Spend a ‘Night Out’ with neighbors

KEARNY-HARRISON — Mark your calendar! Next Tuesday, Aug. 2, more than 16,000 communities across the United States…

Child hurt in hit-run; driver charged

KEARNY — A 4-year-old boy was injured last Wednesday when he was struck by a hit-run driver…

KPD: An unhappy hooker?

A Kearny woman who allegedly advertised herself as having “unforgettable skills” had an unforgettable encounter with Vice…

HFD saves toddler’s life

HARRISON – A baby is still alive thanks to the efforts of members of the Harrison…

NPD: Another burglary while resident was home

For the second time in a week, a home here was burgled while the residents were…

KPD: Arrest made in Friday-morning shooting

  KEARNY — Just 27 hours after a woman was shot and wounded near the intersection of…

KPD statement on Friday-morning shooting

The Kearny Police Department has released the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred Friday morning:…

KPD: A Click-It ticket & more 

A Belleville man got more than just a MV summons when he was stopped in Kearny for…

NPD: Alert leads to shoplifting arrest

A police investigation of a shoplifting that occurred on May 15 on Franklin Ave. led to…

KPD: Argued himself into jail

KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…

NPD: Drug charges for driving duo

A 17-year-old Nutley boy and a 22-year-old Little Falls man were both arrested on a slew…

KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school

KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…

KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School

KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…

KPD: DWI charged in hit-run

KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…

KPD: Drug bust was in the bag

If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…

[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday

Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…

KPD:  Heroin, coke & cutlery

When Kearny police stopped a pick-up truck on Passaic Ave. last week, they reportedly had reason…

Got drugs? The KPD will take them

  KEARNY – For more than a decade, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been sponsoring a…

Nutley PD reaccredited

NUTLEY — The Nutley Police Department has maintained the status of an Accredited Police Agency in…

Woman nearly bilked of $3K: NPD

Residents in the township continue to fall victim to fraudsters, including a woman who believed she…

KPD: Defining ‘public nuisance’

If you were near the main branch of the Kearny Public Library on the morning of Saturday,…

Kearny PBA’s Food Truck Festival is May 21

KEARNY — Mark the date on your calendars now: Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to…

5 religious statues stolen from homes: NPD

NUTLEY — Five religious statues, in addition to other lawn and decorative ornaments have been stolen…

If at first you don’t succeed …

  KEARNY — Ordinarily, local shoplifting suspects are listed in the Kearny police blotter (this week’s is…

KPD:  Burglary suspect nabbed, jailed

A 30-year-old Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest in connection with…

Two from Kearny (including 17-year-old boy) among 16 nabbed in porn bust

TRENTON — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy today announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in…

Raid on Kearny Ave. drug ‘fortress’

KEARNY — Based on information that the residence contained drugs, firearms and stolen property, officers from the…

Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’

KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…

‘Shooter drill’ Friday; burglar sought: BPD

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department will conduct an “active shooter” drill at Belleville High School,…

Fundraiser will benefit LPD’s participation in Unity Tour

The Harlem Wizards will play a combination team of Lyndhurst principals, teachers, cops and coaches at…