Belleville PD prepares for start of new school year

The Belleville Police Department has been preparing to make the start of the new school year…

KPD: Bayonne man may have forgotten he wasn’t in the UK

One Bayonne man apparently learned the hard way he wasn’t in England recently. According to Det.…

Lyndhurst PD nabs moped thief

A man without a license or credentials to drive it was arrested this week on a…

Man who was sinking in the Meadowlands one of two arrested for stealing a vehicle: LPD

  Two people from Guttenberg — one who nearly sank into the Hackensack Meadows — were…

LPD nabs man responsible for June shoplifting, credit card fraud

A Paterson man who was identified as a shoplifter in Lyndhurst was finally taken into custody…

HCPO: Newark man gets 25 years in prison for role in 2017 Kearny home invasion

A Newark man will spend a quarter century behind bars after a judge sentenced him to…

National Night Out festivities in Kearny set

The Kearny Police Department hosts its annual National Night Out festivities Aug. 6, from 6 to…

BCPO: Former Mets GM Omar Minaya’s wife found dead in bathroom of her Bergen County home

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death the wife of former New York Mets…

State releases audit of automated license plate readers

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan announced…

Police: Lyndhurst man arrested after allegedly grabbing 3 women’s bums

A man who was alleged to have grabbed three women by the buttocks has been arrested…

Ferreira: Barroso was the victim of the worst kind of politics

To the Editor: I have been watching the Juan Barroso story unfold, hoping someone in a…

NA’s Caroselli: Kearny needs to step up for Barroso now!

To the Editor: I read, with interest, the article in The Observer dated July 10, 2024,…

2 of 3 teens who stole Jeep arrested in Secaucus; 1 stole police car, joy rode through Kearny

Three teenagers who reportedly stole a Jeep in Jersey City drove it to Secaucus and then…

(VIDEO) Jimmy Kyratzis’s video of Rizzolo Road fire in Kearny

Thank you, Jimmy! Still image by Melanie Ryan.

Lyndhurst Police and Fire departments save woman in distress in Passaic River

At approximately 7:33 p.m., Thursday, June 27, police received a 911 call about woman in distress…

National Fire Protection Association offers summer safety tips for those around water, boats

With summer upon us and the 4th of July holiday just around the corner, the National Fire…

Kearny man was Eager to sell fentanyl on dark web from Oregon, feds say

A Kearny man with a connection to Portland, Oregon, for unknown reasons, has been federally indicted…

Kearny hires 7 new cops; one is already on the job elsewhere

Seven new cops, six of whom will go the academy, one of whom is already trained…

Morris prosecutor: Belleville man, driving at 90 MPH while drinking, crashes, killing Flanders resident, 19

A Belleville man has been arrested in charged in connection with a crash that took the…

Nutley PD nabs 3 burglary suspects thanks to alert Neighborhood Watch member, others

Three suspects wanted for two attempted burglaries early morning June 24 have been arrested by the…

Lyndhurst PD: Man involved in dispute winds up assaulting police officer

A Lyndhurst man finds himself behind bars at the Bergen County Jail after police allege he…

Harrison police say they’ve arrested a man suspected of trying to lure teen girl onto his motorcycle

The Harrison Police Department has arrested a man who stands accused of attempting to lure a…

ALERT — Keep your home’s doors locked, call police if you suspect anything out of sorts

Police in Kearny are warning residents once again — keep your doors locked at nighttime and…

NJ Police Chiefs Association, NJUA warn of new utility scams while offering tips to combat them

Scammers are getting even more clever these days and as such, the state’s police chiefs association…

Newark man on remand after trying to cash check illegally with fake ID, Lyndhurst PD says

A Newark man finds himself behind bars in Hackensack after he allegedly tried to cashed a…

KPD: Kearny man, 49, threatens to kill 3, headbutts cop, goes on racist tirade, gets sprung, re-arrested and may be out (again) by weekend

A Kearny man who threatened to kill several people — and who even had a conversation…

KPD: Man gets 18 combined MV & criminal charges, is released after booking

One Kearny man who was caught with an inordinate amount of pot on him and who…

KPD: Hooded men who broke into occupied home while residents slept get caught on dead-end, ram police car & flee

It appears the Manor Section of Kearny may be the target of unscrupulous criminals who have…

Fleeing thief saved from jumping off motel balcony by officer: Lyndhurst PD

The quick thinking of a Lyndhurst police officer last weekend saved a man from jumping off…

Lyndhurst police say Kearny man was asleep at the wheel, car was in drive

A Kearny man driving on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst was arrested after he allegedly fell asleep…