On Sept. 17 shortly after midnight, Officers Jose Perez-Fonseca and David Vazquez responded to Quincy Avenue…
Category: Public Safety
Nystrom brings experiences from Ground Zero in 2001 to Wisconsin’s official 9/11 memorial
If you’ve known Martin “Marty” Nystrom, of Kearny, for a while, there are several givens most…
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…
Lyndhurst mourns loss of former chief and current county fire marshal Bryan Hennig
The Township of Lyndhurst, the Lyndhurst Fire Department and the Bergen County Fire Marshal’s Office is…
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…
Kearny’s no ‘Paradise City’ for one drinking concert-goer: KPD
Oh, sweet child of mine, this one was something. On Aug. 16, the Kearny Police Department…