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Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74
Integrity And A Warm Smile: Longtime Hudson/Bergen Responder, Navy Vet James Brierty III, 74 Jim Brierty had a lion’s heart – at once huge and comforting, yet fiercely protective. It’s how many have remembered him since news came that the Navy veteran, longtime police officer, firefighter and high school security guard from Ridgefield died last week at 74. Brierty “was a man of honor, respect and dignity,” said former Ridgefield Fire Chief Mike Kees. “He was a man who brought talent and dedication not only to our company but to the entire department.” "Jim's purpose in life was to serve and show how you treat people," former firefighter Steve Rosone added. "That ultimately tells …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
U.S. Navy Member Admits Illegally Buying Guns In Virginia For NJ Couple U.S. Navy Member Admits Illegally Buying Guns In Virginia For NJ Couple
U.S. Navy Member Admits Illegally Buying Guns In Virginia For NJ Couple A former active-duty member of the U.S. Navy admitted Tuesday that she illegally bought five guns in Virginia for a New Jersey couple – including one that ended up being fired on the street hours later. The sound of gunshots brought police to a neighborhood in Orange, where they reported finding one of the guns, in November 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Tuesday. Tesora Amanda Cortes Trejorojas, 24, admitted in federal court in Newark on Tuesday that she bought the semi-automatic weapons at a store near her Norfolk, Va. Home for Azia Sinclair and Shyheim “Shy” Tyson of Newark, the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Bergen Sheriff's Command Staff Sworn: Nearly A Century Combined Of Law Enforcement Experience Bergen Sheriff's Command Staff Sworn: Nearly A Century Combined Of Law Enforcement Experience
Bergen Sheriff's Command Staff Sworn: Nearly A Century Combined Of Law Enforcement Experience Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton’s team of executive officers were sworn in at a public ceremony Monday afternoon in Hackensack. Executive Undersheriff Vincent Quatrone, Undersheriffs Jin Sung Kim and David Borzotta and Chief Warrant Officer Cora Taylor all took the oaths of office at Two Bergen County Plaza. “We have comprised a team of qualified individuals who are representative of our diverse Bergen County community, with over 100 years of experience across the law enforcement profession,” Cureton said. Borzotta worked for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office for 25 years, nearl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff
Retired Lodi Police Chief Who Was With Navy, Secret Service Becomes Bergen Undersheriff A retired Lodi police chief who served in the U.S. Navy and the Secret Service will join three former members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office who will be sworn to posts with the county sheriff this coming Monday. Former Lodi Police Chief Vincent Quatrone will be sworn as an executive undersheriff along with David Borzotta and Jin Sung Kim during a 4:30 p.m. ceremony at the Bergen County Courthouse, Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Cora Taylor will be sworn as chief warrant officer, he said. As executive undersheriff, Quattrone is right behind Cureton in command and will supervise th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Navy Sailor From Bergen County, 19, Dies In Virginia Crash Navy Sailor From Bergen County, 19, Dies In Virginia Crash
Navy Sailor From Bergen County, 19, Dies In Virginia Crash A 19-year-old U.S. Navy sailor from Bergen County man was killed in a Virginia crash, authorities said. David A. Suescun of Hackensack was driving his 2010 Acura on Route 218 when he lost control and hit a tree just before 8 p.m. Friday, and was pronounced dead at the scene, NJ.com reports, citing Virginia State Police. A passenger in the vehicle was seriously injured, police said. Suescun, a Hackensack High School graduate, enlisted in the Navy in January and made the rank of Fire Controlman in March, the article says. He was stationed at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
4 Navy Jets Arriving In Teterboro Monday 4 Navy Jets Arriving In Teterboro Monday
4 Navy Jets Arriving In Teterboro Monday The jets are back. This time, four of them.  The U.S. Navy F-18s will be arriving at Teterboro Airport Monday, around 10:30 a.m. The aircraft are expected to follow the same approach pattern that all civil aircraft use when landing at the airport. Several North Jersey residents were startled by three F-18s making a Teterboro landing in May.

