To the people of Kearny — an open letter from Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez
Category: Public Safety
KPD BUYS 10 TASERS
The Kearny Police Department will soon be partially outfitted with tasers after the mayor and town…
BCPO: Kearny man, a married private music instructor, charged with sex crimes against a Lyndhurst child
A Kearny man has been arrested and charged with sex crimes following an investigation conducted by…
KPD Det. Frank West stars in Jets commercial
There are fans and there are super fans. In the case of the New York Jets,…
‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off May 24 in Kearny, Lyndhurst, elsewhere
Law enforcement officers from around the state — including the Kearny and Lyndhurst police departments, will…
Kearny man, 20, arrested on numerous child porn-related charges: KPD
UPDATED MAY 13, 2021, @ noon — A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the Kearny…
KPD: Belleville man faces robbery charges
On March 30 at 9:09 p.m., Officer Jose Castillo was dispatched to the Wells Fargo Bank…
BCPO: Major crimes investigating deaths of 2 in North Arlington
The North Arlington Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Crimes Unit are investigating…
Kearny man, in this week’s blotter, now charged with Lyndhurst jewelry-store burglary, Auteri says
A man who appeared in this week’s Kearny police blotter is in even more trouble after…
2 fires in 2 hours today in Lyndhurst
The Lyndhurst Fire and Police departments had a busy go of it this morning (Wednesday, March…
4 local men — 2 from Harrison, 1 each from Kearny and Belleville — face life behind bars after fed drug bust, US Att’y says
Five men, including two from Harrison and one each from Kearny and Belleville, face up to…
King: Body pulled from Passaic River was ‘deceased adult man’
Kearny Police Chief George King released the following information about a body pulled from the Passaic…
Kearny police, fire & EMTs first in Hudson to get COVID-19 vaccine
If you drove anywhere near Kearny Police Department Headquarters on Friday, Jan. 8, you may have…
Kearny woman, 18, was drunk, charged in wrong-way Rt. 3 crash: BCPO
A Kearny woman has been arrested and charged with two counts of assault by auto, plus…
Nutley PD recovers $20K scammed from woman
Most of the time when we report stories about residents being scammed, the ending is not…
Nutley police confirm juvenile was stabbed Oct. 19
Social media reports of a juvenile having been stabbed here were confirmed Oct. 21 by the…
KPD: Seriously? Tinted front windows?
On Oct. 8 at 8:46 p.m., Officer Matt Knighton was patrolling the Belleville Turnpike and his…
Man, 74, dies in Myrtle Avenue fire in Nutley
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo announced…
DEVELOPING: Police-involved shooting near Kearny Applebees last night
We’re following a still-developing story about a police-related shooting last night, Tuesday, Sept. 29, in Kearny.…
Belleville man arrested on child-porn charges, U.S. Attorney says
A Belleville man was arrested Sept. 24 on charges that he allegedly possessed images of child…
Do you know this man? Essex County prosecutor needs help identifying him
Authorities in Essex County are attempting to locate the next of kin of a man whose…
Meter enforcement returning to Kearny Oct. 1; warnings will be issued Sept. 28-30
Meter enforcement will return to the Town of Kearny beginning Oct. 1, Lt. John Taylor, the…
KPD: Woman carjacked in Walmart parking lot Sept. 13
A woman suffered minor injuries after a man reportedly punched her and dragged her before carjacking…
KPD Blotter for Sept. 9, 2020
On Aug. 28 at 10:04 p.m., Officer Jean-Paul Duran responded to a citizen’s call that a…
Belleville man charged in connection with pill-making operation involving fentanyl, BCPO says
A Belleville man was among a slew of Jersey residents arrested and charged in connection with…
Kearny PD Detective Bureau seeks surveillance video
The Kearny Police Detective Bureau is investigating a robbery that occurred Saturday, July 18, at around…
Man who was charged with Nutley assaults also charged in Belleville, police say
The same man arrested and charged in Nutley on a slew of assault charges following a…
East Orange man arrested, charged after assaulting 4 women in Nutley: PD
A 22-year-old East Orange man is behind bars after he reportedly committed a spree of assaults…
EDITORIAL: Kearny Fire Dept. is in the right hands with Mastandrea
Joseph Mastandrea is a man who knows hard work. When he was a youngster, he had…