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Category: Public Safety
Child hurt in hit-run; driver charged
KEARNY — A 4-year-old boy was injured last Wednesday when he was struck by a hit-run driver…
KPD: An unhappy hooker?
A Kearny woman who allegedly advertised herself as having “unforgettable skills” had an unforgettable encounter with Vice…
Pascrell bolsters local firefighting efforts
KEARNY — If you were wondering why there was a mob of people gathered in front of…
Liquor shoplifter sought by LPD
LYNDHURST – Police are looking for a trio who, they say, took part in a scheme…
HFD saves toddler’s life
HARRISON – A baby is still alive thanks to the efforts of members of the Harrison…
NPD: Another burglary while resident was home
For the second time in a week, a home here was burgled while the residents were…
KPD: Arrest made in Friday-morning shooting
KEARNY — Just 27 hours after a woman was shot and wounded near the intersection of…
KPD statement on Friday-morning shooting
The Kearny Police Department has released the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred Friday morning:…
KPD: A Click-It ticket & more
A Belleville man got more than just a MV summons when he was stopped in Kearny for…
Forgotten book yields surprise
KEARNY — This is a story about a book. A very small book. With a very…
Fire leads to traffic headaches
KEARNY — Firefighters managed to knock down a two-alarm warehouse blaze within 50 minutes on May 20,…
NPD: Alert leads to shoplifting arrest
A police investigation of a shoplifting that occurred on May 15 on Franklin Ave. led to…
KFD fetes its own & others
KEARNY — A man was working for a PSE&G subcontractor in North Arlington and one of…
KPD: Argued himself into jail
KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…
NPD: Drug charges for driving duo
A 17-year-old Nutley boy and a 22-year-old Little Falls man were both arrested on a slew…
KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school
KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…
KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School
KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…
KPD: DWI charged in hit-run
KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…
KFD welcomes new fire official
KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…
KPD: Drug bust was in the bag
If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…
[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday
Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…
KPD: Heroin, coke & cutlery
When Kearny police stopped a pick-up truck on Passaic Ave. last week, they reportedly had reason…
Got drugs? The KPD will take them
KEARNY – For more than a decade, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been sponsoring a…
Nutley PD reaccredited
NUTLEY — The Nutley Police Department has maintained the status of an Accredited Police Agency in…
Inferno at Bloomfield apartments
BLOOMFIELD — At least six families were displaced by a three-alarm fire that destroyed as…
Woman nearly bilked of $3K: NPD
Residents in the township continue to fall victim to fraudsters, including a woman who believed she…
KPD: Defining ‘public nuisance’
If you were near the main branch of the Kearny Public Library on the morning of Saturday,…
Kearny PBA’s Food Truck Festival is May 21
KEARNY — Mark the date on your calendars now: Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to…
5 religious statues stolen from homes: NPD
NUTLEY — Five religious statues, in addition to other lawn and decorative ornaments have been stolen…