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by Cecilia Levine
Obituaries
A Distinguished Life: 42-Year Serviceman, Col. Richard L. Boyle, Recently Of Wyckoff A Distinguished Life: 42-Year Serviceman, Col. Richard L. Boyle, Recently Of Wyckoff
A Distinguished Life: 42-Year Serviceman, Col. Richard L. Boyle, Recently Of Wyckoff TRIBUTE: Among the recent residents of an assisted living facility in Wyckoff was a man with a distinguished history that few could match: Col. Richard L. Boyle. Boyle, who will be buried this Friday following his death from pneumonia last month, devoted nearly half of his 89 years to military service. He completed more than 28 active duty tours with various reserve and regular U.S. Army divisions after serving in the Navy. But there’s much more. Boyle also worked at the Pentagon, where he oversaw and coordinated the development of the Abrams M1 A1 Tank and a backpack field transmitter, s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
The World Is Brighter With Passaic County Detective's Apparel Line The World Is Brighter With Passaic County Detective's Apparel Line
The World Is Brighter With Passaic County Detective's Apparel Line Make a shirt, make a difference. That's been the guiding principle for Luis Delossantos, a detective in Passaic County, since last September when he launched his apparel line, "LeoCivvies." Although the U.S. Navy veteran says helping others is one of his inherent traits, the launch of the company allows for greater impact. LeoCivvies -- "law enforcement + civilian" -- not only offers customized T-shirts at competitive rates, and donates proceeds to national and local organizations, but bridges the gap between police officers and civilians with watches, T-shirts, hats an…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub
Funeral Set For Bergen WWII Vet, Longtime Firefighter Al Knaub A funeral Mass will be held this weekend for one of Bergen County's last World War II veterans, Albert S. Knaub, a 65-year member of the Ridgefield Park Fire Department who was recalled with great fondness and respect during the village's Fourth of July parade. "There aren’t enough great things to say" about "Al" Knaub, 90, said firefighter Eamonn Radburn. Like many others, Radburn called the retired businessman and co-founder of the Ridgefield Park Lions Club "an amazing man." Knaub, a former chief who was memorialized by Engine Co #4 during the village's ren…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
WATCH: Video Captures Navy Jets Blasting Off From Teterboro Airport WATCH: Video Captures Navy Jets Blasting Off From Teterboro Airport
Watch: Video Captures Navy Jets Blasting Off From Teterboro Airport A trio of U.S. Navy F-18s mystified some Bergen County residents and frightened others as they roared in the sky before landing at Teterboro Airport last Thursday. The planes created a spectacle once more the following day -- this time with fair warning from local authorities -- when they departed at 2 p.m. from the airport. Brigham Kerr of Fair Lawn was driving past Teterboro Airport Friday when he remembered: three U.S. Navy F-18s would be departing that day. But he didn't know when. As it turns out, he arrived just on time for the show. "I looked towards the airport and happen to…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Cool Your Jets: Three Navy F-18s To Blast Off Friday From Teterboro Cool Your Jets: Three Navy F-18s To Blast Off Friday From Teterboro
Cool Your Jets: Three Navy F-18s To Blast Off Friday From Teterboro Don't freak out: the planes are coming.  Three U.S. Navy F-18 jets will be departing Friday from Teterboro Airport. Authorities do not have an estimated time of blast off. The same three planes on Wednesday night startled many Bergen County residents while landing. Direct any inquiries to the Teterboro Noise Abatement Office at (201) 393-0399 or at noiseoffice@teb.com.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
U.S. Navy Fighter Jets Rattle Bergen County U.S. Navy Fighter Jets Rattle Bergen County
U.S. Navy Fighter Jets Rattle Bergen County If you heard three alarmingly loud planes fly over your house around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, you weren't the only one. It wasn't clear where they came from or where they're headed, but the trio of U.S. Navy fighter jets touched down at Teterboro Airport. Dozens of Bergen County residents in Maywood, Paramus, Emerson, Hackensack and elsewhere asked one another whether those were, in fact, fighter jets screaming over their homes. The planes will be departing again on Friday at an unknown time, authorities said. In December, the Teterboro Airport Noise Abatement Advisory Committee (TANAAC) voted …

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by Cecilia Levine