Perth Amboy

The newborn died from injuries suffered while in the care of her father, according to police.

Three candidates running on the same ticket for Perth Amboy City Council should suspend their campaign, according to the mayor, after one of their staffers was recently arrested.

Matthew Chiles of Perth Amboy is charged with the murder of Monique Durham’s 2-year-old daughter, but she hid the girl's death for 3 years until a welfare check.

A New Jersey woman who last year made headlines in Florida by fleeing a police officer on a motorized suitcase at Orlando Airport has been arrested for a second time.

An investigation into an incident in April between police and teen bicyclists captured on video that went viral concluded that the officers acted correctly to prevent harm to the bicyclists and the community.

Lt. Donald Trout, 53, of Perth Amboy was a member of the Middlesex County Hazardous Materials since 2002.

"I told you guys you're supposed to have a license," an officer is heard saying. Several other officers and six police vehicles are seen in the video.

Federal immigration authorities are looking for three men who have been charged with violent crimes but were released from jails in New Jersey.

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday released a statement — in English and Spanish — pledging to provide unspecified help to immigrant communities.

Fourteen people who lived in the building were displaced by the fire, along with 18 families from three adjacent buildings who were allowed back into their homes on Sunday night.