SIX ARRESTS MADE ON DAY ONE
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Hackensack NJ, Sheriff Anthony Cureton has launched the Bergen County Fugitive Task Force through a partnership with the Bergen County Chiefs Association. The task force is charged with locating and arresting individuals who have outstanding criminal warrants and are fugitives from justice from Bergen County Superior Court. The following police agencies have participated in new task force to date:
Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office
Bogota Police Department
Demarest Police Department
Franklin Lakes Police Department
Glen Rock Police Department
Hillsdale Police Department
Little Ferry Police Department
Midland Park Police Department
Park Ridge Police Department
Saddle Brook Police Department
Westwood Police Department
Wyckoff Police Department
Under the direction of Sheriff Cureton, the Fugitive Task Force was dispatched during the early morning on Tuesday June 11, during which time, they located and arrested six (6) individuals for “Failing to Appear” in Bergen County Superior Court for various offenses:
| Name | Location Found | Original Charges |
| Tracy Kraus | Hackensack | 3rd Degree Failing to Appear and Register as a Sex Offender |
| Steven Thomas | Garfield | 2nd degree Luring/Enticing a Child by Various Means |
| Christopher Azurdia | Palisades Park | 3rd degree Burglary and Resisting Arrest |
| Joseph Chmielewski | Wallington | 2nd degree Endangering – Abuse/Neglect of a Child |
| Juliann Chmielewski | Wallington | Failure to Make Child Support Payment to Child Protection and Permanency (Arrears) |
| Milagros Diaz | Paterson | 3rd degree Burglary |
