(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Interview: Peter Harvey, former federal monitor and New Jersey attorney general
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Interview: Peter Harvey, former federal monitor and New Jersey attorney general
Newark Police DepartmentDetective Joseph Azcona was investigating illegal gun activity when he was killed
NJ Spotlight NewsPeter Harvey tells residents that recent audits show substantial progress

Nonessential traffic stops risk lives and take away from safety-related driving offenses

ARRIVE Together pairs mental health specialists with police
WCBS-TVNewark Mayor Ras Baraka said weapons tied to other crimes around the city were found

Praise for stronger bond between police and community
Newark Division of Public SafetyKendall Howard of East Orange is charged with two counts of attempted murder
AP/WABC-TVPolice say the suspect is still at large

The family of Carl Dorsey is suing the city and police department

Federal monitor Peter Harvey says the work was interrupted by the pandemic

Interview with Lt. Anthony Lima, head of Newark’s Police Shooting Response Team

But as long as decision-makers in police departments remain largely white, activists also say a more inclusive conversation can't take place

Newark Police Division clergy and citizen patrol hit the streets to hand out face masks and encourage residents to practice safety. But, the public safety ...

A host of Newark, state and federal officials came together Thursday to tout city statistics showing a significant reduction in crime reports in Newark.

Peter Harvey, the former state attorney general who’s overseeing a court-supervised reform of the Newark Police Department, told a community gathering this week that a ...

Newark's civilian complaint review board is facing another legal challenge.

The mayor says diversity is important in a mostly brown and black city with a police department that has a documented history of constitutional violations.

A lower court had declawed investigatory powers of Newark's Civilian Complaint Review Board. Last week, an appellate court decision reversed that and restored some CCRB ...

Coley's career includes 25 years on the Newark police force, during which time she became the first woman to serve as chief, then director, of ...