Former Kearny Police Chief O’Neill dies

John O’Neill, who served as Kearny’s Chief of Police for a brief period between the tenures of Chiefs Tom Wilgus and Tim Sharples, has died. He was 73. Chief O’Neill retired from the Kearny Police Department in 1996. His funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Cecilia’s Church, Kearny. [...]

Carjacking pulled off at Passaic Avenue Exxon

KEARNY —The Passaic Avenue Exxon Station was the scene of yet another violent crime last Saturday — and this one was perhaps the most heinous yet. Station manager Azi Fhahzad says at around 5 p.m. Dec. 29, a man, between 60 and 65, who was filling one of his car’s tires with air, was the [...]

Kearny has two home invasions on same day

Two home invasions were executed on the same day in Kearny. On Dec. 7 at 7:22 a.m., Officers Barry Green, Kevin Grise and Michael Santucci responded to 281 Schuyler Ave. on an unknown 9-1-1 call. The dispatcher told the responding patrolmen the 9-1-1 operator said the caller was yelling at someone to “get out [...]

Additional audio from Tuesday’s Kearny council meeting

First, I’d like to apologize for taking so long to get this audio up. You’ll need Quicktime Player to listen to the clips. You’ll hear from Deputy Chief John Corbett, Deputy Chief James Corbett, Sgt. Don Felle and Fire Inspector Chuck Kerr. Unfortunately, all other speakers — including Chief John Dowie — weren’t recorded. Because [...]

Police/Fire ordinance adopted over vehement objections

KEARNY — Despite vehement objections from many members of the Kearny Police Department and a few members of the Kearny Fire Department, the Town Council last night adopted an ordinance that will reduce the number of deputy chiefs in the police department from three to two — and that limits the maximum number of police [...]

Audio from last night’s Kearny council meeting

Here’s an audio clip from last night’s Kearny council meeting. It’s an exchange between Mayor Al Santos and the PBA’s president, Glen Reed. We’re working on decoding more audio from last night’s meeting, and we’ll post it when it’s available.

Showdown possible at tonight’s Kearny council meeting

Kearny residents who want to voice their concerns about the Town’s tax situation will have their chance tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., when the mayor and town council host an “Open House” at town hall in the second-floor conference room. Mayor Alberto Santos put together the open house so residents who normally couldn’t make [...]

Looks like trouble’s brewing between Kearny Council and KPD

Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos and some of the Kearny Town Council may have unknowingly declared war on the Kearny Police Department.
When the council meets Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., there will likely be a lot of police officers at the meeting, where many of them could voice their opinion, among other things, in opposition to [...]

Ugly display from KPD’s Gawronski

KEARNY — Sometimes, it’s good for members of the public to give thanks they don’t have to do what we at newspapers have to do.
This past Tuesday was a relatively quiet day for me. I arrived home from work at about 5:30 p.m. after a very slow day at the office. Tuesdays are generally slow, [...]

Kearny resident attacked during walk in West Hudson Park

KEARNY -– A 40-year-old Kearny man, who lives on Devon Street near Tappan Street, was hit from behind on Sunday Oct. 7 at 7:55 p.m. with a unknown blunt object that left him with lacerations to the back of his head and a swollen right eye, police said.
The victim was coming out of the upper [...]