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Category: Public Safety
National Night Out festivities in Kearny set
The Kearny Police Department hosts its annual National Night Out festivities Aug. 6, from 6 to…
BCPO: Former Mets GM Omar Minaya’s wife found dead in bathroom of her Bergen County home
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death the wife of former New York Mets…
State releases audit of automated license plate readers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan announced…
Police: Lyndhurst man arrested after allegedly grabbing 3 women’s bums
A man who was alleged to have grabbed three women by the buttocks has been arrested…
Ferreira: Barroso was the victim of the worst kind of politics
To the Editor: I have been watching the Juan Barroso story unfold, hoping someone in a…
NA’s Caroselli: Kearny needs to step up for Barroso now!
To the Editor: I read, with interest, the article in The Observer dated July 10, 2024,…
2 of 3 teens who stole Jeep arrested in Secaucus; 1 stole police car, joy rode through Kearny
Three teenagers who reportedly stole a Jeep in Jersey City drove it to Secaucus and then…
(VIDEO) Jimmy Kyratzis’s video of Rizzolo Road fire in Kearny
Thank you, Jimmy! Still image by Melanie Ryan.
Lyndhurst Police and Fire departments save woman in distress in Passaic River
At approximately 7:33 p.m., Thursday, June 27, police received a 911 call about woman in distress…
National Fire Protection Association offers summer safety tips for those around water, boats
With summer upon us and the 4th of July holiday just around the corner, the National Fire…
Kearny man was Eager to sell fentanyl on dark web from Oregon, feds say
A Kearny man with a connection to Portland, Oregon, for unknown reasons, has been federally indicted…
Kearny hires 7 new cops; one is already on the job elsewhere
Seven new cops, six of whom will go the academy, one of whom is already trained…
Morris prosecutor: Belleville man, driving at 90 MPH while drinking, crashes, killing Flanders resident, 19
A Belleville man has been arrested in charged in connection with a crash that took the…
Nutley PD nabs 3 burglary suspects thanks to alert Neighborhood Watch member, others
Three suspects wanted for two attempted burglaries early morning June 24 have been arrested by the…