A Kearny man is one of two from a Queens-based “crew” who stand accused of kidnapping,…
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Missing for 78+ years, Nutley Navyman’s remains accounted for and will be returned home
He was just 24 when he was killed in action.
HCPO: Second man charged with first-degree murder of woman found dead in South Kearny
Leiner Miranda Lopez is still a wanted man. He was recently charged, in absencia, with first-degree…
DEVELOPING — Kearny could have its first new mayor since 2000, report says
The New Jersey Globe reports Kearny Mayor Alberto G. Santos is in the running for a…
Essex County among highest OD rates in Jersey
In response to growing racial disparities in overdose deaths, the New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is…
NEWS ALERT — Police action at Walmart today … illegal gun taken off the streets, King says
If you were around Walmart today and saw police activity there, it’s because Newark detectives happened…
Jersey City man charged with first-degree murder of woman found dead in South Kearny, HCPO says
Updated at 2:30 p.m. with statement from Kearny PBA President Mina Ekladious. Additional charges have been…
HCPO: One sought, one in custody, in South Kearny-Jersey City homicide
One man has been arrested and an arrest warrant has been issued for another in connection…
Suarez: Arrest made in connection to Hernandez homicide case
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, in an early-morning Tweet, said an arrest has been made in…
Woman whose body was found in South Kearny was victim of homicide, Suarez says; blows to head and strangulation were causes
The death of Luz Hernandez, the 33-year-old Jersey City schoolteacher whose body was found in a…
ECSO offering reward for information on Bloomfield synagogue vandalism
The Essex County Sheriff is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information that leads to…
Many have not yet applied for ANCHOR rebate, Melham says, but you still have until Feb. 28 to do so
State officials say many eligible taxpayers have not yet applied for a tax rebate through the…
DEVELOPING — Police presence on Kearny Avenue this morning, shots were fired by SWAT
There is a police presence this morning at the lower end of Kearny Avenue where police…
Here’s a shocker — Wittpenn Bridge will be closed most of this weekend
Beginning at 6 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 21 until 9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, NJDOT’s contractor, CCA…
WARNING — Scammers spoof Nutley PD’s phone number on Caller ID while making menacing phone calls to residents, department says
There are scams — and then there are scams where the scammers really have a brass…
VIDEO — Harrison man, 32, charged with murdering his mother, HCPO says
The victim has been identified as 67-year-old Rosa Massoni, a resident of Harrison Gardens.
DEVELOPING — 2 stabbed, 1 fatally, in Harrison this morning
Multiple New York City media outlets are reporting that two women were stabbed near Schuyer Avenue…
Wittpenn Bridge will be closed Saturday, Jan. 7
The Wittpenn Bridge between Jersey City and Kearny will be closed for testing of the lift…
Town awards 90-day contract to RWJBH for local ambulance services; Kearny EMS ends at midnight, Jan. 1
The Town of Kearny has a new emergency ambulance service provider, replacing Kearny EMS, which advised…
Kearny PD seeks public’s help locating suspected carjacker
Pleas to the public occur when all other means to identify a suspect are exhausted. There…
Lyndhurst PD: Chief, at right place at right time, revives unconscious man
Throughout his police career, Lyndhurst Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr. has earned many superlatives. And on…
VIDEO & PHOTOS — Tremendous flooding on Route 7 & Sellars Street in Kearny
A reader/viewer sent us these photos taken today, Dec. 23, 2022, in the area of Route…
Man best known for vandalizing Lyndhurst’s Sept. 11 memorial is back behind bars, this time after seriously beating Dunkin employee: LPD
Man is known to loiter at and around the Valley Brook Avenue Dunkin, police say.
Harrison parking garage open & free as some streets will be closed for pending storm
Winter Storm Elliot is bringing the potential for flooding in Hudson County, and so the Harrison…
Situation at Oakwood and Kearny Avenue — what we know
Here is what we know about police activity at 78 Oakwood Ave., Kearny. We’ve spoken to…
24 hours after the crime, 1 of 3 ATM burglars already behind bars: Fabula
One of the three men who reportedly broke into the Kearny Avenue Exxon station and burgled…
Nutley senior citizen bilked of substantial cash by two 20-something Lyndhurst residents: Nutley PD
Nutley police continue to investigate a fraud in which an older resident who met a woman…
Police arrest 15-year-old Brooklyn boy for HS bomb threat: Lyndhurst PD
Detectives have tracked, identified and charged a 15-year-old boy from Brooklyn who placed a 911 call…
Three men with crowbar burgle Exxon, get away in stolen car with ATM machine, $1K in cash: KPD
Three brazen burglars drove away with an ATM machine with about $1,000 in cash in it…
KPD: 2 masked thieves rob man at gunpoint at Davis Avenue ATM and run away with absolutely nothing
A 49-year-old Kearny man looking to withdraw cash from the Schuyler Savings Bank ATM machine at…