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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, nearly half as an undercover drug investigator.
He also worked gambling, burglaries, robberies, arsons, fatal accidents, homicides and more. For several years, he was assigned to a DEA task force based in Newark.
Borzotta retired from the prosecutor's office as a captain before developing “Operation Helping Hands,” a program that teaches high school freshmen in Bergen County about the rise and dangers of heroin and opioid abuse. He also testified before the New Jersey State Assembly in an effort to strengthen heroin laws.
He most recently worked as a security supervisor at MetLife Stadium.
Kim, who most recently worked as an attorney in Fort Lee, becomes the first Korean-American to serve as a Bergen County undersheriff.
He retired from the prosecutor's office in 2016 after 25 years, having worked as a detective handling various duties, including trials, grand jury investigations, gambling and organized crime probes and technical operations.
Kim is a founding member and the past president of the Korean American Law-Enforcement Association of New Jersey (KALEANJ).
Taylor, who has extensive experience in the Bergen County Prosecutor's Special Victims Unit, retired in 2016 as a detective lieutenant.
She conducted high profile investigations of sex crimes and child abuse while with the SVU, then worked in Internal Affairs.
As executive undersheriff, Quatrone is right behind Cureton in command and will supervise the other three new hires.
A 28-year law enforcement veteran, Quatrone retired after four years as Lodi’s police chief last February. He’d been working in the private sector as an insurance company senior risk consultant manager.
Twice the 50-year-old lieutenant commander was deployed with the U.S. Navy -- during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and a decade later during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Quatrone also was a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service's Newark Field Office from January through October of 1993, assigned to the West African Organized Crime Task Force and fulfilling mostly protection duties.
Over the past 20 years, Quatrone has served with the Bergen County Prosecutor's Arson Investigations Unit. He's also been a trainer and consultant on police entry and supervisory exams.
He holds a Master's in Education Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University (1999) and a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice from Stockton University (1991), where he was an NCAA Division III lacrosse player.
Quatrone worked his way through the ranks, mostly in the Detective Bureau, rising from sergeant to lieutenant to captain before becoming deputy chief.
He was also an Internal Affairs investigator and supervisor.
“I am confident in my selection of this distinguished group,” Cureton said. “My team and I are dedicated to bringing people together to solve problems and keep our families safe.”
ABOVE: Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton's command staff (all photos courtesy Bergen sheriff).
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