The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a 29-year-old Kearny man and has charged him in…
Category: Public Safety
BCPO identifies victim of fatal Lyndhurst hit & run
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has identified the man who was killed by a hit and…
Pedestrian killed by hit & run driver in Lyndhurst: BCPO
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Lyndhurst Police Department are investigating a…
Ex case worker, a former Kearny resident, already awaiting federal sentencing, now charged by state: AG
Homeland Security Investigations Newark has assisted the New Jersey State Police in garnering state charges against…
KPD: 28 tickets issued to drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians in Sept. 30 enforcement action
As part of its ongoing efforts to improve pedestrian safety in the Town of Kearny, the…
ALERT — Macfie: Employee at Kearny Ave. spa arrested, charged with prostitution
A prostitution investigation at a Kearny massage parlor has led to the arrest of a Brooklyn…
Lyndhurst PD: ATV thief arrested, boyfriend flees after taking a pee
On Sept. 8, 2024, Sgt. William Kapp was on patrol on Disposal Road, which rests adjacent…
ALERT — Fugitive wanted in 2023 killing of Jersey City teacher, found buried in South Kearny, nabbed by feds, HCPO says
A man wanted in the 2023 murder of a Jersey City schoolteacher, whose body was discovered…
Lyndhurst police: Man on stolen moped arrested as police notice he doesn’t have plates either
A man on a stolen moped who was without a license was arrested after an alert…
Lyndhurst PD: Man cracks up car by smashing into pole, tells cops he wasn’t the actual driver
A Secaucus man who allegedly smashed into a utility pole tried to convince he wasn’t the…
ALERT — After a nearly 10-hour ‘standoff,’ Kearny man peacefully surrenders, is taken to hospital for treatment
Here’s an update to the barricaded individual situation that occurred yesterday on Forest Street in Kearny.…
LPD: This Jose Reyes, not the base stealer, actually stole a box truck, then pursued him for — get this — 54 miles
A man who unfortunately shares a name with a retired New York Mets shortstop finds himself…
Belleville PD prepares for start of new school year
The Belleville Police Department has been preparing to make the start of the new school year…
KPD: Bayonne man may have forgotten he wasn’t in the UK
One Bayonne man apparently learned the hard way he wasn’t in England recently. According to Det.…
Lyndhurst PD nabs moped thief
A man without a license or credentials to drive it was arrested this week on a…
Man who was sinking in the Meadowlands one of two arrested for stealing a vehicle: LPD
Two people from Guttenberg — one who nearly sank into the Hackensack Meadows — were…
LPD nabs man responsible for June shoplifting, credit card fraud
A Paterson man who was identified as a shoplifter in Lyndhurst was finally taken into custody…
HCPO: Newark man gets 25 years in prison for role in 2017 Kearny home invasion
A Newark man will spend a quarter century behind bars after a judge sentenced him to…
National Night Out festivities in Kearny set
The Kearny Police Department hosts its annual National Night Out festivities Aug. 6, from 6 to…
BCPO: Former Mets GM Omar Minaya’s wife found dead in bathroom of her Bergen County home
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death the wife of former New York Mets…
State releases audit of automated license plate readers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police Superintendent Col. Patrick J. Callahan announced…
Police: Lyndhurst man arrested after allegedly grabbing 3 women’s bums
A man who was alleged to have grabbed three women by the buttocks has been arrested…
Ferreira: Barroso was the victim of the worst kind of politics
To the Editor: I have been watching the Juan Barroso story unfold, hoping someone in a…
NA’s Caroselli: Kearny needs to step up for Barroso now!
To the Editor: I read, with interest, the article in The Observer dated July 10, 2024,…
2 of 3 teens who stole Jeep arrested in Secaucus; 1 stole police car, joy rode through Kearny
Three teenagers who reportedly stole a Jeep in Jersey City drove it to Secaucus and then…
(VIDEO) Jimmy Kyratzis’s video of Rizzolo Road fire in Kearny
Thank you, Jimmy! Still image by Melanie Ryan.
Lyndhurst Police and Fire departments save woman in distress in Passaic River
At approximately 7:33 p.m., Thursday, June 27, police received a 911 call about woman in distress…
National Fire Protection Association offers summer safety tips for those around water, boats
With summer upon us and the 4th of July holiday just around the corner, the National Fire…
Kearny man was Eager to sell fentanyl on dark web from Oregon, feds say
A Kearny man with a connection to Portland, Oregon, for unknown reasons, has been federally indicted…
Kearny hires 7 new cops; one is already on the job elsewhere
Seven new cops, six of whom will go the academy, one of whom is already trained…