Police & Fire

PATERSON, NJ - A Clifton man faces up to 10 years in jail when he is sentenced on May 28 after pleading guilty Monday to two counts of Terroristic Threats, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes announced Monday.

As previously reported, Stefan Keco, 29, used text messages on two separate occasions on February 26, 2020, to threaten Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim “Mike” ...

PARAMUS, NJ - Police arrested a 17-year-old "for possession of a fully loaded handgun" at the Westfield Garden State Plaza on Saturday at 8 p.m. The mall closes at 9 p.m.

According to the police report, the young man, from Lodi, was discovered at the mall with a group of juveniles that matched a description from a tip they received.

Police said while interviewing the suspect, they ...

PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ - According to the office of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, 13 individuals were arrested and offered drug abuse treatment as part of "Operation Helping Hand" which was carried out over the course of two days, ending on Monday, April 19.  Those arrested were residents of Passaic County as well as Bergen, Morris, Sussex, and Rockland in New ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Three members of the Hawthorne Police Department were promoted in front of the Municipal Building at a small ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday.

"I have often said that the Hawthorne Police Department is one of the best police departments in the state of New Jersey," Mayor Richard Goldberg said.  "I am so proud of all of you and the job you do protecting the ...

PATERSON, NJ - A 34-year-old Paterson man is under arrest after an investigation determined that he was responsible for various internal injuries on a three-month-old child that were discovered by doctors at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center

According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Acting Woodland Park Police Chief John Uzzalino, Elie Kiame, 34, was arrested on ...

FAIR LAWN, NJ - The mayor was asked to stay away from the Mary Ann Collura tribute on Saturday citing what PBA #67 said was "anti-police rhetoric" shared by the mayor's wife on social media.

Fair Lawn PBA #67 wrote the following to its members: "It has come to the executive board's attention that anti-police rhetoric is being shared by Mayor Peluso's wife.

FAIR LAWN, NJ — The borough's police officers, retired and active duty, along with friends and family honored Mary Ann Collura who was killed in the line of duty on April 17, 2003.

At 8 p.m., people gathered at Van Riper Ellis Church on the corner of Morlot and River Road with glow sticks and an honor guard ceremony to talk about the officer who was shot and killed as she ...

HAWTHORNE, NJ - Hawthorne residents who need a safe place to make exchanges, be they family transfers of children, or for those who made an online sale and need to meet someone in person safely, can do so under the watchful eye of the Hawthorne Police Department's security cameras any time they wish.  This is thanks to the "Hawthorne Safe Exchange Zone" established in the ...

PROSPECT PARK, NJ - Captain Ammen Matari has been the officer-in-charge for the Prospect Park Police Department since the retirement of Chief Charlie Atie last July.  On Monday evening, at a special in-person meeting of the mayor and council of Prospect Park, Matari was established as the new Chief of Police at a grand ceremony held in the gymnasium of Prospect Park School Number 1.  ...

PATERSON, NJ - The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office along with Passaic Police Chief Luis Guzman released a statement announcing the arrests of Matthew Cancel, a 27-year-old man from Passaic, and Carinell Pellot, known also by Carinell Pellot-Nieves, a 23-year-old woman from Prospect Park.  Both individuals were taken into custody without incident in connection to an alleged hit-and-run ...