A planned protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers remained peaceful with no arrests or offences reported according to Essex Police. Large crowds of people attended a demonstration outside the Bell Hotel in Epping on Sunday (July 13).

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.

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

At least three police vehicles and multiple officers were on scene, with police seen speaking to a group of teenagers near the entrance to

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.