I got busted in North Arlington once. Drinking in public. Think it was ‘78 or ‘79. Paid a fine. Judge didn’t like ‘’Kearny kids’’ coming into ‘’his town’’.
The cops there were strict; when I was younger they had bought a Bronco to chase the Kearny kids that would ride alongside the train tracks in the meadows on dirtbikes. They didn’t have much luck.
Compared to Kearny, NA had a lot less “wild space” for kids to play.