The father of murdered Newark police detective Joseph Azcona called the violent death of his hero son “a pain that is ...

The mother of Newark police detective Joseph Azcona, who was allegedly shot and killed by a 14-year-old while on duty on ...

A 14-year-old has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a police officer in New Jersey was killed in a shootout Friday night and another was critically injured.

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.

Police bunting was hanging outside a Newark police station on Sunday, minutes away from the home of the father of Newark Det. Joseph Azcona, who was killed in the line of duty on Friday​.

An uncle of slain Newark police detective Joseph Azcona said the family is in shock from the young law officer’s death — and he said he knew who to blame for the tragedy.

Joseph Azcona, 26, of Newark, was one of two city police officers shot at 6:37 p.m. in the area of Broadway and Carteret ...

The boy, who has not been named, was charged with murder, attempted murder and possessing illegal weapons. The officer who ...

Detective Joseph Azcona, 26, was killed in a barrage of 29 bullets fired by the teen with an automatic weapon.

The family of Newark detective Joseph Azcona mourns his tragic death after he was fatally shot on Friday. A five-year veteran ...

Police officers from across New Jersey lined up outside the medical examiner's office in Newark on Saturday to salute Newark ...

Officials with the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said the teen is charged with numerous crimes including murder, attempted murder and possession of illegal weapons.