Newark man charged in home burglary

NUTLEY –  Nutley police quickly apprehended a 27-yearold Newark man they said was responsible for several early morning break-ins Saturday.…

Pummelled by rainstorm: NPD

Toppled tree limbs, several brought down by a drenching storm, caused havoc in the township recently. Nutley PD reported…

Nutley police find, arrest early morning burglar

NUTLEY — Nutley police quickly apprehended a 27-year-old Newark man they say was responsible for several…

POLICE CHARGE HARRISON HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT

By Kevin Canessa Jr. and Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON — Harrison police say they have…

Harrison police release images of suspected vehicle in last weekend’s hit-and-run of 90-year-old woman

If you have any information that could lead to the discovery of the driver of the…

90-year-old Harrison woman thrown nearly 12 feet after hit-and-run

HARRISON — Harrison police are continuing to investigate exactly how a 90-year-old town woman was struck…

Man shot dead by police in library

LYNDHURST – A township man was fatally shot by police inside the Lyndhurst Public Library last Friday. Police Chief James…

4 new promotions but still understaffed

KEARNY –  He’s been a Kearny cop since 1999 but five years prior, Adriano Marques learned what it was like…

Emergency device will help save lives

LYNDHURST –  The township of Lyndhurst has equipped one of its ambulances with a Zoll AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump…

KPD: No Coke. Pepsi.

Three Kearny juveniles who mistakenly thought they were smarter than the cops ended up in custody last week after they stole…

NPD: Lock your car doors!

Nutley PD is reminding residents to lock their car doors in the wake of multiple vehicular burglaries and a stolen…

2 MORE YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR NA SEX OFFENDER

A 41-year-old North Arlington man has been sentenced to at least two more years behind bars…

Man dies from injuries suffered in ‘home invasion’

BELLEVILLE – A Nutley man has been arrested in connection with the now-fatal assault on an 85-year-old man in his…

Police shoot suspect dead inside Lyndhurst Library: Chief

LYNDHURST — Updated at May 30 at 10:19 a.m. A Township man is dead after a police-involved shooting…

KPD: Dagger & ‘Danger’ lead to jail

A Kearny man, allegedly wearing a dagger around his neck, was arrested on assault, weapons and drug charges last week and…

Nutley resident to police: I got phone scammed

A Nutley resident told police on May 21 that they received a call from a man who…

Lyndhurst DEA employee lied to government about owning go-go lounge: Prosecutors

NEW YORK CITY — A Lyndhurst civilian DEA employee is one of two men arrested May…

Criminal ring swiped equipment

LYNDHURST – On Aug. 10, 2014, a Caterpillar Skid-Steer, valued at $17,950, disappeared from the school construction site of Lyndhurst’s…

Gas station robbery suspect nabbed: NPD

Quick action by Nutley PD was credited by Police Chief Tom Strumolo and Mayor/Police Commissioner Alphonse Petracco for the capture…

KPD: Arrest was warranted

A Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest May 9 on five outstanding warrants, totaling more…

Buckle up or face court fines: HPD

Fair warning to all motorists driving through Harrison: Harrison PD will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as…

Have you seen these people?

Nutley PD is appealing to the public for help in finding a “smash and grab” who broke into a…

KPD: Heroin raid on Elm St.

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into heroin distribution in Kearny, KPD vice officers, armed with a search warrant, raided an apartment…

Man attacked in park; arrest made

A meeting of a young man and woman in a municipal park was interrupted by an attack last Tuesday…

KPD: Arrest warrants multiple charges

Sharp-eyed vice detectives patrolling on Schuyler Ave. at 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday, April 29, noticed a passenger in a passing…

2 nabbed in multiple ATM thefts

KEARNY –  On Jan. 24, at about 4:45 a.m., thieves hit Buy Rite Liquors on Harrison Ave. in Kearny,…

NPD asks for help to solve thefts

Nutley PD is appealing to the public for help in solving two separate thefts in the township. The first,…

Charged with DUI, unsecured child

KEARNY – A 28-year-old Perth Amboy woman was arrested April 25 and charged with drunken driving on the Belleville Pike…

Arrests for bomb threats, theft of services: LPD

One man was charged with calling in bomb threats to local supermarkets and another was grabbed for allegedly stiffing a cabbie in…

After ATM ‘skimming’, bank to restore losses

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Is my money safe anywhere? That’s what customers of one regional savings institution are undoubtedly thinking…