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Bergen County Prosecutor Investigates Fatal Garfield Hit-and-run

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information:

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Police Seize Illegal Drugs and Cash in SWAT Raid of Garfield Home

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of ZAKEE MURPHY (DOB: 8/12/1990; single; unemployed) and RYENE PERRY (DOB: 11/8/1988; single; aquatic tank maintenance professional), both of 99 Grand Street, Garfield, NJ on drug offenses. 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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Tools for Schools to Keep our Students Safe: An Update on School Safety Strategies and Drug Trends

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces that the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (“BCPO”) annual SNAP conference will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at the Venetian in Garfield, NJ. The theme for this year’s conference, “Tools for Schools to Keep our Students Safe: An Update on School Safety Strategies and Drug Trends” will focus on school safety and drug prevention strategies. This program is presented to educators, law enforcement officers, and social service professionals who interact with Bergen County youth.

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NJ State Police Report Man Struck By Car and Killed This Morning Near Exit 151 on the Garden State Parkway

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Garfield NJ, NJ State police say a man from Garfield was killed after being struck by a car while walking on the Garden State Parkway.

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Garfield Man Charged with Aggravated Assault, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, After “shaken baby syndrome” Diagnosis

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of NELSON VENTURA DELACRUZ (DOB: 1/02/1990; single; warehouse worker) of Garfield, New Jersey on charges of aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.

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Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotic Task Force Raids illegal marijuana dispensary

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Garfield  NJ , Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrests of JAIME  COSTANZO (DOB: 9/05/1981; married; business owner of THC JARZ) of 115 Wallington Ave., 1st Floor, Wallington, NJ;  MICHAEL DELMORAL (DOB: 3/10/1981; married; unemployed) of 115 Wallington Ave., 1st Floor, Wallington, NJ; VINCENT SCARPULLA (DOB: 4/03/1989; single; cashier) of 802 Main Street, Apt 20B, Toms River, NJ; and RICHARD WALENTY (DOB: 10/19/1971; single; cashier) of 524 Bash Road, Toms River, NJ, on drug-related offenses.  The arrests are the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.

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72 Year Old Garfield Man Charged with Inappropriate Sexual Conduct with a Child under the Age of Sixteen

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MIKULAS BANACKY (DOB: 11/17/1949; married; unemployed) of Garfield, New Jersey on charges of child endangerment and aggravated criminal sexual contact. The arrest was a result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.

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Man who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted the Minor in Bergen County Apprehended in Atlanta

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of TAQUAN JACKSON (DOB: 12/21/1987; single; fire prevention installer) of 21 Monroe Street, Passaic, NJ on sex assault and child endangerment 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 Garfield Police Department under the direction of Chief Raymond Kovach.

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We have Found the Poster Boy For Shared Services

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Ridgewood NJ, speaking of shared services, according to North Jersey Media , Roy Riggitano, chief financial officer for Rochelle Park, a small town in Bergen county which you can drive thru in the length of a sneeze ,earned at least $347,970 last year working for 6 municipalities.

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Garfield Studies Allowing Marijuana Sales

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Garfield NJ, with the passing of marijuana legalization in New Jersey many municipalities are not sure what the best possible course of action is.  Should New Jersey towns  embrace legalization or shun it ?

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Bergen County Prosecutor Takes Down International Human Trafficking and Prostitution Ring in “OPERATION HOPE IN DARKNESS”

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“OPERATION HOPE IN DARKNESS” UNCOVERS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION RING OPERATING IN BERGEN COUNTY

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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced today the charging of 22 individuals who orchestrated a Human Trafficking and Prostitution Organization in and around Bergen County. The arrests are the result of a four-month investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

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Armed Bergen Man Charged with Aggravated Assault On a Police Officer

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Garfield NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MARIO ARDIZZONE (DOB: 07/11/1976; single; unemployed) of 96 Farnham Avenue, Garfield, NJ on charges of Possession Of A Firearm, Possession Of A Firearm For An Unlawful Purpose, Aggravated Assault On A Law Enforcement Officer, Possession With Intent To Distribute Marijuana, and Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

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NJ State Police Arrest 3 In Major Heroin and Cash Bust in Garfield

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Garfield NJ, The New Jersey State Police have arrested Luis M. Cuebas, 28, and Victoria L. Rodriguez, 28, both of Garfield, N.J., and Jasmin R. Willis, 29, of Manchester, N.J., and recovered $12,500 worth of heroin and $26,668 cash.
During a three-month investigation, which was led by the New Jersey State Police Trafficking North Unit working within the New Jersey State Police Opioid Enforcement Task Force (OETF), State Police detectives determined that Luis Cuebas was involved with narcotics distribution, operating from his residence on Sherman Place in Garfield City, Bergen County. Through various investigative means, detectives discovered that Luis Cuebas supplied Jasmin Willis with narcotics at a location in Lodi Borough, Bergen County.

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Disbarred Bergen Attorney Caught Using Clients Funds for the Second time

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Paramus NJ, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo announced the arrest of ALFREDO RAMOS (DOB: 07/19/1980; single; self-employed as an attorney) of 102 Belmont Avenue, Garfield, NJ on additional charges of Misapplication Of Entrusted Funds and Unauthorized Practice Of Law. RAMOS was previously arrested on December 18, 2018 by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and charged with one count of Misapplication Of Entrusted Funds. The new arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti.

In January 2019, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Financial Crimes Unit received complaints from two clients of Alfredo RAMOS, Esq., regarding his failure to disburse to them over $90,000.00 each, which RAMOS had received in trust as the result of two real estate transactions.

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