NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital

KEARNY –  Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…

Same script: roster keeps changing

KEARNY –  And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…

Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’

KEARNY –  Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…

Suspect linked to jewelry heists

A Belleville man who allegedly stole jewelry from stores in Nutley and in Bloomfield was arrested July 15 and charged…

Special delivery – to jail

KEARNY –  As more people do their shopping via the Internet, there has been a corresponding increase in the number…

Behind hijacking was bigger scare

A man who allegedly hijacked a tractor-trailer cab in South Kearny got a bit more than he had bargained for…

KPD: 2 nabbed with phony $50s

Two Newark teenagers were arrested July 10 for allegedly attempting to pass counterfeit bills at businesses along Kearny Ave. Reports…

Hearn named acting police chief

NORTH ARLINGTON – Borough Police Capt. John Hearn was named acting police chief by Mayor Joseph Bianchi at last…

‘Shots-fired’ call leads to discovery of body

NORTH ARLINGTON –  A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…

While in jail, he’s charged with more crimes

KEARNY –  A 26-year-old Newark man, Onajii Campbell, has been charged in connection with two overnight break-ins that occurred here in…

KPD: Going in cycles

A 44-year-old man was arrested last week for the theft of not one, but two, bicycles in Kearny, the KPD…

Shots fired at NA’s Riverview Gardens was apparent suicide: Acting Chief Hearn

A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…

Notes from the KPD blotter

June 26  On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…

Fireworks, dog bite, thefts: NPD

Between June 27 and July 2, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 34 medical calls, 18 disputes/ suspicious…

Firefighter hopefuls can apply for test

KEARNY –  The Town of Kearny is getting ready to hire more firefighters – quite a few, in…

Stranger than fiction

KEARNY –  As they say, you can’t make this stuff up. Arrested Thursday in Newark was a man…

Brooklyn woman illegally bought $15K-plus in gift cards, NPD says

NUTLEY –  A 26-year-old Brooklyn woman has been arrested and charged with forgery, fraudulent use of credit cards, theft and…

KPD: Different sort of accident report

If your husband smashes up your car, why not just report it stolen? According to police, that’s what a…

This was an open & shut case

KEARNY –  Local vice detectives, ever vigilant in their efforts to protect the township from nefarious activity, managed to…

Teacher charged in sex case

LYNDHURST –  A 32-year-old Lyndhurst woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity on at…

Woman has cash taken from car: NPD

Nutley Police were called to Washington Ave. on June 13 on a dispute and when they arrived, a victim told…

Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks

HARRISON –  Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…

KPD: An appetite for arrest?

Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…

Close call for cop as he fires at oncoming racer

KEARNY –  A Kearny police officer attempting to stop a drag race opened fire on one of the vehicles…

Teacher, a resident of Lyndhurst, accused of inappropriate sex with 15-year-old female student, BCPO says

A 32-year-old married Lyndhurst woman, who is a second-grade teacher at a Jersey City charter school,…

Letters of the law

KEARNY –  While visiting Kearny police headquarters the other day, our attention was caught by a delightful crayon drawing — the…

After 3 decades as a cop, he’s leaving

NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough’s highest ranking cop is hanging up his holster. Police Chief Louis Ghione, who has…

Missing teenage girl found: NPD

A 15-year-old Nutley girl who was reported missing on Friday, June 12, has been found, Nutley police said. Police said…

KPD: Arrest served up on a plate

A New York City man was arrested last Thursday on suspicion of credit-card theft and other charges after an obscured…

15-year-old Nutley girl found in Manchester

Eva Simon, the 15-year-old Nutley girl who went missing Friday night, has been located in Manchester…