LYNDHURST — A suspected car burglar was arrested in Lyndhurst last week. LPD Det. Vincent Auteri…
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Indicted for insurance fraud in Belleville doc’s office
BELLEVILLE — A Monmouth County man has been charged with submitting fraudulent health insurance claims in…
Cop thwarts truck theft: Harrison PD
HARRISON – A Harrison police officer’s quick response, aided by a GPS, was credited for the…
3 strikes, you’re out – and back in jail
KEARNY – If the mug in the mugshot accompanying this story looks familiar, that’s because it graced…
Clifton man accused in beating of Kearny man
NUTLEY — A 27-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and…
Guilty plea in ‘stolen’ auto scam
HARRISON — A Harrison man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to falsify an insurance claim on…
Harrison’s Ferriero actions beyond belief
In today’s new-fangled world that is dominated by social media and the little catch-phrases and abbreviations…
New charter school may cost teacher aide jobs
KEARNY — The first-ever charter school in Kearny has yet to open but already it has…
KPD: ATM skimmer at QuickChek
A QuickChek customer who suspected that the ATM at the store “had been manipulated” alerted police, who…
Harrison football coach arrested for DWI, other charges
HARRISON — The new football coach at Harrison High School was arrested last Friday night and hit…
River jumper still missing
HARRISON – Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into…
Key town employees leaving next year
KEARNY – Like the N.Y. Yankees, Kearny will be looking to fill some key positions in…
News in brief: KHS opening several days late & more
KEARNY – Kearny High School will have a delayed opening for the fall term to allow…
Special needs focus at Lighthouse campus
LYNDHURST — Having settled in as Lyndhurst superintendent of schools (having swapped places with James Corino,…
Scenes from Kearny’s ‘Night Out’
All photos by Karen Zautyk
KPD: A gun in the glove box
At 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Aug. 3, Officers David Bush and Jonathan Dowie pulled over a…
Wells Fargo robbery suspect nabbed
KEARNY — A 25-year-old Passaic man was arrested last week in connection with a bank-robbery spree that…
82-year-old driver takes out poles: KPD
KEARNY – An octogenarian driver knocked down a utility pole, traffic signal and hit two cars…
QPHS gets anonymous $500K donation
NORTH ARLINGTON — First, Queen of Peace High School met the challenge of raising a million dollars…
A case of marijuana munchies?
KEARNY — This job is so educational. While it is common knowledge that marijuana can…
Search continues for man who jumped into Passaic River to avoid HPD
Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into the Passaic…
Summer session ‘enriches’ kids
HARRISON – This has been the sixth season of enrichment for Harrison school children. During a…
Court says NJSEA can take dump; Kearny to appeal
KEARNY — Don’t believe everything you’re told — unless you get it in writing in an…
A quiet, tree-lined drug bust
LYNDHURST — A township couple was arrested last week at their Summit Ave. home in connection with…
New command set at Belleville PD
BELLEVILLE — He was installed as the leader of the Belleville Police Department only a few…
Harrison’s website back online
HARRISON – Harrison’s municipal website, which was taken down July 7 after hackers attacked the site,…
Leadbeater, others, ordered to repay $3M+
KEARNY — Former Kearny Board of Education member and ex-Councilman John Leadbeater has been ordered to…
DeVita takes new job in Cedar Grove, resigns Kearny BOE position
KEARNY – Soon he’ll be trading in his Kardinal logo for that of a Panther. Michael…
KPD: Fidgeting is dead giveaway
Last Thursday, July 28, Officers Chris Manolis and Jon Dowie were on patrol at Bergen and…
Dumb & dumberer
KEARNY – This is the sort of story that cries out for mugshots, but, alas, we cannot…