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Retired Upper Saddle River Police Officer Craig Parrella Dies: 'The Guy You Could Count On' Retired Upper Saddle River Police Officer Craig Parrella Dies: 'The Guy You Could Count On'
Retired Upper Saddle River Police Officer Craig Parrella Dies: 'The Guy You Could Count On' Hearts broke across North Jersey on Christmas Eve as news spread of the passing of Craig Parrella, a retired Upper Saddle River Police officer and former United States Marine. Parrella's wife, Lauren, shared the news of his passing in an emotional Facebook post on Tuesday, Dec. 24. "Craig was quite simply one of the best people I ever knew," she writes. I have loved him since I was 22 years old and will love him until my last breath. He was kind, thoughtful, sweet, funny, selfless, talented, loving, and so much more. "Craig gave me a love and adoration that most people don’t find in their…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training
Parsippany PD: Officer OK After Shooting Himself In Leg During Firearms Training A police officer from the Department of Human Services was hospitalized with minor injuries after accidentally shooting himself in the leg during firearms training Thursday, authorities said. The officer was in the process of completing his weapons qualifications at the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy Firing Range when his gun fired into his thigh around 10:30 a.m., Parsippany Police Chief Andrew Miller said. He received immediate medical assistance from other officers and academy staff before Parsippany-Troy EMS took the officer to Morristown Medical Center with non life-threa…

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by Cecilia Levine