Belleville Police Blotter — July 4

He didn’t belong in that car A Union Avenue resident told police on June 17 that…

Former Kearny BOE payroll clerk faces new charges, HCPO says

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On Monday, May 21, 2018, Gina…

10 new cops on Kearny streets

By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com KEARNY — For Matthew Knighton, the choice of law enforcement as a…

Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne

KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…

Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way

Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…

KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40

The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…

DEVELOPING NEWS: Lyndhurst cops searching for missing 51-year-old man

The Lyndhurst Police Department is actively conducting a missing-person investigation. Vitorino Cirne, seen in the photo…

KPD: Drug deal could have been lethal

At 12:52 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, Kearny patrol officers responded to a report of gunfire at…

Teen arrested in ‘joke’ KHS threat

A 15-year-old Kearny High School student has been arrested and charged with third-degree creating a false-public…

Veteran blue inducted into Gang Green’s Fan Hall of Fame

KEARNY — A member of Kearny’s Finest is in select company in the world of pro…

BREAKING: 3 arrested in Kearny home invasion

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office on Saturday announced the arrest of three men — one from…

HAIL & FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — The ceremony was scheduled for 11 a.m. last Friday, Dec. 1.…

66-year-old Kearny man dies in fire

By Kevin Canessa KEARNY — A man and one of his eight dogs died in a…

Man dies from burns sustained in Kearny fire

The victim at today’s fire at 422 Forest St., Kearny, has died. Fire Chief Steven Dyl…

SEELEY SPEEDWAY: KPD hunts hit-run driver

KEARNY — A 71-year-old Kearny woman was undergoing treatment at University Hospital in Newark for multiple injuries…