Nutley cops get long-awaited raises

NUTLEY — Now it’s official: police officers and police superiors in Nutley are getting pay raises.…

14-year-old Kearny boy reported missing last week still has not been found

A 14-year-old boy whose family reported him missing a week ago today has still not yet…

KPD: Here come da judge — and da cops

KEARNY — A 22-year-old town man was arrested earlier this month — while he was appearing…

Cadets & K-9

KEARNY – Dictionary definition of the noun “dog”: “A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long…

KPD: The pursuit of justice

KEARNY —   Did you ever notice on those real-life TV cop shows how suspects being chased…

C.O. charged with drunken driving: HPD

HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…

KPD: Understaffed and under pressure

Kearny police blotter — continued from print edition in its entirety.  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent…

Guilty verdict in ’14 Belleville murder

NEWARK – A 53-year-old Belleville man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing…

KPD:  Son of a ditch!

KEARNY— A Newark man was arrested last week after he managed to navigate his car into a…

Exotic fish, turtle, stolen from pond

NUTLEY — A Bloomfield Ave. resident reported the theft of nearly 30 Koi fish and a…

HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver

HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…

KPD: Girl charged in Kearny Ave. slashing

Police said it started with a friendly conversation at Dunkin’ Donuts, escalated to a robbery and ended…

KPD: What a lovely bracelet you have! 

If someone gave you an ankle bracelet from, say, Tiffany’s, it would just be an item of…

Delayed report, quick arrests

  KEARNY – It apparently took a local robbery victim nine hours to notify police of the…

As Mother’s Day nears … 

At about 10:10 a.m. on Monday, April 24,  Kearny police received a call about an apparently impaired…