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NJ Town's Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role NJ Town's Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role
NJ Town's Police Chief Refuses To Leave Residents Behind In Assuming Statewide Leadership Role John Russo never intended on becoming a police chief. He was going for an FBI agent, but while growing up in Rutherford and meeting his friends' parents and coaches who were police officers, he decided to switch gears. Twenty-six years into his law enforcement career, and 11 years in his role as Rutherford Police Chief, Russo has been sworn in to a one-year term as the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police's 109th president. The ceremony happened during the association's 112th annual training Training Conference & Police/Security Expo in Atlantic City last month. …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience
Incoming New Milford Police Chief Brings Youth, Experience Several weeks from officially taking office, incoming New Milford Police Chief Brian Clancy already has plans for enhancing an effective department. Clancy, 41, said he has “big shoes to fill” replacing retired Chief Frank Ramaci – and, before him, longtime Chief Frank Papapietro -- in what a trade association of private security companies named one of the safest municipalities in New Jersey two years in a row. The 18-year department veteran brings a wealth of experience to the job. Raised in the borough, Clancy began his law enforcement career at the NYPD’s 43rd Precinct in the Bronx…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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VIDEO: Wild Peruvian Party Draws Heavy Bergen County Police Presence VIDEO: Wild Peruvian Party Draws Heavy Bergen County Police Presence
Video: Wild Peruvian Party Draws Heavy Bergen County Police Presence Peruvian soccer fans sure have spirit -- so much that police were called to the East Rutherford hotel where they partied Monday night to help break things up, according to multiple reports. Ahead of a Tuesday night match, fans barbecued, set off fireworks and roamed the hotel, causing such disturbance at the Hilton Meadowlands on Route 3 that the Bergen County Rapid Deployment force, sheriff's deputies and several local police departments responded, NJ.com says. One woman was arrested for refusing to leave the floor where players were staying, the article says. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.

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by Cecilia Levine