A New Jersey Transit bus driver is accused of causing a crash that critically injured a police officer in Essex County last month, authorities said Monday. Djimmy Evra, 40, of Orange, was charged with fourth-degree assault by auto with serious bodily injury in the crash last month in Roseland, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office.

Ermal Halaj, 23, was handed a two year and ten month sentence at Southend Crown Court - just a month after the incident last Tuesday

Authorities are reviewing video footage and seeking witness accounts after a 43-year-old died while being restrained by officers.

The trial of an Essex Police officer accused of assaulting a Colchester man has got underway. Before Ipswich Crown Court on Monday (July 14) was 33-year-old PC James Brett of Springfield Road, Chelmsford. He has pleaded not guilty to assaulting the alleged victim causing him actual bodily harm on March 7 2022.

A motorcyclist died after the bike they were riding collided with a car in Peabody, Massachusetts, the Essex County District Attorney's Office said.

Seven Massachusetts police officers are on paid leave in connection with an investigation into a man's death following an altercation with police last week.

A ‘BARELY visible’ man driving an e-scooter on the A131 at night has had his vehicle seized by the police. On July 9, while going to a separate incident, Essex Police officers saw a man riding a privately-owned e-scooter on the A131 near Braintree. The road was dark, unlit and there was a 60mph speed limit.

Essex Police also run Heritage Watch which is aimed primarily at owners and custodians but also for people who live near historical sites or who