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She Thought She Wouldn't Win: North Jersey, Meet Your Favorite Fit Cop She Thought She Wouldn't Win: North Jersey, Meet Your Favorite Fit Cop
She Thought She Wouldn't Win: North Jersey, Meet Your Favorite Fit Cop The readers have spoken and the results are in.  Congratulations to Wayne Police Officer Christie Ohlendorf, who was voted North Jersey's favorite "Fit Cop" in the Daily Voice competition. Ohlendorf, a CrossFit athlete -- was certain she wouldn't win but earned 27 percent of votes (out of the 10 total law enforcement officers). Paramus Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti took second place with 23 percent of votes.  Third place was a tie between Bergenfield PO Ahmed Alagha and Wood-Ridge PO Timothy Janz with 10 percent of votes each. Fit & Blue will be donating apparel to Ohlendorf…

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by Cecilia Levine
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WATCH: Bergenfield's 'Coolest Cop' Jumps In For Splash Pad Fun WATCH: Bergenfield's 'Coolest Cop' Jumps In For Splash Pad Fun
Watch: Bergenfield's 'Coolest Cop' Jumps In For Splash Pad Fun "Do it! Do it! Do it!" a group of children chanted at Bergenfield's Applegate Park splash pad. Standing at the center of the action Wednesday was borough police Officer Ahmed Alagha. The officer handed his radio and sunglasses to his partner and, to the kids' delight, ran under the water mushroom for an entire two seconds. The kids shrieked with joy (see video above). "I needed that on a hot day," said the officer, hailed a hero by the youngsters. "And," he said, "it's community policing." ****** WANT STORIES LIKE THIS BEFORE THEY'RE PUBLISHED?  …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fit Cops: 100 Pounds Lighter, Bergenfield Officer Adjusts To New Life Fit Cops: 100 Pounds Lighter, Bergenfield Officer Adjusts To New Life
Fit Cops: 100 Pounds Lighter, Bergenfield Officer Adjusts To New Life Bergenfield Police Officer Ahmed Alagha isn't quite ready to believe what he sees in the mirror. Muscles. Curves. Fortitude. His mind still registers something else.  Weakness. Rolls. The fat guy. Alagha of North Haledon is down 100 pounds -- quite the accomplishment for someone who just three years ago got winded tying his shoes. Maintaining his weight doesn't take nearly as much work as it did to take it off. The hardest part now for Alagha is adjusting to his new self. "It screws with my mind," said Alagha, 34.  "I still see the fat person I was for the majority of m…

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by Cecilia Levine