KEARNY — Ordinarily, local shoplifting suspects are listed in the Kearny police blotter (this week’s is…
Category: Public Safety
KPD: Burglary suspect nabbed, jailed
A 30-year-old Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest in connection with…
Two from Kearny (including 17-year-old boy) among 16 nabbed in porn bust
TRENTON — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy today announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in…
Raid on Kearny Ave. drug ‘fortress’
KEARNY — Based on information that the residence contained drugs, firearms and stolen property, officers from the…
Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’
KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…
‘Shooter drill’ Friday; burglar sought: BPD
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department will conduct an “active shooter” drill at Belleville High School,…
Fundraiser will benefit LPD’s participation in Unity Tour
The Harlem Wizards will play a combination team of Lyndhurst principals, teachers, cops and coaches at…
NPD: Resident nearly fell for PCH scam
A Nutley resident fell victim to a scammer who claimed he had won $3 million from…
Fire wrecks dental office, house
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…
Kearny crime rate is at 15-year low
KEARNY – The Kearny Police Department has released its Uniform Crime Report Index for 2015, which covers…
18 officially sworn in to Kearny FD
KEARNY — Kearny swore in 18 new firefighters last Tuesday as part of the town’s continuing…
Friday fire destroys Lyndhurst dental office
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…
KFD rescues injured cat stuck in a tree
The Kearny Fire Department rescued an injured cat that got stuck in a tree last Sunday.…
NPD: Lock your car doors!
NUTLEY — The township continues to see a spike in thefts from vehicles, and the police…
Fire damages Washington Ave. home
KEARNY – A midday fire in a two-family Washington Ave. residence on Friday resulted in significant damage…
Narcan saved 9 in 1st year of deployment: NPD
NUTLEY — After saving another person’s life from a potentially fatal drug overdose using Narcan on…
KPD: Dial ‘R’ for robbery
A Kearny man who was transporting a batch of Apple iPhones in his car was the…
Intense radio transmissions from KFD @ Washington Ave. fire
Click to listen to excerpts of radio transmissions from the Kearny FD working the fire at…
DEVELOPING: Fire tears through home at 150 Washington Ave., Kearny
A fire tore through a home this afternoon at 150 Washington Ave., Kearny. We're told no…
Arrest ‘record’ for two suspects?
KEARNY — A man and a woman, arrested here last week on marijuana-possession charges, may have…
KPD: N.Y.C. cabby assaulted, robbed
Shortly after midnight last Thursday, March 10, Kearny police were alerted to a “commotion” at Passaic and…
KPD: You’ve won a trip to Florida!
It started with a shoplifting-turned-robbery, morphed into a foot chase in the brush and with an assault…
Speeder eludes cops after chase: NPD
Nutley police are looking for a man they say led them on a high-speed chase along…
Crooks bank on ATM skimmers
NUTLEY — Nutley police, who have been warning residents about skimming devices being placed on ATMs throughout New…
Another Bulger moves up the ladder
KEARNY – A veteran member of the Kearny Fire Department moved up in the ranks last…
Purloined pooch found as investigation continues
KEARNY — The talk of this town last week was the 12-week-old puppy reported stolen from a local…
KPD: From ABC to CDS at local pub
On Feb. 8, KPD detectives from the Vice/Alcoholic Beverage Control unit paid a visit to the…
Purloined pooch found
The puppy stolen this week from a Kearny pet store has been recovered by the Kearny…
Most in LPD getting pay hikes
LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst Township Board of Commissioners voted last Tuesday to give raises to members of…
KPD: Juvenile behavior
Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb 12, Officers Michael Santucci and Esteban Gonzalez were dispatched to…