NEWARK – A woman who had worked as a receptionist at a Kearny medical office pleaded guilty last week to…
Category: Public Safety
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…
Another wake-up call by KPD
Readers of the Kearny police blotter will recall that last week’s reports included that of a township man taken…
23-year-old Nutley man charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl
A 23-year-old Nutley man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting and endangering the welfare…
NAPD: Don’t fall for phone scams
North Arlington residents have reported to police that they’ve received phone calls, mail and email from people…
Out as police director
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – For the past nine years, in deference to his lengthy prior…
17 heists & 19 years
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NEWARK – A Newark man who committed 17 armed robberies, including heists in Kearny,…
‘Candy bar’ suspect arrested: NPD blotter
A young Nutley man has been arrested as the suspected intruder who surprised an elderly woman in her apartment on…
Ugly symbol of bigotry
Two Belleville men were arrested last week for allegedly vadalizing vehicles at a Kearny trucking company. The owner of the company…
Postman charged in check thefts
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier has been charged with stealing more than $20,000…
UPDATE: 21-year-old Nutley man charged with breaking into elderly woman’s apartment
Above: Stephen Nemec A 21-year-old Nutley man has been arrested and charged with burglary after police…
Baubles, bangles & bail
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – “It was,” said Kearny Police Chief John Dowie, “like following a…
KPD blotter: Amend to that
A man with an apparent affection for the U.S. Constitution, but not perhaps for DWI laws, was arrested last week…
So ‘hungry’ for news, he takes a whole bundle, cops say
An East Orange man has been booked as a serial newspaper stealer in Nutley. On Sept. 30, Hertilus Duvelsaint, 57,…
Harrison police blotter
Sept. 29 Two shipments delivered by UPS on different days to a residence in the 300 block of…
Now she can bank on prison
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A 35-year-old Harrison woman who robbed three banks over a three-week span…
He preyed on dementia victim
BLOOMFIELD – A routine traffic stop by Bloomfield police earlier this year played a role in the investigation of, and…
KPD drug busts: It’s all relative
Two Harrison men were arrested separately on drug charges last week, one while he was driving into the town, one…
News from the Nutley police blotter
During the past week, Nutley PD responded to six suspicious incidents, eight disputes, 14 motor vehicle accidents and 40 medical…
Harrison police blotter entries
Sept. 22 At about 4:35 p.m., the owner of a 2009 Hyundai Elantra came into Harrison Police HQ…
Kearny fire displaces 5
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A kitchen fire last Thursday temporarily displaced five persons and sent one of…
News from Nutley PD blotter
At about 10 p.m. on Sept. 11, Nutley police arrested 48-year-old Martin Lucas of Newark in connection with a drug…
Notes from the KPD blotter
Sept. 14 Officer Chris Levchak, on patrol at 5:45 a.m., saw a man asleep behind the wheel of…