Library shooting to grand jury

HACKENSACK – A little more than two months after a township man was fatally shot in the Lyndhurst Public Library…

Burglaries top KPD blotter news

Kearny police are on the hunt for a man who allegedly burglarized two Kearny Ave. businesses in the overnight hours…

Bras, other undergarments taken from resident’s laundry: NPD

An Adams Court resident in Nutley lost several bras, gym pants, socks and other undergarments on Aug. 16 and…

Help keep kids safe

The Kearny Police Department Traffic Bureau is reminding residents that Kearny public schools will reopen Thursday, Sept. 10. The KPD…

Nutley police arrest man suspected of breaking into Romano St. home

The Nutley Police Department has arrested a man they say is responsible for an Aug. 4…

Saluting Junior Police

KEARNY – Last Thursday evening, 50 youngsters — ages 11-13 — received their diplomas as proud graduates of the Kearny…

KPD: This one’s for the birds

What’s a guy to do on a balmy summer evening? Take a girl out on a romantic date? Take in…

On Kearny Ave., unwanted attention

KEARNY –  A 32-year-old man was arrested last week after he allegedly accosted a 14-year-old girl on Kearny Ave. and…

Harrison police seek bank robbery suspect

HARRISON –  Police are seeking a man who pulled off a bank robbery in Harrison last Wednesday. Harrison…

Notes from the KPD blotter

A man wanted on a child-neglect warrant ended up in the Hudson County Jail last week after arresting officers found a…

Tombstone mysteriously winds up at Nutley bus depot on Washington Ave.; police looking for family

Police are trying to figure out how a tombstone with an engraving on it made its…

Fire wrecks duplex, but garage is saved

EAST NEWARK – Five adults and a dog were left homeless after a fire swept through a two-level duplex…

Finally, funding for firefighters

KEARNY –  The fourth time was the charm for Kearny’s Bravest. It took a lot of persistence, and maybe…

2 rescued from burning building

LYNDHURST –  Public safety personnel executed a roof-top rescue of two township residents as a fire raged inside their…

KPD: Nothing you’d want to see

A walk in the park turned out to be anything but for a woman and her 4-year-old daughter on Friday,…