Coverage of crime not in our towns

Dear Readers: You may have noticed, the last few days, a few posts on TheObserver.com about…

HCPO hosting candlelight vigil in Jersey City for Crime Victims’ Rights Week

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office hosts a candlelight vigil and memorial walk in recognition of National…

Deceased body pulled from Passaic River

The body of a deceased man was pulled from the Passaic River in Kearny yesterday, Hudson…

HCPO: Authorities arrest woman wanted for heinous Hudson child abuse

A woman the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said was wanted in connection to a heinous child-abuse…

HCPO seeks whereabouts of woman charged with grave child abuse of her own daughter, 3

Anyone with information on Baker’s whereabouts is asked to contact the HCPO’s SVU at (201) 915-1234…

HCPO: Newark cop arrested for sex crime against Uber driver in Kearny

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit has charged a Newark Police Officer with a…

Harrison man pleads guilty to 2007 murder in Jersey City: Suarez

A Harrison man suspected in a 2007 Jersey City murder has pled guilty and he now…

One dead in wrong-way crash on Carson-Nguyen Bridge

The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is assisting the Jersey City Police Department with investigating…

HCPO: Military airman arrested, charged with sex crimes against his own daughter, 9

A U.S. military airman has been charged in connection with sex crimes involving his own daughter,…

KHS student, 17, charged with sex crimes, HCPO says

A 17-year-old Kearny High School student has been arrested on sex-crime charges after he allegedly sexually…

Kearny man convicted of sex assault against child, HCPO says

A Kearny man has been convicted of a sexual assault against a child under 13 and…

HCPO & Kearny PD investigating 5-car Newark-Jersey City Tpk. crash

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Regional Collision Investigative Unit is investigating a 5-vehicle crash that occurred…