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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