Chief to leave in ‘16

BELLEVILLE –  After more than four decades spent in uniform, Belleville’s highest-ranking cop will be turning in his badge next…

KPD: He lost his shirt at Walmart

At 10:30 a.m., Nov. 19, KPD Officers Pete Jahera and Jon Dowie responded to a report from Walmart that a…

Nutley man charged with stalking: NPD

A 37-year-old Nutley man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a woman told police he tried to grab her…

Alleged Ridge Road gas station robber caught: NAPD

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Updated from original story that appeared in the 9 Dec. edition of The…

Local bank robbed, suspect at large: LPD

A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with “several thousand dollars” in cash after…

Hudson City Savings Bank in Lyndhurst robbed Thursday morning

LYNDHURST — A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with…

Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD

A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…

Scruffy for a reason

Members of the Lyndhurst Police Department opted not to shave during November as a strategy to…

Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD

A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…

Lawmaker charged with taking bribe

BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield Councilman Elias N. Chalet was arrested last week and charged with allegedly soliciting and accepting a $15,000 bribe…

4 suspects charged in kidnap plot

LYNDHURST –  Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Mahwah resident in Lyndhurst 10…

KPD: Needles, noise & more

Judging from this week’s KPD reports, hypodermic needles have become the accessory of choice among some arrestees. Read on for details,…

NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run

Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…

3 charged with kidnapping Lyndhurst man: police

On Sunday, Nov. 8, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Lyndhurst Police Department received information from the…

2 cops found guilty of misconduct

BLOOMFIELD –  Following a five-week jury trial in Superior Court, Newark, two Bloomfield police officers were convicted Thursday of official…

Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD

It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…

KPD: Not-so-routine traffic stop

Sometimes, the enforcement of basic traffic laws can lead to discovery of a more serious crime. Such was the case…

KPD: Back in town, back in cuffs

In May, an 18-year-old Newark man was arrested by the KPD after he allegedly attempted to break into a BMW…

Laundry thief makes clean getaway: NPD

A Park Ave. resident got a surprise when she went back to a laundry room to get what she…

Arson reported at bathrooms in township park: NPD

The Nutley Parks Department reported possible arson Oct. 19 in two bathrooms at Booth Park, off Harrison St., according to…

KPD: Car was infested with roaches

At about 8 p.m. last Wednesday, Oct. 21, KPD Sgt. Charles Smith conducted a motor vehicle stop on Quincy Ave.,…

3 nabbed in shooting outside club: ECPO

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed a published report that three individuals have been apprehended in connection with the fatal shooting…

KPD: In the wrong at ShopRite

A shoplifting suspect escalated the charge against him from theft to robbery last week when he allegedly assaulted two ShopRite employees…

N.A. man charged in hit-run

NORTH ARLINGTON –  For nearly a week, law enforcement was hunting the hit-run driver who allegedly struck a 22-year-old woman…

Handgun recovered after disturbance on NJ Transit bus in Nutley

A disturbance on an NJ Transit bus on Washington Ave. led to the arrest of a Newark man on an…

2 drug suspects nabbed: LPD

LYNDHURST –  Two men were arrested last week on drug charges after their car was stopped for a motor…

Kearny driver dead after GSP accident

A Kearny man was killed in the aftermath of a single car  accident on the Garden State Parkway…

Fatal shooting still mystery

BELLEVILLE –  The Belleville Police Department’s Homicide/Major Crimes Unit and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a fatal shooting in the…

KPD: From a beer to a drug bust

A man drinking a can of Budweiser on the street led last week to the arrest and subsequent incarceration of…

Don’t text yourself into a traffic stat

You’ve heard of distracted driving. How about distracted walking? We had our first encounter with the latter a couple of weeks…