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Category: Public Safety
KPD: We’re not in Clifton anymore, Toto
Of late, there seems to have been a spate of incidents involving drivers found asleep at the wheel. The latest…
Will Silver Lake firehouse reopen? Stay tuned …
BELLEVILLE – Another disastrous fire in Belleville’s Silver Lake section has sparked cries for restoration of the Franklin St. firehouse which…
KPD: Now, a front-row seat — in jail
Remember the man from last week’s blotter who was reportedly found sitting in one of the cinemas at the now-closed Lincoln…
Burglary suspect also combative: KPD
An East Newark man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $15,000 bail last week on charges including burglary and…
Selective shoplifters at work: NPD
Maybe it was really Viagra that he needed? The Nutley Police Department announced that a Harrison St. business was the victim…
Official: Crash ‘looked a lot worse than it was’
If you were stuck in traffic on the Belleville Pike, or Kearny Ave., or Ridge Road,…
Chief to leave in ‘16
BELLEVILLE – After more than four decades spent in uniform, Belleville’s highest-ranking cop will be turning in his badge next…
KPD: He lost his shirt at Walmart
At 10:30 a.m., Nov. 19, KPD Officers Pete Jahera and Jon Dowie responded to a report from Walmart that a…
Nutley man charged with stalking: NPD
A 37-year-old Nutley man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a woman told police he tried to grab her…
Alleged Ridge Road gas station robber caught: NAPD
NORTH ARLINGTON – Updated from original story that appeared in the 9 Dec. edition of The…
Local bank robbed, suspect at large: LPD
A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with “several thousand dollars” in cash after…
Hudson City Savings Bank in Lyndhurst robbed Thursday morning
LYNDHURST — A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with…
Recycle no more
LYNDHURST – A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge Lyndhurst paper recycling plant whose fire sprinklers were inoperable,…
Fire leaves 3 homeless, pet dead
BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…
Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD
A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…
Scruffy for a reason
Members of the Lyndhurst Police Department opted not to shave during November as a strategy to…
4 firefighters injured at recycling-plant fire in Lyndhurst
A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…
Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD
A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…
Lawmaker charged with taking bribe
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield Councilman Elias N. Chalet was arrested last week and charged with allegedly soliciting and accepting a $15,000 bribe…
4 suspects charged in kidnap plot
LYNDHURST – Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Mahwah resident in Lyndhurst 10…
KPD: Needles, noise & more
Judging from this week’s KPD reports, hypodermic needles have become the accessory of choice among some arrestees. Read on for details,…
NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run
Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…
3 charged with kidnapping Lyndhurst man: police
On Sunday, Nov. 8, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Lyndhurst Police Department received information from the…
2 cops found guilty of misconduct
BLOOMFIELD – Following a five-week jury trial in Superior Court, Newark, two Bloomfield police officers were convicted Thursday of official…
Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD
It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…
KPD: Not-so-routine traffic stop
Sometimes, the enforcement of basic traffic laws can lead to discovery of a more serious crime. Such was the case…
KPD: Back in town, back in cuffs
In May, an 18-year-old Newark man was arrested by the KPD after he allegedly attempted to break into a BMW…
Laundry thief makes clean getaway: NPD
A Park Ave. resident got a surprise when she went back to a laundry room to get what she…
Fired firefighter fights back
An East Newark volunteer firefighter who was fired for “conduct unbecoming” and “insubordination” this summer is contesting his dismissal. The former…