Standard operating procedure for most shoplifters fleeing the scene of their crime appears to be to…
Category: Public Safety
Letter: Obey traffic laws as schools reopen
To the Editor: The Kearny Police Department’s Traffic Bureau would like to remind the residents of…
KPD: ATM skimmer at QuickChek
A QuickChek customer who suspected that the ATM at the store “had been manipulated” alerted police, who…
Harrison football coach arrested for DWI, other charges
HARRISON — The new football coach at Harrison High School was arrested last Friday night and hit…
A case of marijuana munchies?
KEARNY — This job is so educational. While it is common knowledge that marijuana can…
Search continues for man who jumped into Passaic River to avoid HPD
Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into the Passaic…
KPD: Fidgeting is dead giveaway
Last Thursday, July 28, Officers Chris Manolis and Jon Dowie were on patrol at Bergen and…
Accused bike thief ‘smoked’ out: HPD
HARRISON — A weary traveler is getting an ill-deserved rest now … with some assistance from…
Distracted driver in hit-run: HPD
HARRISON – A man reportedly involved in a hit-and-run on July 15 was subsequently arrested on…
Spend a ‘Night Out’ with neighbors
KEARNY-HARRISON — Mark your calendar! Next Tuesday, Aug. 2, more than 16,000 communities across the United States…
Child hurt in hit-run; driver charged
KEARNY — A 4-year-old boy was injured last Wednesday when he was struck by a hit-run driver…
KPD: An unhappy hooker?
A Kearny woman who allegedly advertised herself as having “unforgettable skills” had an unforgettable encounter with Vice…
Pascrell bolsters local firefighting efforts
KEARNY — If you were wondering why there was a mob of people gathered in front of…
Liquor shoplifter sought by LPD
LYNDHURST – Police are looking for a trio who, they say, took part in a scheme…
HFD saves toddler’s life
HARRISON – A baby is still alive thanks to the efforts of members of the Harrison…
NPD: Another burglary while resident was home
For the second time in a week, a home here was burgled while the residents were…
KPD: Arrest made in Friday-morning shooting
KEARNY — Just 27 hours after a woman was shot and wounded near the intersection of…
KPD statement on Friday-morning shooting
The Kearny Police Department has released the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred Friday morning:…
KPD: A Click-It ticket & more
A Belleville man got more than just a MV summons when he was stopped in Kearny for…
Forgotten book yields surprise
KEARNY — This is a story about a book. A very small book. With a very…
Fire leads to traffic headaches
KEARNY — Firefighters managed to knock down a two-alarm warehouse blaze within 50 minutes on May 20,…
NPD: Alert leads to shoplifting arrest
A police investigation of a shoplifting that occurred on May 15 on Franklin Ave. led to…
KFD fetes its own & others
KEARNY — A man was working for a PSE&G subcontractor in North Arlington and one of…
KPD: Argued himself into jail
KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…
NPD: Drug charges for driving duo
A 17-year-old Nutley boy and a 22-year-old Little Falls man were both arrested on a slew…
KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school
KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…
KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School
KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…
KPD: DWI charged in hit-run
KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…
KFD welcomes new fire official
KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…
KPD: Drug bust was in the bag
If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…