended with the dog being shot and killed. Adam Harding reports.

Police in New Jersey shot and killed a dog that attacked officers responding to a call about checking on animals’ welfare in Linden Friday morning, authorities say. The 600 block of Dewitt Street in Linden was teeming with law enforcement after the attack around 11 a.m. It wasn’t clear what prompted the call for a welfare check for the multiple…

A New Jersey man will spend decades in prison for the attempted murder of a Lyft driver and the assault of another passenger before carjacking the driver’s vehicle in April of 2019, according to prosecutors. Thirty-one-year-old Farrakhan Howard, of Bloomfield, was sentenced to 29 years: 24 years on the carjacking conviction, 18-year concurrent sentence on the attempted murder conviction, and…

A 2-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool in New Jersey Sunday afternoon, authorities say. Police in Union County’s Linden responding to a call about a possible drowning at a McKinley Street home around 5:15 p.m. Sunday say family members had already pulled the toddler from the water and were trying to revive him. He was taken to a...

Police in a New Jersey city are renewing their call for help in solving the shooting death of a young woman who was killed 10 years ago, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office. The Linden Police Department is members of the Union County Homicide Task Force said they continue to investigate the death of 18-year-old Amber Duncan-Wilson, who was…

A man riding a bicycle in a New Jersey town was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver who was speeding away from police after firing shots at officers, according to officials.

A man on a bicycle was killed in Plainfield, New Jersey after he was hit by a driver who was later apprehended after crashing into other vehicles, Gaby Acevedo reports.

The school year came to a chaotic end at a New Jersey high school, with a brawl breaking out on the last day of classes after someone set off fireworks in and outside the building.

Fights broke out at a New Jersey high school after someone set off fireworks inside the building. Pat Battle reports.

A New Jersey man who killed his ex-girlfriend and drove their toddler son to Tennessee with her body in the trunk last July was sentenced to 30 years in prison Friday.

A New Jersey parent was arrested after threatening to shoot her child’s school while on the phone with the principal, according to law enforcement.

The retired Clark Police Lieutenant who recorded racist and sexist remarks by Clark’s mayor says prosecutors in New Jersey have dropped the ball. “The handling of the investigation is lacking. They were in possession of evidence that showed racism and gender discrimination and they did nothing,” said Antonio Manata. Manata claims the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, now led by...

The retired police lieutenant who recorded shocking, racist comments by Clark, New Jersey, mayor has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that the Union County Prosecutor’s Office retaliated against him for being a whistleblower. Antonio Manata tells NBC New York’s Jonathan Dienst that civil rights violations and harassment have been unaddressed for years and prosecutors have failed to hold leaders accountable....