BELLEVILLE – One is following in the footsteps of three family members. Three have prior law enforcement experience. But…
Category: Public Safety
NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital
KEARNY – Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…
Same script: roster keeps changing
KEARNY – And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…
Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’
KEARNY – Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…
Suspect linked to jewelry heists
A Belleville man who allegedly stole jewelry from stores in Nutley and in Bloomfield was arrested July 15 and charged…
Special delivery – to jail
KEARNY – As more people do their shopping via the Internet, there has been a corresponding increase in the number…
Behind hijacking was bigger scare
A man who allegedly hijacked a tractor-trailer cab in South Kearny got a bit more than he had bargained for…
Bad hose makes good zoo product
The Lyndhurst Volunteer Fire Department recently made an unhappy discovery which it turned to good use. As is required…
KPD: 2 nabbed with phony $50s
Two Newark teenagers were arrested July 10 for allegedly attempting to pass counterfeit bills at businesses along Kearny Ave. Reports…
New cops, firefighters are multi-skilled
Of the 15 new cops hired , 11 are Kearny residents and four live in Newark. And, of the…
Hearn named acting police chief
NORTH ARLINGTON – Borough Police Capt. John Hearn was named acting police chief by Mayor Joseph Bianchi at last…
Spat with fire chief leads to firing
EAST NEWARK – An East Newark volunteer firefighter has been fired following a verbal blow-up with the chief of the…
‘Shots-fired’ call leads to discovery of body
NORTH ARLINGTON – A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…
While in jail, he’s charged with more crimes
KEARNY – A 26-year-old Newark man, Onajii Campbell, has been charged in connection with two overnight break-ins that occurred here in…
KPD: Going in cycles
A 44-year-old man was arrested last week for the theft of not one, but two, bicycles in Kearny, the KPD…
Shots fired at NA’s Riverview Gardens was apparent suicide: Acting Chief Hearn
A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…
Portal Bridge fire doused by KFD fireboat
KEARNY – Thanks to an all-hands response by the Kearny Fire Department, including its fireboat, a blaze at the Portal…
Notes from the KPD blotter
June 26 On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…
Fireworks, dog bite, thefts: NPD
Between June 27 and July 2, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 34 medical calls, 18 disputes/ suspicious…
Firefighter hopefuls can apply for test
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is getting ready to hire more firefighters – quite a few, in…
Stranger than fiction
KEARNY – As they say, you can’t make this stuff up. Arrested Thursday in Newark was a man…
Brooklyn woman illegally bought $15K-plus in gift cards, NPD says
NUTLEY – A 26-year-old Brooklyn woman has been arrested and charged with forgery, fraudulent use of credit cards, theft and…
KPD: Different sort of accident report
If your husband smashes up your car, why not just report it stolen? According to police, that’s what a…
This was an open & shut case
KEARNY – Local vice detectives, ever vigilant in their efforts to protect the township from nefarious activity, managed to…
Firefighters rescue man stuck in mud
By Kevin Canessa Jr. & Ron Leir Observer Correspondents NORTH ARLINGTON – A subcontractor doing survey work for…
Teacher charged in sex case
LYNDHURST – A 32-year-old Lyndhurst woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity on at…
Woman has cash taken from car: NPD
Nutley Police were called to Washington Ave. on June 13 on a dispute and when they arrived, a victim told…
Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks
HARRISON – Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…
KPD: An appetite for arrest?
Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…
Close call for cop as he fires at oncoming racer
KEARNY – A Kearny police officer attempting to stop a drag race opened fire on one of the vehicles…