As new school year begins, Belleville PD offering safety talk for residents young and not so young

With Belleville’s students heading back to school, it’s a perfect time to talk about community safety.…

HCPO: Elizabeth man arrested & charged with February Kearny hit and run

An Elizabeth man has been arrested and charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that injured…

Lyndhurst PD: Man sucker punched Wendy’s customer waiting for food, fled, but is now behind bars

A man wanted for a vicious assault on a customer at the Lyndhurst Wendy’s restaurant is…

Man who thought he’d driven from Ecuador to Kearny arrested on DWI charges: police

On Sept. 17 shortly after midnight, Officers Jose Perez-Fonseca and David Vazquez responded to Quincy Avenue…

KPD PBA President Mina Ekladious visits Israel 9/11 Memorial, learns advance Israeli police techniques

Earlier this month, Kearny PBA No. 21 President Mina Ekladious went on a mission to Israel…

Kearny PD officers ride in 2023 Tour de Force

The Tour de Force’s mission is to honor the victims of 9/11 by keeping their memory…

KPD: Woman with suspended license ignored school bus red lights & stop signs with children nearby

A woman whose suspended license didn’t have too much of an effect on her — and…

KPD: Chaos on Belgrove last week caused by guys armed with guns holed up in apartment

On Aug. 31 at around 2 p.m., Lt. Brian Wisely, Sgt. Mike Farinola, Officer Damian Kolodziej…

KPD: Deli owner buys new cameras, quickly nabs alleged repeat shoplifter

Of late, a local deli has reported a repeated shoplifter in the store. So, the store…

KPD: Boy, 17, with a colorful past, nabbed on Kearny’s Ivy Street

A 17-year-old Jersey City boy, who apparently has a storied history of breaking the law, allegedly…

KPD: Serial shoplifter said she’d kill herself if she got arrested

On Aug. 27, Officers Sean King and Jordan Miranda were dispatched to the Target store on…

For the Kearny PBA & FMBA, it’s been a busy and fruitful August

In August, many in the world of public safety spend time down the shore, out in…

KPD: Woman driving erratically because she was in a hurry to get to the MVC to restore her suspended license instead gets arrested

On Aug. 23, Det. John Fabula and Det. Sgt. Mike Gontarczuk were moving about slowly in…

3 of Kearny’s finest elevated to new ranks

Three Kearny police officers were promoted Aug. 15 — one from sergeant to lieutenant and two…

Police presence at Vermella on Bergen Avenue today caused by an EDP report: Police

If you saw police commotion today at around 2 p.m. at Vermella on Bergen Avenue in…