This week’s stories will be available on our blog later this afternoon. However, in the meantime,…
The Observer Staff
New turf for soccer field
KEARNY – A municipal play site will be getting an upgrade at no cost to the…
Upgrades to water lines in the pipeline
KEARNY – Kearny officials want to end the flow – not go with it – so…
KPD: Drug suspect ID’d, hunted
Last week’s Kearny police blotter included an Aug. 17 incident involving a suspected heroin transaction in the…
Burglar prowled as family slept: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A recent rash of burglaries has prompted the Belleville Police Department to alert residents…
Nabbed in multiple car burglaries: NPD
LYNDHURST — A suspected car burglar was arrested in Lyndhurst last week. LPD Det. Vincent Auteri…
Indicted for insurance fraud in Belleville doc’s office
BELLEVILLE — A Monmouth County man has been charged with submitting fraudulent health insurance claims in…
Cop thwarts truck theft: Harrison PD
HARRISON – A Harrison police officer’s quick response, aided by a GPS, was credited for the…
3 strikes, you’re out – and back in jail
KEARNY – If the mug in the mugshot accompanying this story looks familiar, that’s because it graced…
Guilty plea in ‘stolen’ auto scam
HARRISON — A Harrison man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to falsify an insurance claim on…
Score one for Mother Nature
By Ron Leir With a stroke of his pen, President Obama – against the wishes of…
Letter: Obey traffic laws as schools reopen
To the Editor: The Kearny Police Department’s Traffic Bureau would like to remind the residents of…
New charter school may cost teacher aide jobs
KEARNY — The first-ever charter school in Kearny has yet to open but already it has…
KPD: ATM skimmer at QuickChek
A QuickChek customer who suspected that the ATM at the store “had been manipulated” alerted police, who…
We are all to blame for Aleppo disaster
By Ron Leir Well, here we are in the midst of a sticky, steamy summer with…