In an effort to address the increase in criminal activities in town, Nutley Police Commissioner Alphonse…
Category: Public Safety
KPD: Speedster blew past officers on Kearny Avenue into oncoming traffic, then crawled into back seat upon being pulled over
Move over, Bubba Wallace — y’all got some company in Kearny. On Dec. 31 at 3:44…
Newark Imam shot this morning, is in critical condition: ECPO
A Newark Imam was shot this morning and is in critical condition in a Newark Hospital,…
More than 1/3 of Christmas tree fires happen in January
More than one-third (34%) of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this…
KPD: Good Samaritan helping woman in distress has car rammed 3 times by drunken driver just outside HQ
No good deed goes unpunished and one Kearny Good Samaritan learned that the hard way this…
Man, 37, shot dead in Belleville; 4-year-old also shot in same incident: ECPO
A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in the afternoon of Dec. 16 on Mill Street…
Police arrest recent habitual offender, this time for shooting airgun: LPD
A Lyndhurst man with a checkered recent history finds himself on the wrong side of the…
KPD: Three 14-year-old boys arrested following attempted Kia theft; there were others same day
Throughout the night and early morning Dec. 11-12, multiple Kias were stolen as a result…
HCPO: Kearny and Lyndhurst FDs assist with recovery of body found in Hackensack River in Secaucus
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Secaucus Police Department, with assistance from divers…
Essex County sees major drop in homicides so far in 2023: Stephens
The homicide rate in Essex County year to date has dropped to its lowest number in…
Police: Harrison man training to become special cop, currently a dispatcher, arrested and charged with possessing 1K+ images of child pornography
Update at 12:25 p.m.: Records indicate Lewis was released by court order today. A Harrison man…
KPD: Just 50 feet from where fraudster got caught, woman attempted to steal BMW from lot, despite massive police presence
Well, you may recall we had a story of a man who was reported to have…
2 more Nutley homes burgled, police say
Nutley has experienced two more attempted burglaries, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said.…
Harrison PD among others partaking in ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ in December
Law enforcement from the Harrison Police Department and others across the state will be cracking down…
MODERN DAY SLAVERY — why you may soon see human trafficking signs conspicuously posted publicly in New Jersey
It was just a couple of months ago when The Observer’s Lisa Feorenzo was at a…
Lyndhurst PD: NA man arrested on burglary charges
A 25-year-old North Arlington man finds himself behind bars at the Bergen County Jail after residents…
Nutley home burgled with residents inside the house: NPD
The Township of Nutley has experienced yet another home robbery where the residents were home at…
KPD: Notice police activity this morning? It was detectives and SWAT arresting an armed-robbery suspect within the first 48
You know the TV show “The First 48,” and how the opening always says that’s the…
KPD: 2 crashes, same street, minutes apart
On Nov. 5, at 2:36 a.m., Officer Lawrence Latka responded to a crash at Halstead Street…
(VIDEO) Car catches fire on Seeley Avenue @ Kearny Avenue near gas station
A vehicle caught fire on Nov. 8, 2023, on Seeley Avenue at Kearny Avenue in Kearny…
Nutley PD: Here’s why we locked down some schools earlier this week
Nutley Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo are advising resident of an incident…
KPD: Mom hosts gathering for her teen child, welcomes up to 150 underage youngsters into the home to party and they all ‘enjoyed’ weed and alcohol … until the police showed up
Isn’t it just great when parents back up the talk by walking the walk for their…
Kearny police officer struck head-on by man who stole car from Moran car pound: KPD
A Kearny police officer was injured and taken to hospital after a vehicle he was patrolling…
KPD: Man bloodied after getting jumped; perp charged with aggravated assault
On Oct. 23 around quarter past 10 p.m., Kearny units responded to a report of a…
Air bag explodes in Harrison car fire
Thanks to Matthew Ravo, of Harrison, for sending this to us. Harrison and Schuyler avenues, Oct.…
Nutley PD: Another burglary arrest made, this time of a Clifton man
Yet another Nutley burglary suspect has been arrested, this one for an alleged incident Oct. 9…
2 juveniles arrested following attempted Nutley burglaries & thefts, police say
Two juveniles were arrested in the early morning hours of Oct. 21 after being caught in…