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HIM? Police Seek Missing Jersey Shore Man
Police are seeking the public's help locating a missing Jersey Shore man. Michael Coppola, 29, of Union Beach, was last seen Aug. 5. He is 5 feet 7 inches tall with brown hair and eyes. He weighs about 140 pounds. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact Union Beach Detective Joseph Friscia at 732-264-0313 or Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Detective Christopher Guy at 800-533-7433
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Judge Denies Bid By Cocaine-Buying Ex-Palisades Parkway Police Chief To End His Probation
A disgraced former Palisades Interstate Parkway Police chief who avoided prison after he was caught buying cocaine online lost a bid Friday to have his one-year probation cut in half. An attorney for Michael Coppola told a state judge in Hackensack that his client needs to be able to freely go to and from his Ohio-based job and out-of-state interviews without court-ordered restrictions. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor James Santulli countered that the remaining six months of probation were necessary for Coppola’s drug treatment. Superior Court Judge Margaret Foti agreed. One year was a…
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Prosecutor: Embattled Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Chief Bought Cocaine Online
The embattled chief of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police was arrested when he showed up to collect a package that he thought was online-purchased cocaine, authorities said. Investigators placed the imitation cocaine in the post office box of 43-year-old Michael Coppola, then stopped his car on Route 80 in Ridgefield Park and arrested him after he picked it up, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. Calo suspended Coppola for 90 days last month after a review turned up a host of violations, many that fell just short of being criminal. SEE: Prosecutor Finds Rampant Violation…
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Prosecutor Finds Rampant Violations: Palisades Parkway PD Chief Suspended
The chief of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department was suspended for 90 days and will likely have to attend management training courses when he returns, according to a scathing report from Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo's office that uncovered a host of violations -- many that fell short of being criminal. Although the Palisades Interstate Parkway Commision imposed the suspension on Chief Michael Coppola beginning this Monday, the prosecutor also "strongly advise[d]" that it direct him to attend specialized training, as well. "We also strongly advise…
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PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash
UPDATE: A Good Samaritan stopped and pulled a 69-year-old man from his burning car after it crashed into a tree off the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine early Thursday night, but the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Albert Stanczyk was headed south on the parkway alone when he apparently has some kind of medical emergency near Exit 3 just after 5 p.m., PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. His car left the road at a high rate of speed and slammed into the tree, the chief said. Another motorist pulled over and lifted Stanczyk out of the car "as it…
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