Do you know this man? Essex County prosecutor needs help identifying him

Authorities in Essex County are attempting to locate the next of kin of a man whose…

Meter enforcement returning to Kearny Oct. 1; warnings will be issued Sept. 28-30

Meter enforcement will return to the Town of Kearny beginning Oct. 1, Lt. John Taylor, the…

KPD: Woman carjacked in Walmart parking lot Sept. 13

A woman suffered minor injuries after a man reportedly punched her and dragged her before carjacking…

KPD Blotter for Sept. 9, 2020

On Aug. 28 at 10:04 p.m., Officer Jean-Paul Duran responded to a citizen’s call that a…

Belleville man charged in connection with pill-making operation involving fentanyl, BCPO says

A Belleville man was among a slew of Jersey residents arrested and charged in connection with…

Kearny PD Detective Bureau seeks surveillance video

The Kearny Police Detective Bureau is investigating a robbery that occurred Saturday, July 18, at around…

Man who was charged with Nutley assaults also charged in Belleville, police say

The same man arrested and charged in Nutley on a slew of assault charges following a…

East Orange man arrested, charged after assaulting 4 women in Nutley: PD

A 22-year-old East Orange man is behind bars after he reportedly committed a spree of assaults…

Kearny youth minister at Protestant church charged with sexual assault on minor, HCPO says

A 21-year-old Kearny man who works as a youth minister at the Good Shepherd Church, Kearny,…

Passaic County man, wanted for alleged attempted homicide, taken into custody by Lyndhurst PD: Auteri

A Passaic County man wanted by authorities in Smyth County, Virginia, for an alleged attempted homicide…

Off-duty firefighter, also a police lieutenant, saves woman, cat, from blaze

The quick thinking of an off-duty volunteer Lyndhurst firefighter, who also happens to be a police…

Peeping pair pegged by police: KPD

Two New Yorkers probably would have done themselves some favors last week if they’d listened to…

IMPORTANT ALERT — Reports of diversion robberies/burglaries by ‘false’ CDC agents on social media are not real, Kearny PD Chief George King confirms

Editor’s note: We’ve moved this post up to the top because it appears people are STILL…

Amid so much negative news, here’s some good news: Lyndhurst PD achieves prestigious re-accreditation

The Lyndhurst Police Department has been re-accredited by the New Jersey Chief’s Association’s Law Enforcement Accreditation…

Burglar nabbed on warrant after release from Essex Jail, KPD says

The Kearny Police Department arrested a man last week who was reportedly involved in a series…

An important message from the Kearny Police Department & Chief George King

To the People of Kearny: In our ongoing effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19…

KPD: Sea food, steal food? (Blotter for March 178, 2020)

The theft of seafood in Kearny continues. This time, however, it happened at ShopRite — and…

N.A. man arrested for possessing, distributing 2,000+ child-porn images, BCPO says

A North Arlington man has been arrested on charges that he possessed and distributed images involving…

Arrest made in fatal Friday Kearny crash: HCPO

A fatal accident on Harrison Avenue Friday, March 13, has led to the arrest of the…

KPD: Lethal threat on Hickory Street

On March 1 at 10:50 p.m., Kearny Police Officer Jean-Paul Duran and several back-up officers were…

2 from Kearny among 59 arrested in HCSO sweep

The Hudson County Jail in South Kearny got a lot more crowded last month thanks to…

Two men nabbed with nearly half-ton of pot & because of bail reform, THEY WALKED!

Nearly a half-ton of pot with a street value of $1.5 million was taken off the…

HELP IS COMING

For those who suffer from addiction, every day is a struggle. And for many, it often…

Harrison man arrested by HCPO Cold Case Unit, charged with 2007 murder

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Cold Case Unit has arrested a Harrison man believed to have…

Video shows three white girls using racially insensitive language; Nutley PD says it’s ‘in poor taste,’ but not criminal in nature

A video recently posted on social media has a community scratching its proverbial head. The Nutley…

The top news stories of 2019

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Second suspect sought in brazen daytime armed robbery: KPD

Anyone with tips is asked to contact Det. Neil Nelson, of the Kearny Police Department, at…

Lyndhurst OEM ready for any possible disaster

September marks National Preparedness Month and the Township of Lyndhurst and its Office of Emergency Management…

NJSEA cancels meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, because of ‘threat of violence’

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Images from the 2019 Kearny High School Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance

The annual Kearny High School 9/11 Remembrance took place Friday, Sept. 6, in the high school…