Drizzle Fog/Mist 45°
Tag:

Center for Food Action

News
Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens
Bergen Prosecutor: New Task Force Will Help Build Trust Between Local Police, Citizens Using one of the most effective tools in crimefighting – the task force -- Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella is vowing to foster better communication between local police and the citizens they protect. "We must think differently about policing and how we can best serve our communities," the prosecutor's Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti said. Already in place was the BCPO’s Community Affairs Unit, which Anzilotti said has: coordinated presentations for schools and communities groups on topics ranging from the dangers of opioids to Internet safety; fostered relationships with clergy…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road
Driver, 19, Unharmed After Car Rolls Off Mahwah Road A 19-year-old driver escaped unharmed after her hatchback rolled off a Mahwah road early Friday evening. She was headed south on Ramapo Valley Road across from the old Carmel Retreat property when the 2005 Mazda 3 went off the road, Police Capt. Stuart Blank said. ****** HEROES: A 62-year-old warehouse manager at Mahwah's Center for Food Action site was in full cardiac arrest when a group of township police officers responded last July. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/mahwah/police-fire/mahwah-police-heroes-honored-for-reviving-center-for-food-action-manager-donate-defibrillator/749610/…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Mahwah Police Heroes Honored For Reviving Center For Food Action Manager, Donate Defibrillator Mahwah Police Heroes Honored For Reviving Center For Food Action Manager, Donate Defibrillator
Mahwah Police Heroes Honored For Reviving Center For Food Action Manager, Donate Defibrillator HEROES: A 62-year-old warehouse manager at Mahwah's Center for Food Action site was in full cardiac arrest when a group of township police officers responded last July. Using CPR and an automated external defibrillator, they kept Babar Khawaja of Ramsey alive. His pulse returned and he began breathing en route to the hospital, said Detective Michael Grassi, the president of Mahwah PBA Local #143. “B.K.,” as he’s called, made a full recovery and returned to work. He also posed for a photo Friday – along with his wife, Bushra, a CFA maintenance worker – as members of the PBA executive board…

SHARE

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…

SHARE

by Jerry DeMarco