“He was shot before he even had the opportunity to leave his police car,” Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens said of Azcona ... consider supporting NJ.com with a voluntary subscription.

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 ...

Joseph Azcona was arraigned from his hospital bed last week, according to the Essex County prosecutor. The teen remains hospitalized nearly a month after the shooting, though his injuries are unclear.

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. Another officer was ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Azcona, 26, a five-year veteran of the Newark Police Department, was killed in the line of duty during a shooting on Friday evening, March 7, the Essex County ... here at the NJ State PBA are ...