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