Quick thinking of trash hauler helps LFD extinguish truck fire quickly: Haggerty

The quick and logical thinking of a trash hauler prevented what could have been a disastrous…

Two girls, aged 8 & 6, killed in early morning fire in Newark

Two children were killed in an early morning fire in Essex County on Oct. 20, the…

Lyndhurst FD and PD have busy day with two major incidents, one smaller

(Stop & Shop photos by Adam Ginsburg; fire photos by Paul Haggerty.) It was an extremely…

DEA drug take back set for late October at KPD HQ

The Kearny Police Department will participate in the DEA’s semi-annual prescription drug takeback on Oct. 26…

South Kearny trespasser nabbed after breaking into private PSE&G substation, police say

A man who shouldn’t have been cavorting around a South Kearny PSE&G substation finds himself on…

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…

KPD: Man who may have possessed car used in Newark shooting nabbed in Kearny, but not before he assaulted officer

A man who police say may have been in possession of a vehicle used in a…

BCPO: Kearny man charged in fatal Lyndhurst hit & run

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a 29-year-old Kearny man and has charged him in…

BCPO identifies victim of fatal Lyndhurst hit & run

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the man who was killed by a hit and…

Pedestrian killed by hit & run driver in Lyndhurst: BCPO

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Lyndhurst Police Department are investigating a…

Ex case worker, a former Kearny resident, already awaiting federal sentencing, now charged by state: AG

Homeland Security Investigations Newark has assisted the New Jersey State Police in garnering state charges against…

KPD: 28 tickets issued to drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians in Sept. 30 enforcement action

As part of its ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety in the Town of Kearny, the…

ALERT — Macfie: Employee at Kearny Ave. spa arrested, charged with prostitution

A prostitution investigation at a Kearny massage parlor has led to the arrest of a Brooklyn…

Lyndhurst PD: ATV thief arrested, boyfriend flees after taking a pee

On Sept. 8, 2024, Sgt. William Kapp was on patrol on Disposal Road, which rests adjacent…

ALERT — Fugitive wanted in 2023 killing of Jersey City teacher, found buried in South Kearny, nabbed by feds, HCPO says

A man wanted in the 2023 murder of a Jersey City schoolteacher, whose body was discovered…