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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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Paramus NJ, the 19-year-old Bergen County College student who went missing Wednesday has been found. According to Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton ,the teen was found safe by Clifton police at the Wendy’s on Main Avenue Friday and is back with her family. Police do not yet have details about where she has been the past few days, Cureton said.
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Paramus NJ, the Paramus Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public to keep an eye out for a Bergen County Community College student who went missing Wednesday. Please call 911 , Anyone with other information should call the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office at 201-336-3500.
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Fair Lawn NJ, a state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a boy, age 12, who was struck and killed by a police vehicle driven by Officer Michael Sansevere of the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office on Route 208 in Fair Lawn on April 14, 2019.
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Teaneck NJ, a motorcyclist died Monday morning after colliding with a deer on Route 4 east. The crash happened near the Margaret Street overpass, near to Teaneck High School.
Continue reading Motorcyclist Dies After Hitting Deer on Route 4 in Teaneck
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Wyckoff NJ, several police departments from Bergen and Passaic Counties along with officers from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office assisted Wyckoff Police in the arrest of approximately 12 protestors at the Wyckoff home of U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer on Monday afternoon, 10/18. Those arrested were allegedly trespassing on private property owned by the Congressman and his spouse. No injuries were reported by any officers or protestors at the scene.
Continue reading Wyckoff Home of U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer Hit With Protests
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Palisades Park NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of DAVID BAEZ (DOB: 7/21/1985; married; unemployed) and MASSIEL INOA (DOB: 2/7/1993; married; unemployed) of 267 Hillside Avenue, Palisades Park on drug related offenses. The arrests are the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of CLARENCE STOKES (DOB: 12/24/1978; single; unemployed) of 415 E 26th Street, Paterson, NJ on charges of murder and weapons possession charges. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.
Continue reading Man Charged in Stabbing Death of Hackensack Woman
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Cresskill NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of NWAOKOMA H. NWAKANMA (DOB: 10/01/1990; single; health aid) of 7395 Woodview Street, Westland, MI on a charge of theft by deception. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love; the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton; the Cresskill Police Department under the direction of Chief Edward Wrixon; the Westland, MI Police Department under the direction of Chief Jeff Jedrusik; and the Wayne County, MI Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Raphael Washington.
Continue reading Michigan Man Nabbed in Bergen County Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Fraud
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of WILLY MANN (DOB: 6/20/1995; single; supermarket employee) of 72 Newman Street, Apartment C1, Hackensack, New Jersey on charges of attempted murder and unlawful possession of a weapon. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton, and Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Officer in Charge Captain Darrin DeWitt.
Continue reading Hackensack Man Charged With Attempted Murder
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Mahwah NJ, The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Mahwah Police Department are investigating a homicide that occurred at 26 Avenue A in Mahwah, NJ on Monday, July 12, 2021. At approximately 9:44 p.m. on July 12, the Mahwah Police Department responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a shooting at 26 Avenue A. Responding officers found the victim, 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Fairview NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DANNY VASQUEZ (DOB: 4/28/97; single; unemployed) of 228 Hancock Avenue, Apartment 19, Jersey City, New Jersey on charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident Resulting in Death and Endangering an Injured Victim. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton, and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief Martin Kahn.
Continue reading Jersey City Driver Charged in Hit and Run Death of Pedestrian in Fairview
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Paramus NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ROBERT STEVENS (DOB: 1/17/1958; single; unemployed) of 87 Graham Terrace, Saddle Brook, NJ on two charges of Assault By Auto. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Paramus Police Department under the direction of Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg.
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Mahwah NJ, a 21-year-old Maywood man drowned in Darlington Lake in Mahwah on Thursday, according to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office.
Continue reading Police ID Man who drowned in Mahwah’s Darlington Lake
