A vehicle caught fire on Nov. 8, 2023, on Seeley Avenue at Kearny Avenue in Kearny…
Category: Public Safety
Nutley PD: Here’s why we locked down some schools earlier this week
Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are advising resident of an incident…
KPD: Mom hosts gathering for her teen child, welcomes up to 150 underage youngsters into the home to party and they all ‘enjoyed’ weed and alcohol … until the police showed up
Isn’t it just great when parents back up the talk by walking the walk for their…
Kearny police officer struck head-on by man who stole car from Moran car pound: KPD
A Kearny police officer was injured and taken to hospital after a vehicle he was patrolling…
KPD: Man bloodied after getting jumped; perp charged with aggravated assault
On Oct. 23 around quarter past 10 p.m., Kearny units responded to a report of a…
Air bag explodes in Harrison car fire
Thanks to Matthew Ravo, of Harrison, for sending this to us. Harrison and Schuyler avenues, Oct.…
Nutley PD: Another burglary arrest made, this time of a Clifton man
Yet another Nutley burglary suspect has been arrested, this one for an alleged incident Oct. 9…
2 juveniles arrested following attempted Nutley burglaries & thefts, police say
Two juveniles were arrested in the early morning hours of Oct. 21 after being caught in…
KPD: Jean closes a bunch of shopliftings
Det. Jordenson Jean, of the Kearny Police Department, has been busy investigating a series of shopliftings…
NFPA offers tips to make Halloween fire-free
As Halloween creeps closer, the National Fire Protection Association reminds the public fire safety hazards often lurk…
Lyndhurst PD promotes 5 to new ranks
One Lyndhurst police officer was elevated to the rank of sergeant while four others were elevated…
DEVELOPING — Kearny Police Department issues missing-person alert (CANCELED)
UPDATE: Mr. Carroll was located early this morning, shortly before 1 a.m. This is an emergency…
Kearny Fire Department’s annual Open House is later this week
The Kearny Fire Department’s annual Open House takes place Thursday, Oct. 19, from 6 to…
KPD: Pa. man with fake gun arrested on slew of charges
A Pennsylvania man finds himself in hot water following an incident where he allegedly flashed a…
KPD collecting unwanted, expired meds later this month
The Kearny PD’s Community Oriented Policing Unit will collected expired and unwanted medications in a special…
Police: Nutley home burgled as woman took shower
Nutley’s public-safety authorities are advising of a burglary that occurred on Raymond Avenue earlier this week.…
KPD: Delaware man, a possible squatter, tells cops prostitute left him in an unfamiliar town … Kearny
A Delaware man got lost in Kearny last week — and no, this is not the…
FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF
Anthony Monteiro has served the Borough of East Newark for the last 20 years, rising through…
Thank you, Anthony Monteiro, for your remarkable service to East Newark
We’ve all heard it before. East Newark is small. Blink while you’re driving through it and…
ECPO: Man charged with murdering Nutley woman in Belleville
Authorities in Essex County have announced the arrest of a Belleville man who stands accused of…
Kearny PD: Man whose buttocks was exposed arrested near church
On Sept. 27, at 12:30 a.m., a citizen called police to inform them a man was…
Harrison PD hosting Pizza With a Cop
The Harrison Police Department hosts “Pizza With a Cop” Monday, Oct. 2, from 6 to 8…
Four West Hudson firefighters awarded lifetime FMBA membership
Kearny and Harrison FMBA members, from left, Kearny Sergeant-at-Arms Stephen Levchak, President Juan Barroso, Vice President…
Essex sheriff’s officer arrested after investigation into serious 2022 crash in Kearny: HCPO
A 36-year-old Essex County Sheriff’s Officer has been arrested by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in…
As new school year begins, Belleville PD offering safety talk for residents young and not so young
With Belleville’s students heading back to school, it’s a perfect time to talk about community safety.…
HCPO: Elizabeth man arrested & charged with February Kearny hit and run
An Elizabeth man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured…
Lyndhurst PD: Man sucker punched Wendy’s customer waiting for food, fled, but is now behind bars
A man wanted for a vicious assault on a customer at the Lyndhurst Wendy’s restaurant is…
Man who thought he’d driven from Ecuador to Kearny arrested on DWI charges: police
On Sept. 17 shortly after midnight, Officers Jose Perez-Fonseca and David Vazquez responded to Quincy Avenue…
Nystrom brings experiences from Ground Zero in 2001 to Wisconsin’s official 9/11 memorial
If you’ve known Martin “Marty” Nystrom, of Kearny, for a while, there are several givens most…
KPD PBA President Mina Ekladious visits Israel 9/11 Memorial, learns advance Israeli police techniques
Earlier this month, Kearny PBA No. 21 President Mina Ekladious went on a mission to Israel…