By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Six new officers – two with local public safety pedigrees –…
Category: Public Safety
He ‘checked in’ to county jail
KEARNY – A Brooklyn man who apparently came all the way to Kearny just to cash a check…
2 nabbed in meth bust
BLOOMFIELD – Two Bloomfield men, one of whom is confined to a wheelchair, were arrested last week after police executed…
Car thieves collared in NA after multi-town chase
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Two Passaic men driving two stolen cars were…
Saw pal fatally shot; now he’s shot dead
An East Orange man who was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was fatally shot by police after a…
Still probing how body ended up in river
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Belleville Police Department are continuing…
KPD blotter: Cars stolen & recovered
At 4 a.m. last Wednesday, March 11, Officer Kevin Arnesman was on patrol when he spotted three cars, two…
Admitted bank robber faces June sentencing
An East Orange man has pleaded guilty to robbing a PNC Bank in Bloomfield last June, U.S. Attorney Paul…
Don’t shovel, get ticket: NPD
It may be getting a trifle warmer but in Nutley, police have been no less vigilant in trying to…
Feds say Kearny doc sought to torch his offices
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — A Kearny doctor has been indicted in Pennsylvania for…
KPD: What day is it? What day IS it?
Hump Day became Booking Day for a 62-year-old man after he allegedly stabbed a co-worker in the arm during…
Woman struck by ‘flying’ sign: LPD
A Lyndhurst resident was injured in a freak accident Saturday, March 7, police said. Det. Capt. John Valente…
Crime flat from ‘13 to ‘14
KEARNY – The 2014 crime statistics have been released by the Kearny Police Department, and the good news is that…
Council seat filled; 5 cops promoted
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Marytrine DeCastro was seated as the newest member of the Kearny Town…
Still hunting store robber: NPD
Police are continuing to search for a man who robbed a Centre St. convenience store on Feb. 22. At…