The Lyndhurst Police Department hosts its first of several planned Coffee With A Cop events Wednesday,…
Category: Public Safety
Police: Brother of woman arrested & noted in last week’s blotter is arrested himself this time, marking the 18th KPD visit to that home since Sept. 11
On Sept. 18 at 7:53 p.m., a 31-year-old Kearny woman, whose story was anonymously chronicled in…
Second arrest made in Kearny homicide, HCPO says
A second arrest has been made in the Sept. 20 Kearny homicide that took the life…
Police called to same ‘foul-odored’ home 9 times between Sept. 11-14, resulting in woman being arrested twice
On Sept. 11 at 3:22 p.m., Officers Harold Azurdia and Sean Podolski and Sgt. Angelo Palagano…
KPD: No loose bowels this week, but someone did excrete from another orifice onto an officer
On Sept. 1 at 6:29 p.m., Officers Angel Martinez and Ruben Rivera and Sgt. Ben Wuelfing…
Lyndhurst PD: Cop flying drone for training spots disabled vehicle, driver was drunk
A police officer who was undergoing ongoing training to pilot a drone wound up coming…
KPD: Shoplifting woman who crapped her own pants ordered to get fingerprinted — after she cleaned up
What a crappy situation to be in ...
Nutley man arrested in suspected burglary: Lyndhurst PD
The Lyndhurst Police Department collared a Nutley man they believe was responsible for the burglary of…
Lyndhurst PD: He used cell phone cam to take pics up woman’s dress
Well, we can add this one to the “What the hell was he thinking” club. A…
KPD: It was his house, but the car he slept in wasn’t
On Aug 15 at 8:07 a.m., a citizen called police reporting a man exited a car…
KPD: Males (and woman) in masks couldn’t find mobile, but later found themselves in South Kearny
On Aug. 9 at 11:36 a.m., Officer Mat Lopez and several back-up officers (including yours truly)…
Firefighters battling blaze at 305 Ann St., Harrison
********************** UPDATE — 5:40 p.m. — Command reports all fire is knocked down. ********************** UPDATE — 5:33…
Cadets complete Lyndhurst’s 2022 JPA
When youngsters take part in a junior police academy, organizers will often tell parents and guardians…
KPD fears shoplifting suspect won’t show up to court, given she already has 96 traffic warrants
On July 31 at 7:11 p.m., Officer Paul Duran was dispatched to meet Det. Jordenson Jean…
3 juveniles, 2 ‘adults,’ cause serious damage at former Lincoln School: Lyndhurst PD
urns out when a Lyndhurst resident walked past the old Lincoln School Sunday, Aug. 14, around…
Kearny FMBA & PBA team up to support uniform exchange
Kearny Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association 18 Treasurer Juan Barroso recently met a Kearny resident, Jennifer Franzese-Paz,…
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ kicks off later this month in East Newark
Law enforcement from East Newark and elsewhere will be cracking down on drivers impaired by alcohol…
Harrison swears-in 5 firefighters, 4 captains
Five rookies were sworn in as new firefighters and four veteran fire officers were made permanent…
KPD: Leon-Leon arrested arrested for crashing his car into several parked cars cars
On July 23 at 4:27 a.m., Officer Jose Castillo was dispatched to a car crash at…
Sights from the Kearny Junior Police Academy
The Kearny Junior Police Academy is underway this week at Lincoln School and Sgt. Adriano Marques…
ECPO: Man, 34, shot dead on Newark’s South 20th Street
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and Newark Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of a…
Kearny man screamed to get into apartment he was barred from entering, then didn’t want to be arrested: KPD
Here’s this week’s blotter.
PBA, FMBA & CS-11 donate 50 pool passes to Kearny residents
With the recent heatwave bringing temperatures above 100°, Kearny’s three labor unions — in conjunction with…
KPD: Jack didn’t pay Jill enough for the beer, so Jill hit Jack with one of the bottles
On July 13 at 1:27 a.m., Officers Mariana Figueiredo and Bismark Karikari were dispatched to a…
Man magnetic fishing in Passaic River pulls out unexploded military shell: Nutley PD
What could have ended as a horrific tragedy instead concluded safely Saturday afternoon along the Passaic…
KPD: Dad wanted Deer Park, but son bought Poland Spring, so he threw a sledgehammer at his boy after he got hit with a dustpan
Both men were arrested, but one was sent to the County.
KPD, Fabula make huge burglary-related arrests: Chief
A four-month investigation by the Kearny Police Department’s Detective Bureau has led to the arrest of…
KPD: 3 teens, 1 from Kearny, charged with carjacking, assaulting vehicle’s owner
Report: A 25-year-old Kearny man was also sucker punched, knocked to the ground, and beaten while…
Police: Dope falsely reports mom’s BMW was stolen … to create ‘entertaining’ Youtube content
Suspect, here on a passport, also reportedly gave cops a fake name.
Kearny’s FMBA, PBA & CS-11 make significant food donation to town pantry
UPDATED — July 9, 2022, with additional details and comment from KBPA President Mina Ekladious. Members…