Why were those sirens wailing? Patch recaps some of Essex County’s recent public safety, police, fire and EMS stories.

Chief Johnson, the newly appointed Chief of Police in Bloomfield, expressed his enthusiasm for stepping into his new role, ...

Two drivers — one from Oakland County, the other from Macomb County — were killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash in Troy on ...

Talan Bacote scored 23 points to lead Bloomfield to a 57-42 win over Belleville in Bloomfield. Bloomfield (6-4) led 29-18 over Belleville in the first half. Belleville (2-7) cut the lead with a 16 ...

Police are investigating a robbery at a bank in Bloomfield on Friday. Officers responded to the Chase Bank in the Copaco Shopping Plaza around 11:30 a.m. on the report of a robbery and were told a man ...

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (WTNH) — Bloomfield police say they’re searching for two suspects accused of stealing $1,000 from a local bank on Friday. The robbery was reported at the Chase Bank in the ...

Police are still investigating and are asking anyone with information to contact the Bloomfield Police Department’s Detective Unit at 860-242-5501. Advertisement About Our Ads ...

Police are investigating a robbery at a bank in Bloomfield on Friday. Officers responded to the Chase Bank in the Copaco Shopping Plaza around 11:30 a.m. on the report of a robbery and were told a ...

PROSPECT, Conn. (WTNH) — A person was extricated from a car after crashing into a pole in Prospect early Friday morning, state police said. At around 1:52 a.m., Troop I responded to the area of ...

A BMW owner went to a body shop to pick up his car, but it was missing, police say. See details about two other recent ...