The victim at today’s fire at 422 Forest St., Kearny, has died. Fire Chief Steven Dyl…
Category: Public Safety
SEELEY SPEEDWAY: KPD hunts hit-run driver
KEARNY — A 71-year-old Kearny woman was undergoing treatment at University Hospital in Newark for multiple injuries…
Nutley cops get long-awaited raises
NUTLEY — Now it’s official: police officers and police superiors in Nutley are getting pay raises.…
14-year-old Kearny boy reported missing last week still has not been found
A 14-year-old boy whose family reported him missing a week ago today has still not yet…
THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE: No one knew firefighter gave life in line of duty in 1941 … until cadets did research
This is the story of a hero. A man who fought in two wars and then dedicated…
KPD: Here come da judge — and da cops
KEARNY — A 22-year-old town man was arrested earlier this month — while he was appearing…
Pesky fire was difficult to locate: KFD
KEARNY — A kitchen fire in an apartment at 824 Kearny Ave. Friday, Aug. 4, was…
Cadets & K-9
KEARNY – Dictionary definition of the noun “dog”: “A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long…
KPD: The pursuit of justice
KEARNY — Did you ever notice on those real-life TV cop shows how suspects being chased…
C.O. charged with drunken driving: HPD
HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…
KPD: Understaffed and under pressure
Kearny police blotter — continued from print edition in its entirety. By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent…
A year later, Davis Ave. firehouse reopens
KEARNY — A little more than a year after it was shuttered for emergency repairs, Kearny’s…
Guilty verdict in ’14 Belleville murder
NEWARK – A 53-year-old Belleville man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing…
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…