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KPD: How shellfish can you get?
Editor's note: Because of space considerations, all police blotters are appearing online only this week.
Nutley resident victim of Western Union scam, NPD says
Another Nutley resident has fallen prey to a fraudster, this time via Western Union money transfers,…
Belleville Police Blotter — July 4
He didn’t belong in that car A Union Avenue resident told police on June 17 that…
Former Kearny BOE payroll clerk faces new charges, HCPO says
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On Monday, May 21, 2018, Gina…
10 new cops on Kearny streets
By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com KEARNY — For Matthew Knighton, the choice of law enforcement as a…
Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne
KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…
Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way
Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…
KFD purchases thermal-imaging cameras with FEMA grant
By Kevin Canessa Here’s a scenario we’ve all probably faced at one point or another. You…
KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40
The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…
CLIMBING THE LADDER
KEARNY Four Kearny Fire Department promotions took effect on April Fool’s Day but you’d be a…
DEVELOPING NEWS: Lyndhurst cops searching for missing 51-year-old man
The Lyndhurst Police Department is actively conducting a missing-person investigation. Vitorino Cirne, seen in the photo…
KPD: Drug deal could have been lethal
At 12:52 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, Kearny patrol officers responded to a report of gunfire at…
Teen arrested in ‘joke’ KHS threat
A 15-year-old Kearny High School student has been arrested and charged with third-degree creating a false-public…
Veteran blue inducted into Gang Green’s Fan Hall of Fame
KEARNY — A member of Kearny’s Finest is in select company in the world of pro…