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FBI Busts Paterson Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Cash During Search FBI Busts Paterson Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Cash During Search
FBI Busts Paterson Police Sergeant Charged With Stealing Cash During Search The FBI Tuesday morning arrested a Paterson police sergeant accused of stealing money during a search of a suspect’s apartment. Sgt. Michael Cheff, 49, of Paterson, gave a few of his fellow officers a portion of the proceeds and didn’t report it, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Federal authorities have been busting a band of rogue officers who they said violated civilians’ civil rights by stopping and searching their vehicles without justification and stole money from civilians. Cheff “routinely received a portion of these stolen monies from some of these officers and signed off on cor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Got Photos, Video From Jersey City Shooting? The FBI Needs Them Got Photos, Video From Jersey City Shooting? The FBI Needs Them
Got Photos, Video From Jersey City Shooting? The FBI Needs Them The FBI has created a virtual depository for photos and videos that can help in the investigation of Tuesday’s gun battle in Jersey City. “We live in a technological era where people capture information without even realizing it,” said Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie. “We have long said that members of the public – who say something when they see something – are a force multiplier in our efforts to deter and fight crime,” Ehrie said. “We ask your assistance, now, in our effort to determine as much as we can about what happened on Dec. 10 in Jersey City so that calm can be restore…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
FEDERAL CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens FEDERAL CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens
Federal CASE: Ex-Paterson Police Officer Admits Beating, Robbing Suspects, Ordinary Citizens A now-former Paterson police officer is headed to federal prison for at least 2½ years after admitting Tuesday that he beat and robbed suspects as well as ordinary citizens. Frank Toledo, 30, is one of seven rogue officers that the U.S. government has recently helped the city police department remove from its ranks, authorities in Paterson said. Toledo pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Newark to conspiring to violate citizens’ civil rights in the Silk City as part of a deal with federal prosecutors that will bring him a shorter prison sentence than if he’d been convicted at a…

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by Jerry DeMarco