A Newark man who robbed a Harrison pharmacy — and 10 other establishments in Hudson and Essex counties over an eight-month…
Category: Public Safety
KPD Blotter
Jan. 24 Officer Patrick Becker, checking the registration on a double-parked vehicle at Kearny Ave. and Rose St. at…
Man charged in beating case & more: NPD blotter
A Clifton man accused of beating up a Nutley resident in the resident’s apartment last week has been arrested, according…
‘He knew he’d be caught’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Christmas Eve, Kearny police reported, a Windsor St. home was burglarized…
Facing Sandy-recovery aid fraud charges
TRENTON – A Nutley woman is facing up to five years in prison and fines totalling $25,000 for allegedly…
Have you seen these suspects?
BELLEVILLE – Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Belleville Police Chief Joseph Rotonda are seeking the public’s help in…
Guns, ammo & more: KPD blotter
Last Thursday evening, Kearny police responded to the report of a man with a gun in a home on…
Another suicide & more: NPD blotter
Nutley PD has labeled the death of a 49-yearold Washington Ave. man initially discovered unresponsive at his home as a suicide.…
Sought in fatal accident, she fled to Brazil, cops say
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A Harrison woman has been indicted on two counts of…
3 arrested in Nutley robbery
NUTLEY — At 12:50 a.m., Jan. 18, a Nutley police officer noticed three young men fleeing…
3 displaced, 1 injured in Belleville fire
BELLEVILLE – Three township residents were displaced and one was injured by a fire that heavily…
Murder-suicide & more: NPD blotter
Details remained sketchy in the wake of what law enforcement agencies characterized as a murder-suicide on Hillside Ave. in Nutley last…
Drug suspects indicted
KEARNY – Three suspects — one from the Bronx and two from Kansas — arrested by N.J. State Police…
Township gets 3 new cops
LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Police Department has three new members. Officers Michael LeStrange, Steve Batista and John DeCamp were sworn in…
Cops nab suspect in church burglary
A man who police described as the “primary suspect” in last year’s theft of a sacred relic – since recovered…
‘Ninja Turtles’ slowed up drug suspects
Two East Orange men who abandoned their car in a Kearny intersection following an accident ended up in the county…
Suspected ‘batter’ busted & more: KPD
You can credit a sharp-eyed Kearny police officer with the arrest last Thursday of a Harrison man wanted in connection…
Fatal shooting ruled suicide by police
KEARNY – The death of a 60-year-old Garfield man, found mortally wounded in his car in Kearny last week,…
3 plead guilty in teen killing, accused shooter awaits trial
KEARNY – According to published reports, three suspects in the Jan. 17, 2013, murder of 16-year-old Alishia Colon in Kearny, have…
Nutley police, Essex prosecutor, investigating apparent murder-suicide
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo announced today that…
Robbery attempt backfires
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Two feisty service station attendants not only refused to be cowed…
Man charged in New Year burglary
HARRISON – Harrison PD believes it has located – with help from the Newark PD – the suspect…
Cops hunt Belgrove burglar
KEARNY – Police are hunting a brazen burglar who smashed the front window of a Belgrove Drive home, ransacked…
Fire wrecks plastics factory on 2nd St.
A Harrison factory that makes plastic and plaster moldings for ceramics dealers was consumed by a three-alarm fire this past Sunday.…
Surprise ‘visit’
Fatima Cruz of Kearny was maneuvering her car through the parking lot at Jack’s IGA shopping center,…
Facing morals charges
KEARNY – A 37-year-old man who thought he was sending nude photos of himself via cell phone to a…
Kitchen fire quickly contained
HARRISON – A fire at D’ Carbon, a Peruvian barbecue restaurant at 506 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North, last Monday…
News from the Nutley police blotter
Between Jan. 3 and 9, Nutley PD responded to 27 auto accidents, 36 medical calls, 15 disputes and suspicious…
Have you seen this alleged NA shoplifter?
On Jan. 7 at 5:20 p.m., an individual described as a white man, approximately 5’10” with short…
Break-ins disrupt holiday week
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – In the 24 years that his family has operated Fulger’s Golden…