At approximately 9 p.m. on Jan 2, Officer Jason Rodrigues responded to Walmart to take into custody an alleged shoplifter who…
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5 facing drug charges: LPD
LYNDHURST – On Dec. 30, Lyndhurst PD busted two township residents and one New Yorker on drug charges in the…
Deja vu all over again. Again.
KEARNY – Yes, faithful readers, that is the same mugshot that accompanied last week’s Kearny police blotter — at which…
Resident nearly bilked of $4K: NPD
A Nutley resident was nearly bilked of $4,000 — but some quick thinking saved him from sending a scam artist…
KPD: It’s deja vu all over again
If the guy in the photo looks familiar, that’s because his mugshot adorned the Kearny police blotter in our Dec.…
Suspect didn’t have a prayer of escaping
KEARNY – When Kearny police, having travelled to Newark on the hunt, apprehended a suspect in two town muggings, he…
‘Fake cop’ behind bars after pulling over real cop: NJSP
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HOLMDEL – When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by…
2 men critical after accident
HARRISON – Two men standing in the street were badly hurt after they were struck by a vehicle on…
Man drives car into Third River in Nutley, isn’t seriously injured
A 71-year-old man accidentally drove his car into the Third River in Nutley, but wasn't seriously…
After fake cop pulls over real cop, fake cop winds up behind bars
When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by pulling someone over on the Garden…
Hollywood star Pamela Anderson: I didn’t buy a cell phone in Nutley
Hollywood star Pamela Anderson bought a cell phone and a new line of cell service in…
One cop’s story about life on the force
NUTLEY – We live in a world where far too often, people are quick to judge what they see…
KPD: We’re not in Clifton anymore, Toto
Of late, there seems to have been a spate of incidents involving drivers found asleep at the wheel. The latest…
KPD: Now, a front-row seat — in jail
Remember the man from last week’s blotter who was reportedly found sitting in one of the cinemas at the now-closed Lincoln…
Burglary suspect also combative: KPD
An East Newark man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $15,000 bail last week on charges including burglary and…