NPD asks for help to solve thefts

Nutley PD is appealing to the public for help in solving two separate thefts in the township. The first,…

Charged with DUI, unsecured child

KEARNY – A 28-year-old Perth Amboy woman was arrested April 25 and charged with drunken driving on the Belleville Pike…

Arrests for bomb threats, theft of services: LPD

One man was charged with calling in bomb threats to local supermarkets and another was grabbed for allegedly stiffing a cabbie in…

After ATM ‘skimming’, bank to restore losses

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Is my money safe anywhere? That’s what customers of one regional savings institution are undoubtedly thinking…

3 nabbed in drug bust

KEARNY — A Harrison woman was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $10,000 bail following her arrest in Kearny…

‘Fortified drug bazaar’ raided: cops

BELLEVILLE — Essex County sheriff’s detectives, executing a search warrant at a Joralemon St. residence last week, had a bit…

Body recovered from river; no ID

KEARNY –  The body of an unidentified male was found floating in the Hackensack River in South Kearny last…

KPD: From rested to arrested

Kearny police were called to a home on the 300 block of Forest St. at 4:45 a.m. last Friday,…

1 man stabbed, another robbed: HPD

HARRISON — Police are seeking an individual who reportedly stabbed a Newark resident in Harrison during the early morning hours…

Use Internet to report scams: NPD

Nutley PD is asking residents to use the internet to report frauds and non-threatening incidents as a time-saving move. To make…

KPD: From cell phone to cell

A routine traffic stop led to a not-so-routine drug arrest of a Passaic man who allegedly had a considerable amount…

Phone scammers out for your cash

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura has issued a warning to area taxpayers about telephone scam artists who are intent on getting…

Wild chase of stolen car ends with arrest

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – A 19-year-old from Newark ended up in the Hudson County Jail last…

Don’t be fooled by tricksters, mayor warns

Alphonse Petracco is cautioning residents to be on the watch for phone and internet scam attempts, of which Nutley…

Gas station robber still being sought

Updated 15 April with a sketch from the NJ State Police. Nutley PD is searching for a…

2% annual raises for cops for 3 years

EAST NEWARK – Borough police salaries are going up a bit but some of the increase will be offset…

‘Gang member,’ wanted in Va., arrested

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A “known gang member” — who was wanted by Virginia authorities…

KPD: ‘Unwanted advances’ at carnival

A 21-year-old Newark man was arrested last week for allegedly fondling a 15-yearold girl on a ferris wheel at…

1 injured in near head-on Pike crash

KEARNY – A collision between a Honda Accord and a cement truck on the Belleville Turnpike last week required response…

KPD blotter: Cops weren’t clueless

A motorist who crashed his car on Passaic Ave. fled the scene of the accident, but conveniently provided clues…

3 sought in armed robbery: HPD

Two men held up and robbed a Harrison restaurant and drove away with an accomplice last Saturday, police said.…

Rock thrown at minivan: NPD

Nutley PD is investigating an attack on a vehicle that came on the heels of the driver parking on a…

‘Take the load off,’ (accidentally)

    Photo courtesy Sgt. Dave Doyle The driver of this tractor-trailer was eastbound on Harrison…

Acclaimed by their peers

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  American Legion Post 99 on Belgrove Drive was the setting Friday…

Stepping up in the ranks

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – These days, Kearny is paying attention to its public safety personnel rosters.…

Cops use Narcon to save life: NPD

Police intervention prevented a suspected drug-induced fatality, Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo said. A Nutley PD press release said that police…

KPD blotter: You can run but . . .

A 16-year-old Kearny youth who was where he should not have been could have ended up with a trespassing…

Pedestrian killed; ruled ‘accidental’

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent KEARNY –  A 70-year-old Kearny woman was fatally injured last Wednesday night when…

Accused burglar & robbery suspect nabbed

The separate arrests of two township men, one on a North Arlington burglary charge, the other on a hefty outstanding…

He bit EMTs after crash, cops say

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – A Paterson man who was involved in an auto accident on…