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Recent High School Grad From Bergen, 20, Charged With Statutory Rape Recent High School Grad From Bergen, 20, Charged With Statutory Rape
Recent High School Grad From Bergen, 20, Charged With Statutory Rape A Fairview man who turned 20 earlier this month is charged with sexually assaulting a teenager who was four years younger. Cristian Argueta remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, Sept. 14, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, following his arrest the day before. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said a report from Fairview police that Argueta sexually assaulted a victim no more than 15 years old in their borough led to the arrest by members of his Special Victims Unit. In New Jersey, the crime of statutory rape is committed when …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Cliffside Park High School Goes On Lockdown Following Threat From Student's Father Authorities: Cliffside Park High School Goes On Lockdown Following Threat From Student's Father
Authorities: Cliffside Park High School Goes On Lockdown Following Threat From Student's Father Cliffside Park High School went on lockdown and students and staff were moved to another location Monday morning after a father threatened to "shoot up the school," authorities said. Police pinged his cellphone, obtained a warrant and arrested the father, identified as Misael Echevarria, 44, at his North Bergen home on 41st Street, where he lives with his girlfriend, around 9:50 a.m., Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. He was taken to New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus for a psychological evaluation, after which he will be sent to the Bergen County Jail. He's charged with making terro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Bergen County Wrestler, 'Rising Star' Paratrooper Matthew Joskowitz Dies In U.S. Army Former Bergen County Wrestler, 'Rising Star' Paratrooper Matthew Joskowitz Dies In U.S. Army
Former Bergen County Wrestler, 'Rising Star' Paratrooper Matthew Joskowitz Dies In U.S. Army Former Bergen County wrestler and rising paratrooper in the U.S. Army Matthew Joskowitz died in North Carolina. Joskowitz's death was not training related and occurred around 9 p.m. on Halloween in his Fort Bragg barracks, division spokesman Lt. Col. Mike Burns said. The non military-related accident is under investigation, Army officials said. Joskowitz, 24, of Hackensack and originally of Fairview, enlisted into the Army in May 2014, and was an infantryman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, the U.S. Army said. T…

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by Cecilia Levine