The arrestees have been accused of crimes that include robbery, assault and unlawful weapon possession, police said.

Newark Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, has been posthumously promoted to sergeant, officials announced Friday during his funeral.

A federal civil rights suit says a pair of Black teenagers were verbally harassed last July by two Newark Police officers who then slammed them against a wall and punched one in the face ...

The teenager accused of killing a Newark Police sergeant in March will be tried as an adult, federal prosecutors say. Investigators say the 14-year-old boy shot and killed 26-year-old Det.

A 14-year-old boy in Newark, New Jersey, allegedly shot and killed a police detective, sparking a conversation about gun violence. The incident highlights the dangers faced by law enforcement ...

His surviving police partner was still recovering from his wounds and not able to make the service, which drew dignitaries such as Gov. Phil Murphy and US Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), a former Newark ...

Road closures were reported near Newark due to the large turnout expected for Joseph Azcona's funeral. NEWARK − Family, friends and members of law enforcement gathered at the Cathedral Basilica ...

The funeral for fallen Newark Police Det. Joseph Azcona, 26, was held at Cathedral Basilica Roman Catholic Church. He was posthumously promoted to sergeant during Friday's service. Azcona was shot ...

A stellar season recently took the Newark Area Special Olympics men’s basketball team all the way to Ohio State. Newark reached the state championship for the first time in program history.

The funeral for Sgt. Joseph Azcona, a New Jersey police officer killed in the line of duty, was held Friday in Newark. Azcona, a five-year member of the Newark Police Department, was shot and ...

A Newark New Jersey police officer who was killed in a flurry of bullets fired by a 14-year-old in Newark while he was still in his car last week. Jose Azcona “So I can help make the community I ...