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Kearny PD: Man drove erratically on ATV and thought he could get away with it … until he crashed
A man from Linden was driving around Kearny on an ATV Nov. 2. And while he…
LPD: Man takes nap in car, only thing is … it was running at an intersection and he had drugs on him
One man’s nap recently led to a bunch of charges after police caught him behind the…
Lyndhurst PD: Newark man drove drunk, had cocaine on him
One Newark man should have stayed home last weekend. On Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, around midnight.,…
Lyndhurst PD: Township man charged with arson, failing to report fire
A Lyndhurst man was been arrested and charged with allegedly starting a fire in Lyndhurst last…
Two girls, aged 8 & 6, killed in early morning fire in Newark
Two children were killed in an early morning fire in Essex County on Oct. 20, the…
Lyndhurst FD and PD have busy day with two major incidents, one smaller
(Stop & Shop photos by Adam Ginsburg; fire photos by Paul Haggerty.) It was an extremely…
DEA drug take back set for late October at KPD HQ
The Kearny Police Department will participate in the DEA’s semi-annual prescription drug takeback on Oct. 26…
South Kearny trespasser nabbed after breaking into private PSE&G substation, police say
A man who shouldn’t have been cavorting around a South Kearny PSE&G substation finds himself on…
KPD: Man who may have possessed car used in Newark shooting nabbed in Kearny, but not before he assaulted officer
A man who police say may have been in possession of a vehicle used in a…
BCPO: Kearny man charged in fatal Lyndhurst hit & run
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a 29-year-old Kearny man and has charged him in…
BCPO identifies victim of fatal Lyndhurst hit & run
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the man who was killed by a hit and…
Pedestrian killed by hit & run driver in Lyndhurst: BCPO
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Lyndhurst Police Department are investigating a…
KPD: 28 tickets issued to drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians in Sept. 30 enforcement action
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety in the Town of Kearny, the…
ALERT — Macfie: Employee at Kearny Ave. spa arrested, charged with prostitution
A prostitution investigation at a Kearny massage parlor has led to the arrest of a Brooklyn…
Lyndhurst PD: ATV thief arrested, boyfriend flees after taking a pee
On Sept. 8, 2024, Sgt. William Kapp was on patrol on Disposal Road, which rests adjacent…
Lyndhurst police: Man on stolen moped arrested as police notice he doesn’t have plates either
A man on a stolen moped who was without a license was arrested after an alert…
Lyndhurst PD: Man cracks up car by smashing into pole, tells cops he wasn’t the actual driver
A Secaucus man who allegedly smashed into a utility pole tried to convince he wasn’t the…
ALERT — After a nearly 10-hour ‘standoff,’ Kearny man peacefully surrenders, is taken to hospital for treatment
Here’s an update to the barricaded individual situation that occurred yesterday on Forest Street in Kearny.…
LPD: This Jose Reyes, not the base stealer, actually stole a box truck, then pursued him for — get this — 54 miles
A man who unfortunately shares a name with a retired New York Mets shortstop finds himself…
Belleville PD prepares for start of new school year
The Belleville Police Department has been preparing to make the start of the new school year…
KPD: Bayonne man may have forgotten he wasn’t in the UK
One Bayonne man apparently learned the hard way he wasn’t in England recently. According to Det.…
Lyndhurst PD nabs moped thief
A man without a license or credentials to drive it was arrested this week on a…
Man who was sinking in the Meadowlands one of two arrested for stealing a vehicle: LPD
Two people from Guttenberg — one who nearly sank into the Hackensack Meadows — were…
LPD nabs man responsible for June shoplifting, credit card fraud
A Paterson man who was identified as a shoplifter in Lyndhurst was finally taken into custody…
HCPO: Newark man gets 25 years in prison for role in 2017 Kearny home invasion
A Newark man will spend a quarter century behind bars after a judge sentenced him to…
Police: Lyndhurst man arrested after allegedly grabbing 3 women’s bums
A man who was alleged to have grabbed three women by the buttocks has been arrested…
2 of 3 teens who stole Jeep arrested in Secaucus; 1 stole police car, joy rode through Kearny
Three teenagers who reportedly stole a Jeep in Jersey City drove it to Secaucus and then…
(VIDEO) Jimmy Kyratzis’s video of Rizzolo Road fire in Kearny
Thank you, Jimmy! Still image by Melanie Ryan.
Lyndhurst Police and Fire departments save woman in distress in Passaic River
At approximately 7:33 p.m., Thursday, June 27, police received a 911 call about woman in distress…