Nutley police are alerting residents they have recovered a skimming device located on an ATM Personnel…
Category: Public Safety
KPD: Two women, one from East Newark, thought they were in the UK, possessed slew of illicit drugs
Two women, one from East Newark, should have stayed home one early morning last week —…
Kearny hires 7 new cops with diverse backgrounds
Amid the chaos of the last Kearny Town Council meeting, one good thing, inarguably, happened. Seven…
Harrison Police Department’s main number has changed
Effective immediately, the main telephone number for the Harrison Police Department has been changed to (973)…
Kearny PD still searching for at-risk 17-year-old
The Kearny Police Department is seeking assistance in locating Julissa Noy, who identifies as Jordan, and…
Kearny PD issues scam alert for rideshare drivers
We want to bring your attention to a concerning trend that has been affecting rideshare drivers…
KPD: Another un-sober driver attempts to ‘hide’ in passenger seat
On Jan. 4 at around 3:30 p.m., Officer Sean Podolski responded to a hit and run…
North Arlington, Pronti beefing up police presence following spike in car thefts, larcenies
North Arlington Mayor Daniel H. Pronti is addressing an ongoing concern over a recent trend of…
Nutley expanding neighborhood watch program
In an effort to address the increase in criminal activities in town, Nutley Police Commissioner Alphonse…
KPD: Speedster blew past officers on Kearny Avenue into oncoming traffic, then crawled into back seat upon being pulled over
Move over, Bubba Wallace — y’all got some company in Kearny. On Dec. 31 at 3:44…
Newark Imam shot this morning, is in critical condition: ECPO
A Newark Imam was shot this morning and is in critical condition in a Newark Hospital,…
More than 1/3 of Christmas tree fires happen in January
More than one-third (34%) of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this…
KPD: Good Samaritan helping woman in distress has car rammed 3 times by drunken driver just outside HQ
No good deed goes unpunished and one Kearny Good Samaritan learned that the hard way this…
Man, 37, shot dead in Belleville; 4-year-old also shot in same incident: ECPO
A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in the afternoon of Dec. 16 on Mill Street…
Police arrest recent habitual offender, this time for shooting airgun: LPD
A Lyndhurst man with a checkered recent history finds himself on the wrong side of the…
KPD: Three 14-year-old boys arrested following attempted Kia theft; there were others same day
Throughout the night and early morning Dec. 11-12, multiple Kias were stolen as a result…
HCPO: Kearny and Lyndhurst FDs assist with recovery of body found in Hackensack River in Secaucus
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Secaucus Police Department, with assistance from divers…
Essex County sees major drop in homicides so far in 2023: Stephens
The homicide rate in Essex County year to date has dropped to its lowest number in…
Police: Harrison man training to become special cop, currently a dispatcher, arrested and charged with possessing 1K+ images of child pornography
Update at 12:25 p.m.: Records indicate Lewis was released by court order today. A Harrison man…
KPD: Just 50 feet from where fraudster got caught, woman attempted to steal BMW from lot, despite massive police presence
Well, you may recall we had a story of a man who was reported to have…
2 more Nutley homes burgled, police say
Nutley has experienced two more attempted burglaries, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said.…
Harrison PD among others partaking in ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ in December
Law enforcement from the Harrison Police Department and others across the state will be cracking down…
MODERN DAY SLAVERY — why you may soon see human trafficking signs conspicuously posted publicly in New Jersey
It was just a couple of months ago when The Observer’s Lisa Feorenzo was at a…
Lyndhurst PD: NA man arrested on burglary charges
A 25-year-old North Arlington man finds himself behind bars at the Bergen County Jail after residents…
Nutley home burgled with residents inside the house: NPD
The Township of Nutley has experienced yet another home robbery where the residents were home at…
KPD: Notice police activity this morning? It was detectives and SWAT arresting an armed-robbery suspect within the first 48
You know the TV show “The First 48,” and how the opening always says that’s the…
KPD: 2 crashes, same street, minutes apart
On Nov. 5, at 2:36 a.m., Officer Lawrence Latka responded to a crash at Halstead Street…