NEWARK – A 53-year-old Belleville man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing…
Category: Public Safety
KPD: Son of a ditch!
KEARNY— A Newark man was arrested last week after he managed to navigate his car into a…
Exotic fish, turtle, stolen from pond
NUTLEY — A Bloomfield Ave. resident reported the theft of nearly 30 Koi fish and a…
Nutley fire truck overturns near HQ
Nutley’s Truck 1 flipped not too far from headquarters Saturday night, June 17. Reports say three…
HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver
HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…
KPD: Girl charged in Kearny Ave. slashing
Police said it started with a friendly conversation at Dunkin’ Donuts, escalated to a robbery and ended…
KPD: What a lovely bracelet you have!
If someone gave you an ankle bracelet from, say, Tiffany’s, it would just be an item of…
Delayed report, quick arrests
KEARNY – It apparently took a local robbery victim nine hours to notify police of the…
As Mother’s Day nears …
At about 10:10 a.m. on Monday, April 24, Kearny police received a call about an apparently impaired…
3 sought in robbery of couple: HPD
HARRISON – Police are investigating the robbery of a Harrison couple early Sunday, April 16, near Sussex…
KPD: You snooze, you lose
Shortly after noon on Friday, April 7, Officer John Donovan was called to the BJ’s lot on…
Homicide victim identified as Luisa Cristina Reyna-Tello, 46
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information about last night’s Kearny homicide: On April…
Trained & ready to go …
KEARNY – Thirteen new probationary firefighters, including the fire chief’s son, are now riding KFD rigs. Although…
KPD: Drug charges, fake IDs & bail reform
A routine traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a man whose car allegedly held…
Police arrest suspected ‘diversion’ burglars
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent A joint investigation between the Nutley and Bloomfield police departments…
Surf & turf at Walmart
KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…
Christie: ‘Stop and think first’
NUTLEY – Gov. Chris Christie came to Nutley’s Washington Elementary School last week to help put…
KPD: Get the drift? You’re under arrest
By 9 p.m. last Thursday, Feb. 9, the snow had stopped falling, but Kearny police reportedly had…
KHS bomb threat probe continues
KEARNY – As reported online by The Observer last week, a written bomb threat was found in…
KPD: A not-so-nice walk in the park
At 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, Officers Derek Hemphill and Sean Podolski were approached on Kearny…
5 public safety promotions
KEARNY – It was a hail and farewell day for certain Kearny public safety employees last Tuesday.…
KPD: From one lockup to another
Back on Sept. 2, Kearny police were called to a Bergen Ave. apartment complex on a report…
KPD: Here’s a door — to the county jail
At 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, after KPD headquarters received a report of two individuals…
Firehouse fix expected to start soon: chief
KEARNY – Public safety infrastructure and personnel were among the focal points at the Dec. 6…
KPD Bloody mess-up at Walmart
The report came in at 10:57 p.m. on Dec. 1: Large fight at Walmart. Turned out it…
BCPO: 4 Belleville cops arrested in North Arlington
Four Belleville police officers were among five men arrested Monday, Dec. 5, in the aftermath of…
Schuyler Co. 2 carries long family legacy
NORTH ARLINGTON — This is the story of a volunteer fire company that is celebrating its centennial…
KPD: Not exactly camouflaged
On Sunday, Nov. 6, at 4:40 p.m., Officers Mina Ekladious and T.J. Hernandez responded to a…
ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22
The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…