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Traffic Stop by Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force Arrests Two Transporting $155k in a Hidden Compartment

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of LUIS J. HERNANDEZ-PEREZ (DOB: 05/22/1999; single; unemployed) and JOSE A. PEREZ-PEREZ (DOB: 04/07/2003; single; unemployed), both of 238 Milford Street, Rochester, NY, on charges of money laundering. The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Union City Man Picked Up Transporting Three Kilos of Cocaine Using a Hidden Compartment in His Vehicle

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MERVIN J. MENIER (DOB: 02/23/1993; single; unemployed) of 314 3rd Street, 2nd floor, Union City, NJ, on a charge of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Bergen County Juvenile Charged with Distribution and Possession of Child Porn

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of a Bergen County Juvenile on distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material charges.  The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Receives Grant to Fund Automated License Plate Reader Technology

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Hackensack NJ, advancing efforts that led to a 16% drop in the number of vehicles stolen in New Jersey between September 2022 and March 2023, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that 34 law enforcement agencies in 21 counties and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) will receive grant funding to acquire or expand technology to combat auto theft thanks to $10 million in funding made available by the Murphy Administration.

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Teaneck Man files Lawsuit Against Boards of Elections in Two New Jersey Counties for Methodology of Voting Machine Accuracy

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Teaneck NJ, a Bergen County from Teaneck man has filed lawsuits against boards of elections in two New Jersey counties, claiming they have refused his OPRA requests to view ballot test reports used to determine the logic and accuracy of voting machines.

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Korean Americans Celebrate Upcoming State Visit by South Korean President Yoon

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Washington DC, this week, President Joseph R. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will host President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee of the Republic of Korea for a State Visit, the highest official visit of a foreign leader to the United States. The visit is welcomed by the Korean American community across the country as it celebrates the 70th anniversary of the U.S. – Korea bilateral alliance.

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Bergen County Fails American Lung Association’s “State of the Air” report

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Ridgewood NJ, the American Lung Association’s new “State of the Air” report finds that nearly 120 million people in the U.S., or more than one in three, live in counties that had unhealthy levels of ozone or particle pollution. Overall, air quality has improved across the nation; however, major differences exist between air quality in eastern and western states and between air pollution exposures for white people and people of color.

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Bergen County Installs New Encrypted Emergency Radio System

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Hackensack NJ, according to Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, the county has a new way for our first responders and municipal dispatchers to communicate with the County and other emergency organizations called “Bergen County Active Local Emergency Radio Talkgroup” (BC-ALERT).

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NJ Fish and Wildlife’s Freshwater Fishing Explorer App

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Ridgewood NJ, get to know Fish and Wildlife’s Freshwater Fishing Explorer App.  We have have everything from Great Fishing Closing to Home to Trout Stocked Waters of NJ!

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VFW Patriot’s Pen Scholarship

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Twp. of Washington NJ, VFW Patriot’s Pen Scholarship – Each year, nearly 68,800 students in sixth through eighth grades enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than $1.4 million in state and national awards. Each first place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the national first place winner wins $5,000!

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Academy of the Holy Angels Enter World Language Honor Societies; 5 Officers Earn Moran Awards

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Demarest NJ,  outstanding world language students from the Academy of the Holy Angels have been welcomed into the French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish honor societies. AHA World Language Department Chair Lisa Betti, who organized and led both ceremonies, noted how the study of world languages allows people to connect and explore different perspectives, including how other people view us. She congratulated the inductees, expressing her hope that this is just the beginning of their discovery of languages and cultures.

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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force Traffic Stop Yields 2 North Carolina Men for Money Laundering

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of RAMI FAOZI AZAM (DOB: 9/23/1981; single; cook) of 704 Sycamore Street, Weldon, NC, and MOHAMMED SUHAIL RAWASHEDH (DOB: 3/02/1990; single; grocery store owner) of 704 Sycamore Street, Weldon, NC, for money laundering. The arrests are the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force Traffic Stop Catches NY Construction Worker with Twelve pounds of Marijuana

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JARRON ELLIOT MCCABE (DOB: 11/21/1994; single; construction worker) of 95 West 95th Street, New York, NY, on charges of possession with the intent to distribute marijuana and receiving stolen property. The arrest is the result of an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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Traffic Stop Nabs Florida Man with Two Kilos of Coke

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of GABRIEL A. ORTIZ-REDONDO (DOB: 12/08/1993; single; unemployed) of 7552 Fincastle Way, Orlando, Florida for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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North Bergen Dealer Caught in Drug Sting

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Paramus  NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of JOSE A. HERNANDEZ (DOB: 10/06/1974; single; construction worker) of 811 Grand Avenue, North Bergen, NJ, on charges related to the distribution of controlled dangerous substances. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love.

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