News for Elizabeth, NJ. The city of Elizabeth is the most populous municipality in Union County and the 4th most populous in New Jersey with more than 124,900 residents. The mayor in 2021 is Christian Bollwage.
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78-year-old cabbie thrown onto Linden, NJ highway in carjacking
The cab was recovered in Elizabeth with $3,500 worth of wiring allegedly stolen from Home Depot in the trunk.
Third recycling facility burns in New Jersey
Two of the facilities burned in Elizabeth and New Brunswick on Tuesday after noon while flames broke out at a facility in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township.
Waste facility fires, one of them fatal, in 2 cities in NJ
The body of a missing worker at the Waste Management fire on Julia Street in Elizabeth was recovered Wednesday morning but the building has been declared a complete loss.
Thick smoke from fires at Elizabeth, NJ waste facilities
No injuries have been reported but one person is unaccounted for, a city spokeswoman said.
Years before he ran over woman, accused road-rager injured biker
The victim of Vincent Jean's most recent attack is recovering from a deep gashes over 60 percent of her body, severe road rash, a broken femur, lacerated liver, broken ribs and severe back injuries.
Road-rager runs over woman 3 times in Elizabeth yard, cops say
Shocking video which captured the incident shows an SUV with its horn blaring being driven behind a 23-year-old woman as she walked along a sidewalk.
Have you seen him? Carteret man sought in Elizabeth home invasion
On Twitter, the Union County Prosecutor's Office noted that Emmanuel Rivera's birthday was just this past Monday, saying "We'd like to wish you a happy belated birthday in person!"
Police catch fugitive wanted for murder of Elizabeth, NJ man
Deshon Fleming is charged in connection with the December shooting death of Shamar Brown in Elizabeth. He was caught by agents on Tuesday.
Stabbing victim in hotel lobby — Bergen County, NJ man charged with murder
He surrendered to authorities on Monday evening.
Court: Release report on Elizabeth, NJ top cop's racist comments
The state Supreme Court has ruled the public has a right to see the internal affairs report from the case of Elizabeth’s former police director, who resigned after an investigation found he used racist and sexist language to refer to department personnel.