Cops hunt Belgrove burglar

KEARNY –  Police are hunting a brazen burglar who smashed the front window of a Belgrove Drive home, ransacked…

Fire wrecks plastics factory on 2nd St.

A Harrison factory that makes plastic and plaster moldings for ceramics dealers was consumed by a three-alarm fire this past Sunday.…

Surprise ‘visit’

Fatima Cruz of Kearny was maneuvering her car through the parking lot at Jack’s IGA shopping center,…

Facing morals charges

KEARNY –  A 37-year-old man who thought he was sending nude photos of himself via cell phone to a…

Kitchen fire quickly contained

HARRISON –  A fire at D’ Carbon, a Peruvian barbecue restaurant at 506 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North, last Monday…

News from the Nutley police blotter

Between Jan. 3 and 9, Nutley PD responded to 27 auto accidents, 36 medical calls, 15 disputes and suspicious…

Have you seen this alleged NA shoplifter?

On Jan. 7  at 5:20 p.m., an individual described as a white man,  approximately 5’10” with short…

Break-ins disrupt holiday week

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  HARRISON – In the 24 years that his family has operated Fulger’s Golden…

4-year contract for cops

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  NORTH ARLINGTON –  The borough has nailed down a new labor pact…

Cops in Essex getting Narcan

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  In April 2014, Gov. Christie announced a pilot program to equip some New…

Cops ID counterfeit suspect: NPD blotter

A Newark woman is being sought in connection with the alleged use of counterfeit bills to defraud a local merchant,…

Harrison Ave. fatality

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – What began as a Harrison Ave. fenderbender ended in tragedy Friday morning…

Truck yard fire in South Kearny

KEARNY –  A fire wrecked several vehicles at the Sarcona truck yard in South Kearny last Thursday. Deputy…

That wasn’t Santa on the roof

A would-be burglar came up empty in a big way in Lyndhurst on Christmas Day. Police said officers responded to…

Baby burned & more: NPD blotter

An infant was burned in what Nutley PD described as a freak accident. Police responded to a River Road…