Detective Joseph Azcona was killed during a weapons investigation allegedly by a 14-year-old armed with an automatic weapon.

Joseph Azcona was made detective after just two years on the job and earned numerous awards during his short but stellar ...

A hearing on the competency evaluation for Bruce R. Foster III, accused of killing two in a New Albany mass shooting last ...

A New Jersey cop was shot and killed in a barrage of 29 bullets fired by a 14-year-old gunman with an automatic weapon — and ...

Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey asked people to “please pray” for the officers, who were shot around 6:30 p.m. Friday.

The body of a Newark police detective who was fatally shot Friday while investigating illegal gun activity was escorted by a police procession to a funeral home Saturday afternoon. Joseph Azcona ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon in the fatal shooting of a Newark police officer Friday, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens says.

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder and weapons possession in connection with the shooting that left one Newark ...

A Newark police detective investigating a group believed to have illegal guns Friday night was shot to death before he could get out of his vehicle and a second officer was wounded, authorities said.

One Newark police officer was fatally shot and another injured in a shooting Friday night. The officer who died was Joseph Azcona, 26, with five years on the force One Newark police officer was ...

One Newark police officer was fatally shot and another seriously injured in the city Friday night, according to the New Jersey State PBA, leaving the region's law enforcement community reeling in ...