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Suspected teen burglar nabbed
KEARNY – A 16-year-old from Newark was arrested last week on criminal charges after leading cops on a 3 a.m.…
Alleged hit-and-run driver surrenders
By Kevin Canessa Jr. & Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON – Harrison police say they have arrested a…
More prison time for N.A. man
A 41-year-old North Arlington man has been sentenced to at least two more years in prison after he was found…
Newark man charged in home burglary
NUTLEY – Nutley police quickly apprehended a 27-yearold Newark man they said was responsible for several early morning break-ins Saturday.…
Pummelled by rainstorm: NPD
Toppled tree limbs, several brought down by a drenching storm, caused havoc in the township recently. Nutley PD reported…
Nutley police find, arrest early morning burglar
NUTLEY — Nutley police quickly apprehended a 27-year-old Newark man they say was responsible for several…
POLICE CHARGE HARRISON HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT
By Kevin Canessa Jr. and Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON — Harrison police say they have…
Harrison police release images of suspected vehicle in last weekend’s hit-and-run of 90-year-old woman
If you have any information that could lead to the discovery of the driver of the…
90-year-old Harrison woman thrown nearly 12 feet after hit-and-run
HARRISON — Harrison police are continuing to investigate exactly how a 90-year-old town woman was struck…
Man shot dead by police in library
LYNDHURST – A township man was fatally shot by police inside the Lyndhurst Public Library last Friday. Police Chief James…
4 new promotions but still understaffed
KEARNY – He’s been a Kearny cop since 1999 but five years prior, Adriano Marques learned what it was like…
Emergency device will help save lives
LYNDHURST – The township of Lyndhurst has equipped one of its ambulances with a Zoll AutoPulse Non-Invasive Cardiac Support Pump…
KPD: No Coke. Pepsi.
Three Kearny juveniles who mistakenly thought they were smarter than the cops ended up in custody last week after they stole…
NPD: Lock your car doors!
Nutley PD is reminding residents to lock their car doors in the wake of multiple vehicular burglaries and a stolen…
2 MORE YEARS BEHIND BARS FOR NA SEX OFFENDER
A 41-year-old North Arlington man has been sentenced to at least two more years behind bars…
Man dies from injuries suffered in ‘home invasion’
BELLEVILLE – A Nutley man has been arrested in connection with the now-fatal assault on an 85-year-old man in his…
Police shoot suspect dead inside Lyndhurst Library: Chief
LYNDHURST — Updated at May 30 at 10:19 a.m. A Township man is dead after a police-involved shooting…
KPD: Dagger & ‘Danger’ lead to jail
A Kearny man, allegedly wearing a dagger around his neck, was arrested on assault, weapons and drug charges last week and…
Nutley resident to police: I got phone scammed
A Nutley resident told police on May 21 that they received a call from a man who…
Lyndhurst DEA employee lied to government about owning go-go lounge: Prosecutors
NEW YORK CITY — A Lyndhurst civilian DEA employee is one of two men arrested May…
Criminal ring swiped equipment
LYNDHURST – On Aug. 10, 2014, a Caterpillar Skid-Steer, valued at $17,950, disappeared from the school construction site of Lyndhurst’s…
Gas station robbery suspect nabbed: NPD
Quick action by Nutley PD was credited by Police Chief Tom Strumolo and Mayor/Police Commissioner Alphonse Petracco for the capture…
KPD: Arrest was warranted
A Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest May 9 on five outstanding warrants, totaling more…
Buckle up or face court fines: HPD
Fair warning to all motorists driving through Harrison: Harrison PD will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as…
Have you seen these people?
Nutley PD is appealing to the public for help in finding a “smash and grab” who broke into a…
KPD: Heroin raid on Elm St.
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into heroin distribution in Kearny, KPD vice officers, armed with a search warrant, raided an apartment…
Man attacked in park; arrest made
A meeting of a young man and woman in a municipal park was interrupted by an attack last Tuesday…
KPD: Arrest warrants multiple charges
Sharp-eyed vice detectives patrolling on Schuyler Ave. at 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday, April 29, noticed a passenger in a passing…
2 nabbed in multiple ATM thefts
KEARNY – On Jan. 24, at about 4:45 a.m., thieves hit Buy Rite Liquors on Harrison Ave. in Kearny,…