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

The mother of slain Newark police detective Joseph Azcona tearfully recalled her lost son’s last night — and talked of the heartbreak she felt after learning the tragic news. “That was my baby.

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

sadness and quiet prayers were the feeling from family and friends of a 26-year-old Newark police detective after he was fatally shot while on duty. Detective Joseph Azcona was killed during a ...

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

The officer was killed after police and a group exchanged gunfire Friday night. A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark, New Jersey, police officer ...

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 ...

14-year-old charged with murder. A Newark police officer was killed in the line of duty Friday night in a shooting that also wounded a second officer, according to police union officials.