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Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse
Thief Nabbed By South Hackensack Officer After Crashing Stolen SUV Outside Bergen Courthouse A 50-year-old vehicle thief crashed an SUV in the parking lot of the Bergen County Courthouse while trying to elude a South Hackensack police officer, authorities said. Officer Damian Colon was on patrol when he spotted a 2016 Honda SUV reported stolen out of Newark heading down Green Street at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, July 20, Detective Sean Bannon said. Colon tried to pull the driver over, the detective said. but he hit the gas instead. A short time later, the SUV careened across the sidewalk and crashed into a handicapped parking sign at 1 Bergen Plaza, Bannon said. The driver -- Angel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DONE AND DONE: Former Bergen County Police Now Officially Sheriff’s Officers DONE AND DONE: Former Bergen County Police Now Officially Sheriff’s Officers
Done AND Done: Former Bergen County Police Now Officially Sheriff’s Officers Six years of strife, acrimony and turmoil ended for good when Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton swore in 25 former county police officers and promoted a dozen others as official members of his department. A ceremony on the steps of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack on Thursday completes the merger of what had been the Bergen County Police Department with Cureton’s office. “After six years of negotiations, we were able to bring closure to the matter and move forward unified as one law enforcement agency,” the sheriff said. “Together we have achieved our agency’s goals,” Cureto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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New Child-Sex Charges Filed Against Onetime Teaneck Personal Trainer, Total Increases To 16 New Child-Sex Charges Filed Against Onetime Teaneck Personal Trainer, Total Increases To 16
New Child-Sex Charges Filed Against Onetime Teaneck Personal Trainer, Total Increases To 16 Child sex abuse charges continue to pile up against a former personal fitness trainer from Teaneck. The total number of related counts against August Samek increased to 16 when Bergen County prosecutor's detectives charged him late last week with sexually assaulting a pre-teen. Overall, jail records show that prosecutor's investigators have now charged Samek over the past year and a half with: seven total counts of sexual assault on a victim under 13; two counts of aggravated sexual assault on a victim under 13; five total counts of child endangerment through sexual conduct; two counts o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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More Charges Filed Against Accused Teaneck Child Sex Abuser After Domestic Violence Arrest More Charges Filed Against Accused Teaneck Child Sex Abuser After Domestic Violence Arrest
More Charges Filed Against Accused Teaneck Child Sex Abuser After Domestic Violence Arrest UPDATE: Prosecutors have filed additional charges of child sex abuse against a former personal fitness trainer from Teaneck, records show. August Samek, 47, has remained jailed since he was accused of domestic violence assault nearly a month ago. Additional allegations of sex with minors that emerged following that arrest have kept him behind bars. Samek originally was arrested in August 2019 by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives who charged the married Canadian national with sexually abusing a pre-teen.  Samek spent 18 days in the Bergen County Jail before a judge released him. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Jail Gets New Warden Amid County Sheriff's Promotions Bergen Jail Gets New Warden Amid County Sheriff's Promotions
Bergen Jail Gets New Warden Amid County Sheriff's Promotions Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton on Friday officially promoted a corrections captain to warden, a corrections lieutenant to captain, a sheriff's sergeant and a corrections sergeant to lieutenant and three sheriff's officers to sergeant. "These promotions showcase the future leaders of this great agency and their commitment to serving Bergen County with honor,” Cureton said during a sun-drenched ceremony attended by family members, friends and colleagues on the steps of the Bergen County Courthouse in Hackensack. The new Bergen County Sheriff sergeants are Christian Zambrano, Robert Man…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Thousands Raised In Memory Of Hackensack Shooting Victim Christian Pacas, 22 Thousands Raised In Memory Of Hackensack Shooting Victim Christian Pacas, 22
Thousands Raised In Memory Of Hackensack Shooting Victim Christian Pacas, 22 The community is rallying to help provide a memorial for Christian Pacas, who was gunned down last month in Hackensack. Pacas, 22, was remembered on a GoFundMe as a "spirited life" with "big dreams for himself and his family." The campaign, launched by Maria Pacas, had raised more than $8,800 as of Wednesday afternoon. "Anyone that knew him knew how true he was to himself and that is something anyone can say is extremely rare," Maria Pacas wrote. "He always had a way to make you laugh, smile, and lift you up." Pacas was shot dead before dawn Dec. 22, around the corner from the Bergen…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer
