Kearny driver who told police they were violating his legal rights ended up facing the weight of the law.…
Category: Public Safety
Hits car & flees; later, leaves kid: cops
What started as a hit and run led Kearny PD to a suspect who, initially, eluded them while leaving…
Jailed on pain-pill, cocaine charges
LYNDHURST – Following a two-week investigation, officers of the Lyndhurst Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force…
Phone scam nets 2G: NPD blotter
A costly phone scam was perpetrated on an unknowing caregiver for an Alzheimer’s patient, Nutley PD reported. Police said…
Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter
Nov. 7 Milada Acacio, 29, of Bayonne, was issued motor vehicle summonses after police said she appeared to be intoxicated…
News from the Harrison police blotter
Nov. 12 At 12:16 a.m., officers were sent to the 200 block of Manor Ave. on a report…
(Updated 11/15 @ 11 p.m.) Nutley police need public’s help finding van that left scene of fatal hit and run
NUTLEY — On Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11:40 a.m., Nutley police responded to a call of…
2 killed in Rt.21 accident
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Authorities continue to investigate a fiery multi-vehicle crash that killed two…
2 young jaywalkers injured
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Two township youngsters were reported to be recovering from injuries sustained when…
Nutley man is suspect in multiple thefts
A Nutley man is being held as a suspected serial “snatch and grab” thief allegedly linked to nearly 30 thefts…
Lock your cars when you park, cops warn: NPD blotter
After five reports of burglary to motor vehicles during the past week, Nutley PD issued a public advisory recommending that…
Flames rip through Kearny home
Top photos, KFD; bottom, by Karen Zautyk Fire gutted a single-family home on Garfield Ave. at…
Fire OT prompts hirings
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After meeting in closed caucus for about an hour last Wednesday,…
7 promoted in police ranks
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Just four weeks after Commissioner John Montillo took over as public…
Old enough to know better?
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last Wednesday, Oct. 29, Kearny police contacted the Hudson County Juvenile Intake…
Shoplifter had taste for fine wine: NPD blotter
A thief with a craving for the classic vino got away with a $1,900 bottle of wine from…
Cops stop menacing intruder: HPD blotter
HARRISON – An East Newark man was grabbed by cops early on Monday, Oct. 27, after police said he…
KPD blotter: Some make it easy
A township man who allegedly held a stolen cell phone for ransom and arranged a rendezvous to collect the cash…
From the lam to the slammer
KEARNY – The Enfamil cans can sleep soundly now on their shelves at Walmart, secure in the knowledge they…
Route 21 crash claims two lives Monday night
Above: The approximate location of last night’s deadly crash. BELLEVILLE — A multi-vehicle crash on Route…
Heroin/gun rap for felon
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When Kearny Vice Squad detectives busted a Newark…
Clerk for Kearny doc stole 500G
NEWARK – A woman who had worked as a receptionist at a Kearny medical office pleaded guilty last week to…
Don’t expect cops at grid games
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Saturday, Oct. 17, the normal presence of local bluecoats to…
KPD: A formula for crime
If you see the gentleman in the photo accompanying this week’s blotter — particularly if you see him in…
Residents cautioned by cops on home burglaries: NPD blotter
The Nutley Police Department is warning residents to be wary of suspicious activity around their homes, given a higher than…
Cops thwart jewelry robber
HARRISON – Last Tuesday, Oct. 14, happened to be the birthday of a woman visiting Harrison but it was…
2 adults found dead
BELLEVILLE – Police are investigating what they characterized as a murder-suicide in Belleville. Katherine Carter, spokeswoman for the Essex…
Arrest in sex case & more: NPD blotter
BELLEVILLE – A local man has been arrested on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a…
3rd swastika suspect charged
KEARNY – The third member of a Belleville trio suspected in the vandalism of vehicles at a Kearny trucking…
Assault suspect
NORTH ARLINGTON – A 44-year-old North Arlington man has been arrested for child endangerment after “repeatedly striking” a borough 6-yearold, Bergen…