By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NEWARK – A Newark man who committed 17 armed robberies, including heists in Kearny,…
Category: Public Safety
‘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…