Above: A woman awaits rescue on a fire escape at a Beech St. fire Sunday afternoon…
Category: Public Safety
Nutley cops hunt driver in fatal hit-run
A photo (above) of the suspect van was released Nov. 19 by the Essex County Prosecutor’s…
Cop promotions upcoming
KEARNY – Kearny Police Chief John Dowie, who has repeatedly warned that his ranks are being stretched thin with a…
Bribery: By hook…
A Belleville man who was a Jersey City fire inspector pleaded guilty last week to accepting bribes from brothels, U.S.…
2nd victim identified in Rt. 21 accident
BELLEVILLE – Authorities last week identified the second person killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Rt. 21 on…
Now he can tell it to the judge: KPD blotter
Kearny driver who told police they were violating his legal rights ended up facing the weight of the law.…
Hits car & flees; later, leaves kid: cops
What started as a hit and run led Kearny PD to a suspect who, initially, eluded them while leaving…
Jailed on pain-pill, cocaine charges
LYNDHURST – Following a two-week investigation, officers of the Lyndhurst Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force…
Phone scam nets 2G: NPD blotter
A costly phone scam was perpetrated on an unknowing caregiver for an Alzheimer’s patient, Nutley PD reported. Police said…
Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter
Nov. 7 Milada Acacio, 29, of Bayonne, was issued motor vehicle summonses after police said she appeared to be intoxicated…
News from the Harrison police blotter
Nov. 12 At 12:16 a.m., officers were sent to the 200 block of Manor Ave. on a report…
(Updated 11/15 @ 11 p.m.) Nutley police need public’s help finding van that left scene of fatal hit and run
NUTLEY — On Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11:40 a.m., Nutley police responded to a call of…
2 killed in Rt.21 accident
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Authorities continue to investigate a fiery multi-vehicle crash that killed two…
2 young jaywalkers injured
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Two township youngsters were reported to be recovering from injuries sustained when…
Nutley man is suspect in multiple thefts
A Nutley man is being held as a suspected serial “snatch and grab” thief allegedly linked to nearly 30 thefts…