A man reported that he was assaulted by two men on Dec. 1, shortly after 6 p.m., at Harrison Ave.…
Category: Public Safety
Police seek help locating woman last seen in Belleville
The New Jersey State Police needs help locating a missing Belleville woman. Mildred Soto, 52, was…
Driver in fatal crash found, is cooperating, officials say
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Nutley Police Chief Thomas J. Strumolo have announced…
Cops not charged in shooting
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – An Essex County grand jury has voted not to bring…
Staying safe at all times
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Despite the dateline, this is an article for readers in all…
$1M in drugs trafficked, 31 arrests
Following a three-month cooperative investigation involving 26 law enforcement agencies, authorities last week reported they had brought down a narcotics ring operating…
From bad to worse, in a hurry & more: NPD blotter
It all started when Nutley PD observed a man “peering into car windows” on Washington Ave. on Nov. 24.…
Park Ave. in NA closed between Elm and Chestnut Sts. until further notice
NORTH ARLINGTON — Park Ave. is closed between Elm and Chestnut Sts. today for construction, the…
Heck of a way to get home
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The mercury had dropped to near-freezing last Friday night, Nov. 14,…
90 displaced by 3-alarm blaze
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A three-alarm fire in an apartment building on Beech St. at…
OCI will reopen, owners say
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Akitchen fire sent about 30 customers scurrying out of a popular Nutley…
3 rescued in Beech St. house fire
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The Kearny Fire Department, responding to a Beech St. house fire last Thursday…
Black ice creates havoc
KEARNY– November temperatures, half-a-month overdue, arrived with a vengeance last week, bringing with them that bane of winter travel: black…
KPD: Mother knows best
A teenage auto-theft suspect who led police on both a car chase and a foot chase ended up cooling…
Merchant stuck with fake bills & more: NPD blotter
A Franklin Ave. business in Nutley was the apparent victim of a counterfeit sting. The business representative informed Nutley PD that…
90 displaced by three-alarm Kearny fire on Sunday
Above: A woman awaits rescue on a fire escape at a Beech St. fire Sunday afternoon…
Nutley cops hunt driver in fatal hit-run
A photo (above) of the suspect van was released Nov. 19 by the Essex County Prosecutor’s…
Cop promotions upcoming
KEARNY – Kearny Police Chief John Dowie, who has repeatedly warned that his ranks are being stretched thin with a…
Bribery: By hook…
A Belleville man who was a Jersey City fire inspector pleaded guilty last week to accepting bribes from brothels, U.S.…
2nd victim identified in Rt. 21 accident
BELLEVILLE – Authorities last week identified the second person killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on Rt. 21 on…
Now he can tell it to the judge: KPD blotter
Kearny driver who told police they were violating his legal rights ended up facing the weight of the law.…
Hits car & flees; later, leaves kid: cops
What started as a hit and run led Kearny PD to a suspect who, initially, eluded them while leaving…
Jailed on pain-pill, cocaine charges
LYNDHURST – Following a two-week investigation, officers of the Lyndhurst Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Task Force…
Phone scam nets 2G: NPD blotter
A costly phone scam was perpetrated on an unknowing caregiver for an Alzheimer’s patient, Nutley PD reported. Police said…
Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter
Nov. 7 Milada Acacio, 29, of Bayonne, was issued motor vehicle summonses after police said she appeared to be intoxicated…
News from the Harrison police blotter
Nov. 12 At 12:16 a.m., officers were sent to the 200 block of Manor Ave. on a report…
(Updated 11/15 @ 11 p.m.) Nutley police need public’s help finding van that left scene of fatal hit and run
NUTLEY — On Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11:40 a.m., Nutley police responded to a call of…
2 killed in Rt.21 accident
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Authorities continue to investigate a fiery multi-vehicle crash that killed two…
2 young jaywalkers injured
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Two township youngsters were reported to be recovering from injuries sustained when…
Nutley man is suspect in multiple thefts
A Nutley man is being held as a suspected serial “snatch and grab” thief allegedly linked to nearly 30 thefts…