UPDATE: Mr. Carroll was located early this morning, shortly before 1 a.m.
This is an emergency missing person alert from the Kearny Police Department. The Kearny Police Department is looking for assistance locating a missing and endangered person. The missing person is Celvin Carroll. Carroll is a 61-year-old white man, with short grey hair. He is 5 foot 4 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, khaki pants and blue sneakers. Mr. Carroll was last seen walking westbound on Harrison Avenue from the Kearny Walmart at approximately 6:15 p.m. this evening. If you see Carroll, please dial 911. Thank you for your assistance.
Learn more about the writer ...
Kevin A. Canessa Jr. is the editor of and broadcaster at The Observer, an organization he has served since 2006. He is responsible for the editorial content of the newspaper and website, the production of the e-Newspaper, writing several stories per week (including the weekly editorial), conducting live broadcasts on social media channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and X, including a weekly recap of the news — and much more behind the scenes. Between 2006 and 2008, he introduced the newspaper to its first-ever blog — which included podcasts, audio and video. Originally from Jersey City, Kevin lived in Kearny until 2004, lived in Port St. Lucie. Florida, for four years until February 2016 and in March of that year, he moved back to Kearny to return to The Observer full time. Click Here to send Kevin an email.