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Port Authority Officer Charged With Filing Bogus Medical Reports To Collect Paid Leave Port Authority Officer Charged With Filing Bogus Medical Reports To Collect Paid Leave
Port Authority Officer Charged With Filing Bogus Medical Reports To Collect Paid Leave A 13-year Port Authority police veteran illegally milked a paid medical leave by submitting bogus records, authorities charged. Marie Paz, 43, was charged with two counts of forgery before being released pending a May 13 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Paz, of Woodhaven, Queens, "submitted falsified medical records to her employer to receive additional paid medical leave," Suarez said on Friday, April 29. The prosecutor credited her office's Public Integrity Unit and the Port Authority of New York and New Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Hudson Man Convicted Of One Pool Child Sex Assault But Not The Other, Authorities Say Hudson Man Convicted Of One Pool Child Sex Assault But Not The Other, Authorities Say
Hudson Man Convicted Of One Pool Child Sex Assault But Not The Other, Authorities Say A 22-year-old man was found guilty by a Hudson County Grand Jury of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy at a public pool, but not guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old on the same day in 2019, authorities announced. Angel Rosario-Sanchez, of Union City, was found guilty of sex assault and child endangerment charges following a five-day trial on Thursday, April 14, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. The verdict was delivered before the Superior Court Judge Nesle A. Rodriguez. Rosario-Sanchez committed the sex crime on the 8-year-old boy, whom he did not know, while at the …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Jersey City Officer Who Struck Bicyclist During 'Reckless' Pursuit Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor Jersey City Officer Who Struck Bicyclist During 'Reckless' Pursuit Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor
Jersey City Officer Who Struck Bicyclist During 'Reckless' Pursuit Pleads Guilty: Prosecutor A Jersey City police officer admitted to charges he faced after hitting a bicyclist in a marked police car in 2020, authorities announced. Christopher Hill, 27, was driving recklessly while in pursuit of a bicycle on Ravine Avenue when he hit the bicyclist on Sept. 20, 2020, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The bicyclist was injured as a result of the crash, and Hill was charged with assault by auto and served a disorderly person's offense before Superior Court Judge Carlo Abad. As part of his plea, Hill will forfeit all present and future employment in law enforcemen…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police ID Man Killed In Jersey City Shooting Police ID Man Killed In Jersey City Shooting
Police ID Man Killed In Jersey City Shooting A 49-year-old man was shot and killed in Jersey City Tuesday, April 5, authorities said. Juan Rodriguez was found with gunshot wounds to his upper body near 1922 Kennedy Blvd., around 8:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was taken by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at around 8:55 p.m. The Cause and Manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are actively investigating this…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Gave Her Drugs: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Gave Her Drugs: Prosecutor
Bayonne Man Sexually Assaulted Teen Girl, Gave Her Drugs: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Bayonne man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl and giving her marijuana over the course of one year, authorities said. Stanley Feliz was arrested at his home on a warrant on Wednesday, March 23, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He is accused of sexually assaulting the girl, now 17, and providing her with marijuana on multiple occasions between June 2019 and June 2020, Suarez said. Following his arrest, the Bayonne Police Department conducted a court-authorized search of his home in connection with an unrelated drug investigation, the…

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by Daily Voice
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Body Found In Passaic River Body Found In Passaic River
Body Found In Passaic River A man's body has been recovered from the Passaic River, authorities in Hudson County said. The unidentified man was found floating in the river near Passaic Avenue and the Belleville Turnpike in Kearny around 6:20 p.m. Thursday, March 10, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Kearny Police Department and the Kearny Fire Department recovered the body, and pronounced the man dead at the scene. The Cause and Manner of death of are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.  The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Kearny P…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Details Released In Bayonne Homicide That Brought SWAT Team To Scene Details Released In Bayonne Homicide That Brought SWAT Team To Scene
Details Released In Bayonne Homicide That Brought SWAT Team To Scene Authorities have released details and made one arrest in connection with a stabbing in Bayonne that brought the Hudson County SWAT Team to the scene. Peter Revelo, 32, has been charged with murder after stabbing 33-year-old Mely Vanessa Tafoya Mendoza dead at a home at 105 North St., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Police responding to a 911 call found Mendoza with a stab wound to her torso around noon. She was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 12:36 p.m.  Revelo was taken into custody at the scene and charged at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in J…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man, 64, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Stepdaughter: Prosecutor Jersey City Man, 64, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Stepdaughter: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man, 64, Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Stepdaughter: Prosecutor A 64-year-old Jersey City man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted his teen stepdaughter, authorities said. The man, who was not identified out of respect for the 17-year-old victim, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 28 on charges relating to the Feb. 20 crime, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The incident occurred inside of a Jersey City home, she said. Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the investigation and arrest. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234. 

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bayonne Man Gave 2 Girls Alcohol Then Sexually Assaulted 1 In Back Seat Of Car: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Gave 2 Girls Alcohol Then Sexually Assaulted 1 In Back Seat Of Car: Prosecutor
Bayonne Man Gave 2 Girls Alcohol Then Sexually Assaulted 1 In Back Seat Of Car: Prosecutor A Bayonne man was arrested for giving two girls alcoholic beverages and then sexually assaulting one of them, authorities said. Michael Serrano, 29, gave the 14- and 15-year-old girls alcoholic drinks, then parked behind a building on Lefante Way and sexually assaulted the 14-year-old in the back of the car on July 16, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was arrested on Monday, Feb. 14 on charges of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was arrested at the Hudson …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Jersey City man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a 10-yer-old girl earlier this month, authorities said. Anthony Clinton was arrested Feb. 10, for the alleged crime that occurred on Feb. 6 inside of a home, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to detain Clinton until his hearing, set for Wednesday, Feb. 16. Clinton is charged with Sexual Assault by Contact and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was arrested without incident at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and remanded to the Hudson County Correctio…

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by Cecilia Levine
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BODY DISCOVERY: Jersey City Man's Death Probed As Homicide, Prosecutor Says BODY DISCOVERY: Jersey City Man's Death Probed As Homicide, Prosecutor Says
Body Discovery: Jersey City Man's Death Probed As Homicide, Prosecutor Says The death of a 57-year-old Jersey City man is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said. The unidentified victim was found lifeless at a home on Van Nostrand Avenue by an individual who called 911 on Wednesday, Feb. 9 around 2:45 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. At approximately 4:40 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department requested that the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit assist in the investigation. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings of the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The Hud…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor
NYC Murder Suspect Captured In NJ; Guns, Ammo, $3K Seized: Prosecutor A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted out of New York City on a murder charge was captured by members of the US Marshals Service and the Hudson County Regional SWAT Team over the weekend, authorities said. A search warrant was issued early Saturday, Feb. 5 at 957 Broadway in Bayonne — where Kegwin Clarke was found, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. There, authorities recovered two handguns including one stolen out of North Carolina, magazines, hollow-point ammunition, a large quantity of marijuana, and more than $3,000 in cash,  Clarke was arrested without incident by th…

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by Cecilia Levine