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Local departments offer aid at Passaic fire
Lyndhurst Fire Department photo By now you know about the epic fire at a chemical plant…
KPD: Fraudsters tried to bilk Washington Avenue woman of $15K for daughter’s ‘bail’
On Jan. 13 at 1:57 p.m., Officer John Fearon responded to a Washington Avenue home where…
After tragic Bronx fire that killed 17 people, Nutley Fire Dept. issues alert on space-heater use
Following the horrific Bronx fire that last weekend took the lives of 17 people, a blaze…
Lt. Matthew Vogel, Hudson County sheriff’s officer who died from COVID complications, is laid to rest
Hundreds of police officers from throughout the region joined family and friends of Lt. Matthew Vogel…
NAPD: Man was sitting in QP’s manger with beer cans
On Jan. 1, 2022, a North Arlington police officer was flagged down and told a person…
ECPO: Nutley man charged with murdering his mother-in-law
Essex County Prosecutor's Office says a Nutley man killed his mother-in-law on Prospect Street Tuesday night.
Lyndhurst PD hires 2 new Class III officers to serve as SROs
Two retired police officers — one from the Lyndhurst Police Department and another from the Union…
Lyndhurst PD: Man assaulted by 5 assailants on Stuyvesant Avenue in early-morning hours
When a Stuyvesant Avenue couple left their home at around 6 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9, they…
NAPD Blotter — 2 more cars with keys left in them stolen, police say
On Nov. 25 at 11:14 a.m., patrol responded to Schuyler Avenue on a report of a…
KPD: Arrested drunk guy ‘manipulated’ self through ‘hole in his long johns’
This week's Kearny police blotter ...
Lyndhrust PD catch man with loaded .380, drugs: Auteri
A report of a suspicious person led police in Lyndhurst to find a loaded handgun as…
Pilot program will pair state troopers with mental-health experts, but not everywhere in Jersey
Find out where and how the program will be deployed ...
Bennett graduates fire academy, joins Harrison FD
Probationary firefighter will work Tour 3 at the Harrison Fire Department.
NAPD: 3 cars with keys left in them stolen in one-week span
NAPD continues to remind residents never to leave keys — ever — inside an unattended vehice.
Newark cop, son of a Lt., charged with reckless vehicular homicide: ECPO
A Newark Police Officer who lives in Bloomfield has been charged with reckless vehicular homicide, desecrating…
Belleville street renamed for Newark cop — a township resident — killed in 2011
He gave his life serving his community — and now Newark Det. Michael Morgan, a native…
NAPD: Don’t forget to lock your car doors
The Borough of North Arlington has experienced an increase in thefts from unlocked vehicles overnight and…
Small fire breaks out at Lyndhurst chemical company’s building
No injuries were reported in a small fire at the Sika Chemical Corp.’s offices in Lyndhurst…
2 arrested in 2 separate MV incidents in Lyndhurst: Auteri
The Lyndhurst Police Department had a somewhat eventful few days last week on its roadways, Det.…
Officers who killed couple who killed Det. Joseph Seals and Harrison man justified in their shooting, grand jury decides
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of…
Nutley PD: In Wednesday morning Park Avenue incident, no shots were fired
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Late JCPD Det. Joseph Seals, of North Arlington, among several in law enforcement remembered at Blue Mass
The Archdiocese of Newark celebrated its 28th Annual Blue Mass last week, honoring the dedication and…
KPD: Man sent to jail after he assaulted and urinated on his wife
On Nov. 4 at 9:40 a.m., Officers Ellesse Ogando, Esteban Gonzalez, Det. Mike Andrews and Sgt.…
NAPD: Nearly $8K in transmitter batteries stolen from T-Mobile’s Ridge Road store
On Nov. 3 at 6:20 a.m., North Arlington police responded to a T-Mobile equipment room on…
Belleville school trustee Jacho lies on stand, is found guilty of 2020 drunken-driving charge at trial
VERONA — Belleville School Board Trustee Erika Jacho was found guilty of drunken-driving among other offenses…
KPD: Intake officer orders car thief, 15, to home confinement, he didn’t stay home, tried to burglarize home and got home confinement again
Last week, we reported on a 15-year-old Kearny boy who allegedly stole a car from a…
NAPD: Possible thief gives finger to doorbell camera (and other blotter items)
On Oct. 24 at 3:27 p.m., a resident of Chestnut Street walked into police headquarters to…
More fires reported in US in 2020 than 2019 … but why?
The total number of fires in America rose 8% in 2020 over 2019, results from the…