One man was charged with calling in bomb threats to local supermarkets and another was grabbed for allegedly stiffing a cabbie in…
Category: Public Safety
After ATM ‘skimming’, bank to restore losses
NORTH ARLINGTON – Is my money safe anywhere? That’s what customers of one regional savings institution are undoubtedly thinking…
3 nabbed in drug bust
KEARNY — A Harrison woman was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $10,000 bail following her arrest in Kearny…
‘Fortified drug bazaar’ raided: cops
BELLEVILLE — Essex County sheriff’s detectives, executing a search warrant at a Joralemon St. residence last week, had a bit…
Body recovered from river; no ID
KEARNY – The body of an unidentified male was found floating in the Hackensack River in South Kearny last…
KPD: From rested to arrested
Kearny police were called to a home on the 300 block of Forest St. at 4:45 a.m. last Friday,…
1 man stabbed, another robbed: HPD
HARRISON — Police are seeking an individual who reportedly stabbed a Newark resident in Harrison during the early morning hours…
Use Internet to report scams: NPD
Nutley PD is asking residents to use the internet to report frauds and non-threatening incidents as a time-saving move. To make…
KPD: From cell phone to cell
A routine traffic stop led to a not-so-routine drug arrest of a Passaic man who allegedly had a considerable amount…
Phone scammers out for your cash
Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura has issued a warning to area taxpayers about telephone scam artists who are intent on getting…
Wild chase of stolen car ends with arrest
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 19-year-old from Newark ended up in the Hudson County Jail last…
Don’t be fooled by tricksters, mayor warns
Alphonse Petracco is cautioning residents to be on the watch for phone and internet scam attempts, of which Nutley…
Gas station robber still being sought
Updated 15 April with a sketch from the NJ State Police. Nutley PD is searching for a…
Band of Brothers
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Sept. 11, 2001, a young boy stared out a…
2% annual raises for cops for 3 years
EAST NEWARK – Borough police salaries are going up a bit but some of the increase will be offset…