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Twp. of Washington NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the sentencing term handed down in Bergen County Superior Court against 59-year-old PATRICK J. CAMILLI of Washington Township, NJ in connection with his recent conviction for the 2021 murder of Mary E. Huber.
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Twp of Washington NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the conviction of PATRICK J. CAMILLI, 59, of Twp of Washington in connection with the murder of Mary E. Huber on October 23, 2021. After a four-week trial that began in September 2024 before the Honorable James X. Sattely, P.J.S.C. in Bergen County Superior Court, the defendant was found guilty. Sentencing is scheduled for November 22, 2024.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, an unspecified bomb threat forced the Fresh Grocer store on Pascack Road, Washington Township to be temporarily evacuated late Friday afternoon, 05/03. Three (3) K9 units from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office performed a “sweep” of the entire building and parking lot area. Township fire and EMS units were placed on standby and staged on a nearby side street. No injuries were reported during the evacuation, and no bomb technicians from the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad were observed at scene (a squad supervisor was present though). Police cleared the scene of all caution tape within 60-90 minutes of the order to evacuate.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, all travel lanes of the Garden State Parkway southbound in Washington Township, Bergen County were closed temporarily on Saturday morning, 04/20, as emergency crews worked to safely remove an individual from a passenger vehicle that had rolled over. Washington Township first responders were assisted at the scene by Paramus Police ESU and Westwood EMS. No information was available as to the victim’s condition. New Jersey State Police Bloomfield Barracks Troopers responded to the incident as well. A flatbed tow truck was standing by to remove the wrecked vehicle.
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MICHAEL SAPUPPO (DOB: 09/19/1985; single; food delivery driver) of Hackensack, NJ, on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DONALD KUMAR DAVIS (DOB: 03/17/1990; single, strength and speed coach) of Lyndhurst, NJ, formerly of Nutley, NJ, on charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact 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 Acting Chief Matthew Finck and the Wyckoff Police Department under the direction of Chief David Murphy.
Continue reading Strength and Speed Coach Charged with Sexual Assault of Twp. of Washington Child
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Ridgewood NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of ROB WOLFSON (DOB: 12/03/1953; divorced; medical photographer) of Ridgewood, NJ on the charge of possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Acting Chief Matthew Finck.
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Township of Washington NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of DONALD KUMAR DAVIS (DOB: 03/17/1990; single; strength and speed coach) of Nutley, NJ on charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. 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 Washington Township Police Department under the direction of Chief Richard Skinner.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Washington Township Police Department on Wednesday announced , “It is with great sadness the Washington Township Police Department announces the passing of Retired Detective Heather Castronova. Det. Castronova passed suddenly in the overnight hours due to unknown medical circumstances. Det. Castronova served with the United States Marine Corps.,and following her service to the country she was hired as a Dispatcher for the Bergen County Police Department, and then as a Police Officer in Washington Township. She retired in 2020 from her career in Law Enforcement. Her roles in the Washington Police Department included Patrol, Detective Bureau and Community Policing. Her favorite role was working with children and the community of Washington Township.”
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Twp of Washington NJ, according to the Washington Township Police Department on Fathers Day, June 19th, our department along with numerous surrounding towns spent the day looking for multiple groups of people wanted for attempted motor vehicle burglaries / thefts.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, according to Twp. of Washington police a Ridgewood driver was issued summonses for careless driving after she drove her Lexus into the back of a legally parked landscaping truck on Tuesday.
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Twp. of Washington NJ, two (2) injuries were reported following the Monday morning, 10/04, collision between a pickup truck and an ambulette in the 700 block of Washington Avenue, Washington Township, a collision that resulted in one of the vehicles being pushed onto the front lawn of a nearby single family home. The ambulette’s driver was transported to a local hospital by a Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Corp rig, and an elderly female patient who was in the ambulette was removed from the scene and taken to a hospital by a private ambulance service. The pickup truck’s driver was uninjured. Both damaged vehicles were removed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Washington Township Police is investigating the incident.
Continue reading Ambulette Driver and Elderly Patient Injured In Washington Township Crash
photo courtesy of Twp. of Washington NJ, Twp. of Washington Fire Department Chief Kevin Zitko
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Twp. of Washington NJ, Twp. of Washington Fire Department Chief Kevin Zitko gave a big thank you to the members of our volunteer fire department and the Police Department Dispatchers, Ambulance Corps and DPW.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced arrests of four individuals who have been charged in a multi-agency investigation for allegedly conspiring as members of a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of New Jersey.
