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Mahwah NJ, a routine “quality of life” detail conducted by the Mahwah Police Department’s Investigative and Patrol Divisions led to the dramatic uncovering of an alleged human trafficking operation this week. The incident resulted in a struggle with officers and the arrest of a Roselle man at a local township hotel.
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OAKLAND, NJ | October 14, 2025 – A frightening encounter early Saturday morning in Oakland, New Jersey, led to a multi-agency police response and the apprehension of a suspect now charged with multiple burglaries. The incident serves as a crucial, urgent reminder from the Oakland Police Department: Lock your car doors!
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MAJOR CASE: NJ Man, 21, Faces Decades in Prison After Being Charged with Sexual Assault and Endangering Minor, Including Recorded Acts.
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PROSPECT PARK, NJ – Authorities have announced the arrest of a South Hackensack man following an investigation into serious sexual offenses involving a minor. Torin W. Halvorsen, 21, was taken into custody on Wednesday, October 1st, stemming from charges filed by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office and the Prospect Park Police Department.
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Mahwah NJ, a Mahwah, New Jersey, man is facing serious charges after police say he was arrested not once, but twice in a single day for allegedly sending vulgar and threatening text messages to women. The incidents highlight the growing problem of cyber-harassment and the swift response of local law enforcement.
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Fort Lee, NJ — Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella has announced the arrest of 71-year-old Manuel A. Barrantes of Fort Lee, New Jersey, on charges of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was made following a thorough investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, led by Chief Matthew Finck, in collaboration with the Teaneck Police Department, under Chief Andrew McGurr.
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Palisades Park, NJ – A 23-year-old man from Palisades Park has been arrested and charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.
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Paramus NJ, according to Paramus police Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti , after neighbors reported a break-in , Nicolas Cortes, 22, was arrested Friday December 23rd waiting in a large sedan parked outside a home on Haywood Drive.
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Hackensack NJ, Officials from the Counties of Bergen and Passaic have reached terms to a new agreement where the Bergen County Jail, will soon assume the care and custody of all Passaic County inmates. The deal builds upon a temporary measure adopted by both administrations this past November that allowed Passaic to transfer 200 inmates to the Bergen County Jail to alleviate additional strains brought on by COVID-19.
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Hackensack NJ, the hope that there would be releases and not transfers for the remaining 15 people in ICE detention in the Bergen County Jail were dashed Friday, November 12th as all were moved hundreds of miles away to Batavia, New York.
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Cliffside Park NJ, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested one of ICE’s 10 Most Wanted in New Jersey Wednesday, a previously removed, aggravated felon from Guatemala, convicted of child endangerment involving the production of child pornography, with outstanding warrants for a parole violation and failure to register as a sex offender.
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Hackensack NJ, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office administered its first series of covid-19 vaccine shots to inmates and detainees. The sheriff’s office correctional facility received 100 vials of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, which was administered by the medical staff within the jail.
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton announces arrest of Amanda Jean Torres, Age: 26 of Queens, New York, who was arrested on the charges:
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Hackensack NJ, at least eight immigrants being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Bergen County Jail in New Jersey are participating in a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility and demand to be released. Local activists say the hunger strike is in its 18th day. ICE would not comment on how long the immigrants have stopped eating. Family members and activists who have spoken to detainees claim conditions inside the facility are “dire.”
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Hackensack NJ, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 124, establishing a process by which the Department of Corrections may grant temporary reprieve to certain at-risk inmates during the public health emergency. The Governor’s Executive Order creates the Emergency Medical Review Committee to make recommendations on which inmates should be placed on temporary home confinement through the Commissioner’s statutory furlough authority. All recommendations to place an individual on home confinement will be made after thorough review and consideration of the conditions that an individual may face in the community.“My Administration’s top priority is the health and safety of all nine million New Jerseyans, including those who are currently incarcerated,” said Governor Murphy. “The correctional setting presents unique challenges to social distancing, particularly for vulnerable populations. Allowing some of our most vulnerable individuals who do not pose a public safety threat to temporarily leave prison will protect both their health, and the health and safety of the men and women working in our correctional facilities. With this action, New Jersey will join several other states, and the federal government, in taking necessary steps to strike a balance between public health, public safety, and victims’ rights.”
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Hackensack NJ, a 31-year-old Mexican national in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody at the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, New Jersey, has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual has been quarantined and is receiving care. Consistent with CDC guidelines, those who have come in contact with the individual have been cohorted and are being monitored for symptoms. ICE is suspending intake at the facility until further information is available.
