Police & Fire
By TAPINTO BAYONNE STAFF
October 1, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ - A fire alarm triggered a response from the Bayonne Fire Department to Stop and Shop at 1 LeFante Way early Tuesday, Fire Chief Keith Weaver reported, adding that subsequent calls indicated the smoke and possible fire in the one-story supermarket.Arriving companies found a small fire ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler has retired after serving more than 30 years on the police force, and seven years as chief.Working his way up from patrolman Geisler was appointed as a detective, and went on to lead the BPD’s Juvenile Bureau, Community Policing units, and Detective ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Fire Department has a new 100-foot ladder truck in its fleet, officials have announced.The truck, recently put into service as Ladder 3, replaces a 2004 model and is expected to serve Bayonne for the next 20 years, Fire Chief Keith Weaver said.Weaver thanked Mayor Jimmy ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Residents of a Kennedy Boulevard building were temporarily evacuated as a result of a fire in the basement apartment. No injuries were reported.According to officials, the Bayonne Fire Department was dispatched to 1080 at 2:45 a.m. on Monday. Arriving companies found a fire in the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne now has an official fire museum. Long housed in the once abandoned fire house behind Dr. Morris Park, the Bayonne City Council has renamed it the John T. Brennan Fire Museum.The historic building, also known as Bayonne Truck House Number 1, is officially recognized as a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne public safety officials scrambled to Linden Street and Avenue recently after a 63 mph wind gust caused an old WWII air raid siren to fall from its perch atop a pole.The Bayonne Fire Department, Bayonne DPW, and BayonneOEM responded to free the siren from wiring and branches ...
BAYONNE, NJ - With more than two decades of tradition behind Tuesday’s celebration, the 2025 National Night Out in Bayonne took on special significance as the public got to meet Seamus, a therapy dog, who made the rounds from exhibit to exhibit spreading good cheer.An addition to the Bayonne Police ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The City of Bayonne will once again join communities across the country in celebrating National Night Out on Tuesday, August 5.The event, organized by the Bayonne Police Department, is set to run from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and will feature light refreshments and musical ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Police Department has launched a Therapy Canine Program, designed to strengthen community relations and provide emotional support to members of the public, first responders, and department personnel, Mayor Jimmy Davis and Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne Fire Department were able to rescue two dogs and a rabbit from a burning home in the early morning hours of Thursday.According to Bayonne Fire Chief Bill Bartos, the Bayonne Fire Department responded to the fire at 30 West 48th Street at approximately 2:00 a.m.
BAYONNE, NJ - Mayor Jimmy Davis, Public Safety Director Robert Kubert, Fire Chief Keith Weaver and other local officials recently celebrated the promotions of 9 members of the Bayonne Fire Department. Officially promoted to new ranks were Deputy Chief Francis Pawlowski, Battalion Chief Kenneth ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Fire Department has welcomed fifteen new firefighters who completed their training at the Bergen County Fire Academy. A swearing in ceremony in honor of Edwin Zorrilla, Jordy Ottenwalder, Ryan Guthrie, Angelo Scianni, Aurora DeVincenzo, Jesse Williams, Otto Mejia, Nicholas ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Four firefighters and a resident were injured in a Sunday fire at a home on West 22nd Street, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver reported. None of the injuries were life threatening. Weaver said that on the day of the incident firefighters were dispatched on 94 West 22nd Street at ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne children attending PAL Day Camp recently got some firsthand lessons on how law enforcement works, and got to meet several hard-working K-9 dogs in the process at this year’s Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.The Bayonne Police Athletic League Day Care Center has been in ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The American Red Cross partnered with the Bayonne Fire Department and its Fire Prevention Bureau to install 78 smoke alarms and 25 carbon monoxide detectors in local homes recently. Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver thanked the Red Cross for leading the effort, saying that the BFD ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Sixteen people were temporarily displaced after a high pressure gas line was struck on Orient Street near Evergreen Tuesday morning.The City of Bayonne, Bayonne Police Department and the Bayonne Department of Public Works along with PSE&G were on the site, with the line secured ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A recent ceremony at City Hall celebrated the promotions of five members of the Bayonne Police Department.Andrew Quinn has been promoted from Captain to Deputy ChiefJoseph Torello and William Dundas have been promoted from Sergeants to Lieutenants. Jason Olmo and Edward Cook, Jr. have ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne community is mourning the sudden death of firefighter Joseph Coughlin.In a statement posted to social media, Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver shared that Coughlin, 30, had served just under five years with the Bayonne Fire Department where he was most recently stationed at ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A class of 15 Bayonne Fire Department recruits moved a step closer to graduation this week when they completed their final “Live Burn” exercise, a social media post announced. The training class is being dedicated to Deputy Fire Chief Bill Bartos who will be retiring this year after ...
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ - A Bayonne man who reportedly carjacked the rideshare vehicle he was traveling in was shot by police on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced. According to Musella, the incident began at approximately 3:51 p.m. when the Kearny Police Department, responded to a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne Fire Department were put into action in the early hours of Thursday when they responded to a call reporting a dog in the water off of 16th Street Park.According to Bayonne Fire Chief Keith Weaver, the call came in at 1:20 a.m. and drew a large response from ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Law enforcement officials from across New Jersey,and beyond, arrived in Bayonne on Friday to bid farewell to a fallen brother.Hudson County Sheriff’s Officer Justin Rivera, a Bayonne resident, took place on Friday, just a week after his tragic death came from a fall from a ninth-story ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - Hudson County Executive Craig Guy has encouraged community members that can to donate to a GoFundMe page set up to support the family of Detective Justin Rivera.Detective Rivera was a member of the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office before losing his life in a fall from a 9th story ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of the Bayonne Police Department no longer have to travel out of town for their mandatory firearms training.Recently, Mayor James Davis, Public Safety Director Robert Kubert, Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler, and other local officials joined together to dedicate a new range ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisler and other officials were on hand to wish members of the BPD well as they set off on the Annual Police Unity Tour earlier this week.The annual event draws officers throughout the nation to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial at Judiciary ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne firefighters knocked back flames at an apartment building located at 38 West 29th Street on consecutive days earlier this week. On Monday, firefighters responded to a reported fire at approximately 3:24 p.m. Once on scene, they found an outside rubbish fire in the alleyway of ...
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is participating in National Prescription Take Back Day at multiple locations in Hudson County on Saturday, April 26, 2025.Members of the Office will be collecting unused prescription medication and vaping devices at Bayonne Walgreens (1080 ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The New Jersey Transit Police Department is investigating the death of a man struck by a Hudson Bergen light Rail train on Easter morning.According to New Jersey Transit officials, the tragedy, which temporarily shut down service, occurred about 6:30 a.m. near the Richard Street ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a briefing at City Hall on Friday to update the public on the investigation into the tragic crash of a Bell 206 L-4 helicopter into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon that claimed six lives.NTSB Chairman Jennifer Homendy ...
HOBOKEN, NJ - A tourist helicopter crashed into the Hudson River at approximately 3:30pm on Thursday, April 10, in the vicinity of River Drive South and Newport Parkway, near the Water's Soul sculpture. All five passengers and their pilot have been confirmed dead. There were bo additional victimes ...