A 19-year-old Lodi man is in some serious hot water following a bizarre police chase in…
Category: Public Safety
KPD: 3 shot in the leg in Vermella East apartment; victims likely knew each other
Three men were shot in the leg and injured in an incident at the Vermella East…
DEVELOPING — Early-morning shooting reported in Kearny, full details forthcoming
UPDATE: Click here to read the full story. We’re gathering the details of a shooting early…
Nutley PD: 3 arrested on DWI charges, others
The Nutley Police Department made a slew arrests to end July and in the process, took…
PBA 21 hosts successful annual golf outing
The Kearny PBA’s annual golf outing took place recently and the union says it thanks all…
Kearny PBA & FMBA donate 25 bags to pantry via Goya
Kearny PBA President Mina Ekladious and Kearny FMBA President Juan Barroso were invited last month to…
Carjacking suspect nabbed by Kearny PD: King
Remember back in 2022 when there was a carjacking at the Kearny ShopRite and the…
KPD: Man who fell asleep at the wheel tells officers ‘I’m drunk’
On July 31, Sgt. Ben Wuelfing, patrolling after midnight, noticed a vehicle parked in a prohibited…
Police: Man who said he was driving from Newark to Newark was … drunk
On July 31, Sgt. Ben Wuelfing, patrolling after midnight, noticed a vehicle parked in a prohibited…
Drunken driver smashes into vehicle with family of 4 in it, then just drives off: Police
On the morning of July 28, a family of four was casually driving down Schuyler Avenue…
Bx Man who allegedly strangled Kearny resident charged with slew of crimes: KPD
A Bronx man is behind finally behind after he reportedly attempted to strangle someone he knew…
Lyndhurst police charge Kearny man with shoplifting: Auteri
A Kearny man who Lyndhurst police say shoplifted from one Valley Brook Avenue store was in…
Crane that toppled over in Manhattan owned by company with close South Kearny ties
The crane that collapsed and toppled to the ground at a construction site on 10th Avenue…
4 kids who stole 2 cars, attempted home break-ins and several other crimes in 2 towns sprung in Belleville before KPD could charge them: Police
Four teenagers who reportedly stole two cars, tried to break into a few Kearny homes, then…
Nearly 20 youngsters take part in Essex Junior Police Academy
Twelve-year-old Tyler Roman says his dream is to one day become a surveillance expert for a…
18-year-old Kearny man charged with arson at large Devon Street building: Police
An 18-year-old Kearny man finds himself in some serious trouble after he allegedly tried to start…
UPDATE — 1 in custody following Quincy Avenue shooting in Kearny: Police
A Freehold man is behind bars after he reportedly shot someone in Kearny on Tuesday, July…
2 men on 2 occasions seeking Grindr dates instead get beaten up: Kearny PD
Two men who thought they were going to meet another man for a date on…
Kearny PD: Man shot on Quincy Avenue last night
From Det. Sgt. Michal Gontarczuk: The Kearny Police Department can confirm that an individual was shot…
National Night Out festivities set for Aug. 1 in Kearny
It’s almost time for National Night Out and the Kearny Police Department’s Community Policing Unit has…
KPD: Woman who made 40 calls to a crime witness, threatening to kill her, nabbed by detectives
A woman who called in death threats to a witness to a serious juvenile crime is…
Attorney General alarmed by ‘White Supremacy’ report’s findings
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced July 10 the…
Fire Prevention Week 2023 will focus on safer cooking habits
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 100…
Nutley completes 10th Junior Police Academy to rave reviews
For the last decade, the Nutley Police Department has hosted scores of fifth- through eighth-graders each…
Lyndhurst PD: Several arrests made in recent cases, including ID fraud at Citizens Bank
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the Lyndhurst Police Department and it’s all yielded…
KPD: Police use conducted-energy device (yes it was a Taser, but Axon doesn’t like us using that name) to subdue belligerent suspect
Shortly before midnight July 2, Officer Ryan Wilson was patrolling South Kearny when he observed a…
Suspects posing as ‘clients’ viciously beat eyelash tech with brick on Ivy Street: Kearny PD
Shortly after noon, June 26, Kearny police units were dispatched to Ivy Street, in response to…
3 from Newark arrested by NA and Lyndhurst police on gun-possession and burglary charges: police
Tuesday, June 20, was a busy day for police in Lyndhurst and North Arlington. Police in…
Belleville calls on state officials to allow police to pursue ATVs, motorbike riders
The Belleville Mayor and Council are calling on state officials to relax directives that prohibit members…