Nutley Mayor and Police Commissioner Al Petracco and Police Chief Thomas Strumolo are warning residents to lock their cars at all times…
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UPDATED 2/2: NA man charged with murdering wife with hammer, reports say
A North Arlington man has been charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, in the…
KPD: Well, at least he wasn’t driving
On Jan. 25, the Monday after the blizzard, when excess snow still made driving problematic, Kearny…
Kearny police settle contract
KEARNY – Members of Kearny’s police unions scored 11 promotions through the ranks and got new…
Photos from Kearny crossing guard Betty Regan’s retirement ceremony
Coming in this week’s edition of The Observer, we’ll have a story about the retirement of…
KPD: You’re on ‘Candid Camera.’ Don’t smile.
Three female employees of Walmart were arrested Jan. 14 after one of them allegedly used a cell phone to film…
Charges filed after pedestrian struck: HPD
HARRISON – A Harrison man was struck by an auto while walking home Sunday night, Jan. 17, police reported. HPD…
Defrauded for game tix, tour, gas: NPD
A resident whose credit card was fraudulently used to buy tickets to a WNBA game reported the crime — and…
Teen charged in armed robbery: KPD
KEARNY – A 17-year-old Kearny youth was arrested and charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession…
They are appreciated
KEARNY – Kearny’s newest police recruits, with tutelage by veteran cops, are undertaking patrol duties on local streets after having successfully…
KPD: Roundabout route from Walmart to jail
Two shoplifting suspects who fled Walmart by car were arrested Jan. 10 after being nabbed on the Newark side of…
Bostonian may have stolen Nutley resident’s credit card information: NPD
A Nutley resident’s credit card was used to make several purchases in Massachusetts, including at a Target just outside Boston’s Fenway…
Nearly 6 decades of criminal acts: KPD
Two drug-possession suspects top the list of recent Kearny arrestees: One, because he reportedly has a record dating back nearly 60…
KPD: Bloomfield woman had 7 warrants
At approximately 9 p.m. on Jan 2, Officer Jason Rodrigues responded to Walmart to take into custody an alleged shoplifter who…
5 facing drug charges: LPD
LYNDHURST – On Dec. 30, Lyndhurst PD busted two township residents and one New Yorker on drug charges in the…
Deja vu all over again. Again.
KEARNY – Yes, faithful readers, that is the same mugshot that accompanied last week’s Kearny police blotter — at which…
Resident nearly bilked of $4K: NPD
A Nutley resident was nearly bilked of $4,000 — but some quick thinking saved him from sending a scam artist…
KPD: It’s deja vu all over again
If the guy in the photo looks familiar, that’s because his mugshot adorned the Kearny police blotter in our Dec.…
Suspect didn’t have a prayer of escaping
KEARNY – When Kearny police, having travelled to Newark on the hunt, apprehended a suspect in two town muggings, he…
‘Fake cop’ behind bars after pulling over real cop: NJSP
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HOLMDEL – When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by…
2 men critical after accident
HARRISON – Two men standing in the street were badly hurt after they were struck by a vehicle on…
Man drives car into Third River in Nutley, isn’t seriously injured
A 71-year-old man accidentally drove his car into the Third River in Nutley, but wasn't seriously…
After fake cop pulls over real cop, fake cop winds up behind bars
When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by pulling someone over on the Garden…
Hollywood star Pamela Anderson: I didn’t buy a cell phone in Nutley
Hollywood star Pamela Anderson bought a cell phone and a new line of cell service in…
One cop’s story about life on the force
NUTLEY – We live in a world where far too often, people are quick to judge what they see…
KPD: We’re not in Clifton anymore, Toto
Of late, there seems to have been a spate of incidents involving drivers found asleep at the wheel. The latest…
KPD: Now, a front-row seat — in jail
Remember the man from last week’s blotter who was reportedly found sitting in one of the cinemas at the now-closed Lincoln…
Burglary suspect also combative: KPD
An East Newark man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $15,000 bail last week on charges including burglary and…
Selective shoplifters at work: NPD
Maybe it was really Viagra that he needed? The Nutley Police Department announced that a Harrison St. business was the victim…
Official: Crash ‘looked a lot worse than it was’
If you were stuck in traffic on the Belleville Pike, or Kearny Ave., or Ridge Road,…