Members of the Newark Police Department were recognized for their service on Thursday during a ceremony to honor their ...

Azcona and his partner were in the northern, Broadway section of Newark, just a few blocks away from the Passaic River in the city’s second police precinct. The gunfire erupted around 6:30 p.m ...

He landed a 2023 medal for excellence from the police department for a traffic stop that netted two handguns, the Newark Lodge Officer of the Month in 2022 and a Newark 4th Precinct citation in ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting and killing Newark Police Det. Joseph Azcona and critically wounding another officer as they were investigating illegal gun ...

On the wall of an upstairs bedroom in Nereida Vargas’ apartment are all the awards and commendations her son received while serving as a police officer in Newark. The detective, who was killed ...

The detective, who was killed Friday night, was awarded four command citations, a 2023 medal for excellence by the Newark Police Department, detailing a stop that resulted in the confiscation of ...

Let’s face it, America: we have a serious problem. That problem is politically motivated violence, it’s been around for a ...