Lyndhurst PD: Man with possible cold arrested on shoplifting charges

A man who may — or perhaps he didn’t — have a cold got more than…

BCPO: Man who shot off flamethrower pleads guilty to aggravated arson, assault charges

The Lyndhurst man who authorities said shot off a flamethrower last year during a hostage standoff…

May 14 marks beginning of National Police Week — we remember all who lost their lives in the line of duty

Sunday, May 14, marks the beginning of National Police Week. We at The Observer take this…

SWATTING incident at Washington Middle School leads to lockdown of all Harrison schools: HPD

The heavy police presence around Harrison’s Washington Middle School May 10 — and other schools in…

Man from Kearny seen throwing dog to ground in video now charged with Newark stabbing, reports say

The Kearny man who was issued a summons for his involvement in throwing a defenseless dog…

KPD: Arrested suspect asked for cuffs to be taken off because they were too tight, so cops obliged … then the bloke kicked officer in the genitals

On April 27 at 7:35 p.m., a concerned citizen called KPD reporting that a man was…

7-year-old boy 1 of 2 shot in killed in Newark last night; possible suspect also shot and killed by police: ECPO

  A 7-year-old is one of two people who were shot and killed last night at…

ALERT — 2 from Lyndhurst killed in one-vehicle crash in Wayne: WABC

Two Lyndhurst residents — one an adult, the other a boy — were killed in a…

KPD Officer Josh Lopez saves choking baby

On April 14 at 8:52 p.m., Officer Josh Lopez, fresh from CPR recertification training, responded to…

KPD: Target shoppers quickly falling in line with several shopliftings

  On April 8 at 7:39 p.m., Officers Ryan Wilson and Michael Ore were dispatched to…

Arrest made in Easter robbery of Nutley Dunkin, including 1 from East Newark

The Nutley Police Department has made an arrest in the Easter-morning robbery of the Washington Avenue…

Local man, 45, dies after motorcycle collision, KPD says

Tragedy struck last weekend when a man riding a motorcycle was struck and killed by a…

COMMENTARY — Sometimes, the most heroic moments happen when no one’s looking

If there’s one thing certain about cops, it’s that they go about their business, each and…

KPD arrest a ‘Panty Plunderer’ at Marshalls for third-consecutive week

On March 27 at 2:32 p.m., Officers John Fearon and Mariana Figueiredo and Sgt. Phil Finch…

KPD: Cedar Grove man arrested on DWI charges on consecutive days, once Belleville, then in Kearny

  On March 21 at 12:18 p.m., Officers Sean Podolski and Nick Funk responded to 278…