A Nutley man is being held as a suspected serial “snatch and grab” thief allegedly linked to nearly 30 thefts…
Category: Public Safety
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…