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Hackensack Police Set To Have Its First Chief In 14 Years: Meet Michael Antista Hackensack Police Set To Have Its First Chief In 14 Years: Meet Michael Antista
Hackensack Police Set To Have Its First Chief In 14 Years: Meet Michael Antista The Hackensack Police Department is expected to have its first chief in 14 years. Capt. Michael Antista is set to be sworn in at the Tuesday, Oct. 15 council meeting. The previous chief was Chief Ken Zisa, who was charged with fraud official misconduct and then left. Raymond Guidetti will remain the police director. "I am excited and humbled to represent the hardworking men and women of the Hackensack police department," Antista said. "I am fully invested in providing excellent service to the community; while making sure our officers have the support and leadership they deserve." A Hacke…

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
L.E.A.D VP, Retired NJ Police Chief Bret Alemy Dies During Florida Retreat L.E.A.D VP, Retired NJ Police Chief Bret Alemy Dies During Florida Retreat
L.E.A.D VP, Retired NJ Police Chief Bret Alemy Dies During Florida Retreat Bret Alemy, an Air Force veteran who later served as police chief in Hardyston, died on Thursday, Jan. 4, while attending a retreat in Orlando. He was 50 years old. Alemy was serving as Vice President of Program Development for Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence (L.E.A.D.) at the time of his death, the organization said.  "The L.E.A.D Family is in mourning over the unexpected passing of our cherished, admired and beloved Vice President of Program Development Chief Bret Alemy," L.E.A.D. said on Facebook.  "The organization is stunned but focused on serving the Alemy family …

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by Sam Barron
News
Target Shooter, 73, Accidentally Wounds Himself At Passaic County Gun Range Target Shooter, 73, Accidentally Wounds Himself At Passaic County Gun Range
Target Shooter, 73, Accidentally Wounds Himself At Passaic County Gun Range A 73-year-old man accidentally clipped the tip of his index finger at a Passaic County gun range over the weekend, authorities said. Officers who responded to Gun For Hire at the Woodland Park Range on McBride Avenue around noon Sunday tended to the victim before EMS arrived, Police Chief John Uzzalino said. He was taken to St. Joseph's University Medical Center in Paterson for treatment. As often happens, scanner listeners mistakenly shared word of the incident as a shooting at McBride and Lackawanna avenues instead of what it was.The chief thanked everyone for their concern.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
New Little Ferry Police Chief Brings Skill, Smarts New Little Ferry Police Chief Brings Skill, Smarts
New Little Ferry Police Chief Brings Skill, Smarts Little Ferry officially welcomed its 10th police chief in history Tuesday night – a born and bred borough lawman whose skills and smarts raised him through the ranks. Capping more than a quarter-century in blue, New Police Chief James Walters was sworn at borough hall surrounded by loved ones, friends and colleagues. A Ridgefield Park High School Class of 1985 graduate, Walters joined the department in February 1993 after completing a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice at what was then Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University) and attending the Morris County Pol…

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by Jerry DeMarco