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Lyndhurst, NJ
Police & Fire
8 New Lyndhurst Police Officers Sworn
Four new Lyndhurst police officers are headed to the academy while four more have entered the department’s orientation training after being sworn in. Mayor Robert Giangeruso, accompanied by Police Chief Richard Jarvis, swore in the new hires, who bring the total number of officers in the department to 53. Assigned to the patrol division after completing orientation: Angel Batista, an Essex County sheriff’s officer since 2017, is a decorated U.S Army combat veteran who served two tours of duty in Afghanistan during the Global War on Terror and Operation Enduring Freedom; Thomas R. Seick…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
4-Week-Old Boy Killed In Hackensack Crash
A 4-week-old boy was killed in a car crash Saturday night in Hackensack. The child apparently was on his mother’s lap when the late-model Mercedes sedan struck a utility pole in front of 286 Passaic Street just after 9 p.m., a law enforcement official with direct knowledge of the tragedy said. The boy "sustained head trauma as a result of the accident and was later pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center," Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a brief release Sunday afternoon. A responder reported seeing a child's car seat in the rear cabin of the car. "The ca…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Minivan With Kids Inside Injures DPW Worker In Rochelle Park Hit-Run
A DPW worker was treated for minor injuries after a minivan with juveniles inside struck a trailer hitting him in a Rochelle Park chain reaction crash Friday morning. Sheree Rogers, 33, fled from the Midland School incident in a black Dodge Caravan around 10:35 a.m., but was stoped by Hackensack police a short while later on Summit and Central avenues, Rochelle Park Det. Sgt. James DePreta said. The female driver didn't get far when she tried to flee the scene at the Midland School and was stopped by Hackensack police soon after, authorities said. The incident was under investigation as o…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
New Hackensack Police Capt. Darrin DeWitt Sworn
The Hackensack Police Department has a new captain. Capt. Darrin DeWitt was sworn to the position Tuesday in the City Council chambers surrounded by loved ones and colleagues. The department has undergone a massive restructuring -- with Capt. Peter Busciglio as the officer in charge --that has drawn praise from those in law enforcement as well as the public. DeWitt, who is highly respected among the rank and file, is the department's Investigative Divisions commander. DeWitt with family, others.COURTESY: Hackensack PD
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD: FedEx Driver Clung To Side Door Of Stolen Truck For 20 Feet
A FedEx employee who had her truck stolen in Hackensack clung to its side door for 20 feet before police located the suspected thief and vehicle parked few streets away, authorities said. The FedEx driver told police she delivering a package to FOCUS Eye Care on Union Street around 11:25 Wednesday morning when she was elbowed in the chest by a man in the elevator, Hackensack Police Capt. Peter Busciglio said. The driver told the receptionist who walked her outside, where they both saw a man -- later identified as Joseph Dunsay, 40 of Hackensack -- getting behind the wheel of the van parked…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack Repeat Offender Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
A Hackensack ex-con with a previous sex charge on his decade-long criminal record sexually assaulted a pre-teen, said authorities who arrested him. A judge ordered that Justis A. Oliver, 27 remain held in the Bergen County Jail on charges of aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment following a detention hearing last week, records show. Newark police passed along a tip that Oliver, while in Hackensack, “engaged in sexual activity with a child under the age of thirteen,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Calo’s Special Victims Unit and the Hackensack Police Department…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Tech Consultant Buys 400+ Cellphones With Hackensack Company's Money, Sells Them On eBay
A tech consultant used a Hackensack company's money to buy $200,000 worth of cellphones that he then sold on eBay, authorities charged. Michael Acosta, 34, of North Bergen used his position in the company to buy more than 400 phones without authorization from its service provider between October 2015 and September 2018, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said Friday. He “later sold them on eBay for his own personal gain,” Calo said. Acosta was issued a summons and released pending a Feb. 20 first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on charge…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Video
: Former Hackensack Police Officer Goes Viral In Mall Dance Prank
A video of a former Hackensack police officer is gaining national attention on social media. Officer Chris Gatti, who transferred to the Aventura Police Department in May, and colleague Manny Gonzalez pretended to break up a dance performance at a Miami mall -- before jumping in. The officers worked with a local dance company in Florida to learn the choreographed dance. "How we do community policing in the city of excellence," Gatti captioned the video on his Instagram page. "At the end of the day, this is what it is all about... serving the awesome community we get to work in every singl…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos
: Pink Heals, Bergen Responders Help Boy, 2, With Cancer Deliver Toys To Ailing Kids
Assisted by members of Pink Heals and police and firefighters from several Bergen County towns, an inspiring 2-year-old boy with cancer delivered toys collected during a "hero's parade" for him to other ailing youngsters at Tomorrow’s Children Hospital in Hackensack. The parade for Declan Hagerty two weeks ago brought firefighters and other responders in more than 100 emergency vehicles from across New Jersey to Lebanon, where he and his family live. No sooner had it ended than preparations began for shipping toys collected during the event some 55 or so miles in a U-Haul from Hunterdon Co…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Hackensack PD Releases Photos Of Valley National Bank Robber
Hackensack police released new images of a man who they said robbed a Valley National Bank of $10,000 last month. They also released photos of the getaway car. The robber approached a teller at the Valley National Bank on Hackensack Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday wearing a black watch cap, green jacket, and black gloves, with his face partially concealed by a gray cloth, authorities said at the time. "He demanded money from the teller and displayed an unknown object wrapped in black duct tape," Capt. Nicole Foley said. "The teller complied and placed approximately $10,000 cash in a…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergen Tech Students Make Donated Humvee Street Legal For Hackensack Police Department
Doing their part for public safety, a group of students in the Bergen County Technical School Basic Auto Body Class helped convert a donated Humvee to join the Hackensack Police Department’s fleet. The vehicles are used for high-water rescues in the city – which have been happening more frequently with the increased rainfall this year. The latest addition brings the department’s total to three and comes from Fort Dix through the LESO 1033 Program. “The students painted the vehicle as part of a school project for us,” said Officer Frank R. McCall, a traffic investigator with the department.…
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Update
: Teen In Custody After Chit Chat Diner Deliveryman Robbed At Gunpoint
A 16-year-old was taken into custody in connection with the gunpoint robbery of a Hackensack diner deliveryman, authorities said. On Oct. 25 just before midnight, a Chit Chat Diner deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint just after getting back into his car on Park Street, Hackensack Police Capt. Frank Aquila said. Days later, the suspect was in custody, according to police. "The driver was shaken up," said Aquila, "but was not physically injured." As a result of the incident, the diner changed its delivery service times. "We are sad to inform that one of our team mem…
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