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Category: Public Safety
Macfie inducted into FDU’s Circle of Police Chiefs
Kearny Police Chief Scott Macfie was recently inducted into the Circle of Police Chiefs at Fairleigh…
REMEMBERING ‘THE REV’
The Rev. Frank Benson was, for many years, the chaplain to the Kearny Police Department. He…
HCPO: Pa. man seriously injured in Kearny crash; other driver allegedly drunk
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Kearny Police Department are investigating a motor…
Cardinal Tobin honors law enforcement at annual Blue Mass
The Archdiocese of Newark honored the dedication and sacrifices of all active, retired and deceased New…
N.C. man to Lyndhurst PD: Oops! I didn’t know I couldn’t carry in the open in Jersey
A North Carolina man seemingly unaware it’s illegal to openly carry a weapon in New Jersey…
Lyndhurst PD: Fourth time was the charm for catching a habitual counterfeiter
The first time, he got away with it. The second time, he got away with it.…
Kearny PD: Man drove erratically on ATV and thought he could get away with it … until he crashed
A man from Linden was driving around Kearny on an ATV Nov. 2. And while he…
LPD: Man takes nap in car, only thing is … it was running at an intersection and he had drugs on him
One man’s nap recently led to a bunch of charges after police caught him behind the…
Lyndhurst PD: Newark man drove drunk, had cocaine on him
One Newark man should have stayed home last weekend. On Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, around midnight.,…
Lyndhurst PD: Township man charged with arson, failing to report fire
A Lyndhurst man was been arrested and charged with allegedly starting a fire in Lyndhurst last…
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…
Lyndhurst police: Man on stolen moped arrested as police notice he doesn’t have plates either
A man on a stolen moped who was without a license was arrested after an alert…
Lyndhurst PD: Man cracks up car by smashing into pole, tells cops he wasn’t the actual driver
A Secaucus man who allegedly smashed into a utility pole tried to convince he wasn’t the…
ALERT — After a nearly 10-hour ‘standoff,’ Kearny man peacefully surrenders, is taken to hospital for treatment
Here’s an update to the barricaded individual situation that occurred yesterday on Forest Street in Kearny.…
LPD: This Jose Reyes, not the base stealer, actually stole a box truck, then pursued him for — get this — 54 miles
A man who unfortunately shares a name with a retired New York Mets shortstop finds himself…