The homicide rate in Essex County year to date has dropped to its lowest number in…
Category: Public Safety
Police: Harrison man training to become special cop, currently a dispatcher, arrested and charged with possessing 1K+ images of child pornography
Update at 12:25 p.m.: Records indicate Lewis was released by court order today. A Harrison man…
KPD: Just 50 feet from where fraudster got caught, woman attempted to steal BMW from lot, despite massive police presence
Well, you may recall we had a story of a man who was reported to have…
2 more Nutley homes burgled, police say
Nutley has experienced two more attempted burglaries, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said.…
Harrison PD among others partaking in ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ in December
Law enforcement from the Harrison Police Department and others across the state will be cracking down…
MODERN DAY SLAVERY — why you may soon see human trafficking signs conspicuously posted publicly in New Jersey
It was just a couple of months ago when The Observer’s Lisa Feorenzo was at a…
Lyndhurst PD: NA man arrested on burglary charges
A 25-year-old North Arlington man finds himself behind bars at the Bergen County Jail after residents…
Nutley home burgled with residents inside the house: NPD
The Township of Nutley has experienced yet another home robbery where the residents were home at…
KPD: Notice police activity this morning? It was detectives and SWAT arresting an armed-robbery suspect within the first 48
You know the TV show “The First 48,” and how the opening always says that’s the…
KPD: 2 crashes, same street, minutes apart
On Nov. 5, at 2:36 a.m., Officer Lawrence Latka responded to a crash at Halstead Street…
(VIDEO) Car catches fire on Seeley Avenue @ Kearny Avenue near gas station
A vehicle caught fire on Nov. 8, 2023, on Seeley Avenue at Kearny Avenue in Kearny…
Nutley PD: Here’s why we locked down some schools earlier this week
Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are advising resident of an incident…
KPD: Mom hosts gathering for her teen child, welcomes up to 150 underage youngsters into the home to party and they all ‘enjoyed’ weed and alcohol … until the police showed up
Isn’t it just great when parents back up the talk by walking the walk for their…
Kearny police officer struck head-on by man who stole car from Moran car pound: KPD
A Kearny police officer was injured and taken to hospital after a vehicle he was patrolling…