Man, 22, Shot Dead On Hackensack Street After Dispute, Authorities Seek Help Finding Killer A 22-year-old Hackensack man was shot dead before dawn Sunday around the corner from the Bergen County Courthouse after what investigators said was an argument. ***UPDATE: Detectives captured an accused gunman who they said ruthlessly shot and killed a 22-year-old Hackensack man on a city street. SEE: https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/hackensack/police-fire/gotcha-prosecutors-detectives-nab-accused-hackensack-killer-accomplice-in-brooklyn/781040/ Christian Pacas was struck three times, including once in the heart, shortly before 1:20 a.m., responders said. His body was found in the gutte…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUSPENDED: Bergen County Judge Secretly Recorded Meetings, Supreme Court Finds SUSPENDED: Bergen County Judge Secretly Recorded Meetings, Supreme Court Finds
Suspended: Bergen County Judge Secretly Recorded Meetings, Supreme Court Finds A Superior Court judge has been suspended by the Supreme Court without pay for two months after it came to light that she secretly recorded meetings at the at the Bergen County Courthouse. Deborah Gross-Quatrone of Saddle Brook is accused of recording two meetings with Assignment Judge Bonnie Mizdol and others in Bergen County, and a third with Mizdol -- after the assignment judge told her not to -- all in 2015, the presentment case says. "These actions suggest a disturbing lack of sound judgment and professional integrity that, if left unaddressed, threaten the dignity …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Nabbed Heading Into Court On Other Charge Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Nabbed Heading Into Court On Other Charge
Rochelle Park Burglary Suspect Nabbed Heading Into Court On Other Charge A man suspected of committing a trio of Rochelle Park burglaries was arrested when he showed up for court in Hackensack on another charge – and was found carrying documents stolen during one of the break-ins, authorities said. Ismael Estrella, 38, of Forest Hills, Queens, also had bogus driver’s licenses and credit cards created using the identity of one of the victims with him when he was taken into custody outside the Bergen County Courthouse, they said. Detective Sgt. Jim DePreta originally arrested Estrella after spotting him on Madison Avenue six days after the Dec. 4 burglaries. Estr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites 'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites
'Sheriff For All': Cureton Immediately Gets Out Among Bergenites New Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton jumped into his new position even both before and after he was sworn in, helping deliver Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Cureton – a 28-year law enforcement veteran and former president of the NAACP’s Bergen chapter -- joined members of his office’s PBA Local 134 and the Community Policing Unit in buying and distributing 1,000 or so turkeys with trimmings, including more than 700 to the Center for Food Action, over several days. The county’s first-ever African-American sheriff, Cureton was sworn in on the steps of the Bergen County Courth…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks
Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino announced his resignation Friday afternoon -- as did Executive Undersheriff George Buono, Undersheriff Robert Colaneri, Undersheriff Brian Smith and Undersheriff Joseph Hornyak -- following the release of secretly-recorded racist and homophobic comments by the sheriff. The announcement came as multiple sources told Daily Voice of the existence of other equally incriminating audio. Less than 20 minutes after the announcement, the Bergen County Courthouse was evacuated in response to an unspecified threat. The sheriff's office provides security to the cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks
Saudino Resigns As Sheriff Over Racist, Homophobic Remarks Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino announced his resignation Friday afternoon -- as did Executive Undersheriff George Buono, Undersheriff Robert Colaneri, Undersheriff Brian Smith and Undersheriff Joseph Hornyak -- following the release of secretly-recorded racist and homophobic comments by the sheriff. The announcement came as multiple sources told Daily Voice of the existence of other equally incriminating audio. Less than 20 minutes after the announcement, the Bergen County Courthouse was evacuated in response to an unspecified threat. The sheriff's office provides security to the cou…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
This Photographer Is Capturing Bergen County Like You've Never Seen It Before This Photographer Is Capturing Bergen County Like You've Never Seen It Before
This Photographer Is Capturing Bergen County Like You've Never Seen It Before He's one of the first FAA Certificated drone operators in the U.S. and lucky us, he's capturing North Jersey in ways we've never seen before. Randall Esulto of Bogota -- a Maywood native -- is sharing new angles of old churches, buildings and downtown districts that most people have seen only from the sidewalk or road. Some of his most recent photos and videos include an aerial panorama of Hackensack at sunset, Paterson Great Falls frozen, the Holy Trinity Church in Hackensack, an up-close shot of the statue atop the Bergen County Courthouse and more. CLICK HERE TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse
Authorities: Accused Bank Robber Threatened To Blow Up Bergen Courthouse A man once accused of participating in a Jersey Shore bank robbery called in a bomb threat earlier this year to the Bergen County courthouse, said authorities who arrested him. A judge ordered that 25-year-old Christopher Camargo remain held in the Bergen County Jail pending further court action on charges of making terroristic threats against critical infrastructure and causing false public alarm, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Camargo, “using technology to anonymize his calling line identity, contacted the Hackensack Police Department and made a bomb threat against the …

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by Jerry DeMarco