Fair 54°
Tag:

St. Thomas Aquinas College

Obituaries
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies
Legendary Rockland Police Chief Who Captured Three Brinks Murderers Dies TRIBUTE: When they consider true heroes, crimefighters in North Jersey invariably include a lawman from just across the state line who single-handedly captured a trio of self-proclaimed revolutionaries after they killed two police officers and a guard following a $1.6 million armored car robbery. Alan Colsey, who died Wednesday at 69, had an impressive law enforcement career. He helped Rockland law enforcement computerize police records, get mobile data terminals in patrol cars and establish a radio system for first responders. Yet it was the Nyack native’s heroism on Oct. 20, 1981 tha…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
News
'It's About Time': South Hackensack Police Swear In First Female Officer 'It's About Time': South Hackensack Police Swear In First Female Officer
'It's About Time': South Hackensack Police Swear In First Female Officer Three new officers were sworn into the South Hackensack Police Department Monday night, including the department's first-ever female. Ashley LaGrosa, a 20-year-old Hillsdale native who comes from a family of law enforcement, was a dispatcher for the Hackensack and Hillsdale police departments. Her uncle, Robert Francaviglia, is the current police chief in Hillsdale, where her grandfather, Robert Francaviglia Sr., retired as a lieutenant. "For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a police officer," LaGrosa said. "It is something I’ve always loved," she said. "I always saw the impac…

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine