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KPD: Harrison Woman driving erratically had ecstasy on her
One Harrison woman should have stayed home on May 14. Instead, she finds herself in a…
Kearny PD: Man who stole package caught on Ring camera
On March 15, 2025, at approximately 4:46 p.m., Kearny police officers responded to a report of…
KPD: Detectives nab suspicious man who turned out to be shoplifter
Two plainclothes detectives had a hunch and it ultimately paid off. According to Det. Sgt. Michal…
KPD: Juvenile who threw innocent woman to the ground arrested, charged with robbery & other crimes
A Newark boy who thought he might head home with a major payday of stolen items…
N.C. man to Lyndhurst PD: Oops! I didn’t know I couldn’t carry in the open in Jersey
A North Carolina man seemingly unaware it’s illegal to openly carry a weapon in New Jersey…
ALERT — Feds say owner of Kearny check-cashing business admits to filing $325M in false money transaction reports
The owner of a Kearny check-cashing business — Galaxia International Inc. — admitted filing more than…
NAPD make several significant arrests in recent days
The North Arlington Police Department has made several significant arrests over the last two weeks,…
KPD: Habitual package thief nabbed, this time in possession of 2 street lamp bases
On April 22, Officer Jonathan Dowie was flagged down by a concerned citizen, who observed a…
KPD: All she had to do was move her double-parked Tesla; instead, she gets arrested, her car sent to the pound
It always makes good common sense to pay careful attention to the orders of police officers.…
KPD: Cops nab man who burgled liquor store, pub & restaurant
In late February, Kearny Wine & Liquor store, on Kearny Avenue, was broken into overnight. A…
KPD: Woman was so wrecked & belligerent she had to be sedated at hospital after assaulting officers, hospital staff
On Feb. 19, at 3 a.m., Officer Baez was on patrol in the area of Schuyler…
KPD: US Marshals arrest Kearny man on Beech Street
Editor’s note: The Kearny Police Department made 27 arrests between Jan. 18 and Jan. 25. What…
KPD: Two women, one from East Newark, thought they were in the UK, possessed slew of illicit drugs
Two women, one from East Newark, should have stayed home one early morning last week —…
KPD: Another un-sober driver attempts to ‘hide’ in passenger seat
On Jan. 4 at around 3:30 p.m., Officer Sean Podolski responded to a hit and run…
KPD: Speedster blew past officers on Kearny Avenue into oncoming traffic, then crawled into back seat upon being pulled over
Move over, Bubba Wallace — y’all got some company in Kearny. On Dec. 31 at 3:44…
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…
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…
KPD: Man bloodied after getting jumped; perp charged with aggravated assault
On Oct. 23 around quarter past 10 p.m., Kearny units responded to a report of a…
KPD: Pa. man with fake gun arrested on slew of charges
A Pennsylvania man finds himself in hot water following an incident where he allegedly flashed a…
KPD: Delaware man, a possible squatter, tells cops prostitute left him in an unfamiliar town … Kearny
A Delaware man got lost in Kearny last week — and no, this is not the…
Kearny PD: Man whose buttocks was exposed arrested near church
On Sept. 27, at 12:30 a.m., a citizen called police to inform them a man was…
Man who thought he’d driven from Ecuador to Kearny arrested on DWI charges: police
On Sept. 17 shortly after midnight, Officers Jose Perez-Fonseca and David Vazquez responded to Quincy Avenue…
KPD: Woman with suspended license ignored school bus red lights & stop signs with children nearby
A woman whose suspended license didn’t have too much of an effect on her — and…
KPD: Chaos on Belgrove last week caused by guys armed with guns holed up in apartment
On Aug. 31 at around 2 p.m., Lt. Brian Wisely, Sgt. Mike Farinola, Officer Damian Kolodziej…
KPD: Deli owner buys new cameras, quickly nabs alleged repeat shoplifter
Of late, a local deli has reported a repeated shoplifter in the store. So, the store…
KPD: Boy, 17, with a colorful past, nabbed on Kearny’s Ivy Street
A 17-year-old Jersey City boy, who apparently has a storied history of breaking the law, allegedly…
KPD: Serial shoplifter said she’d kill herself if she got arrested
On Aug. 27, Officers Sean King and Jordan Miranda were dispatched to the Target store on…
KPD: Woman driving erratically because she was in a hurry to get to the MVC to restore her suspended license instead gets arrested
On Aug. 23, Det. John Fabula and Det. Sgt. Mike Gontarczuk were moving about slowly in…
Kearny’s no ‘Paradise City’ for one drinking concert-goer: KPD
Oh, sweet child of mine, this one was something. On Aug. 16, the Kearny Police Department…