“He was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car,” Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens said of Azcona. Only the 14-year-old boy is charged in the case. The boy ...

An Essex County man has been charged with stealing $3,000 in equipment from six trucks parked in a Secaucus lot nearly three months ago, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Luis Najera ...

“All I know is a cop got killed. You better put them away for life.” Essex County officials have said Azcona — a five-year member of the force who was working a gun probe with federal ...

according to Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens. The five-year veteran of the force died Saturday morning surrounded by family at University Hospital, where Azcona’s yet unnamed partner ...

the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said during a press conference Saturday morning. Azcona died from his injuries just after 2 a.m. Saturday at Newark's University Hospital. Murphy's sentiments ...

the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said during a press conference Saturday morning. Azcona died from his injuries just after 2 a.m. Saturday at Newark's University Hospital. Another officer was ...

Azcona, 26, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, was killed in the line of duty during a shooting on Friday ...

Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II holds a news conference on Saturday, March 8, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (WABC-TV via AP) ...