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Jersey City Officer Filed False Report After Police Car Crash: Prosecutor

A Jersey City police officer has been arrested for filing a false police report after a motor vehicle accident in his patrol car, authorities said.

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Cecilia Levine
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Joseph Ross, 36, was involved in a crash in his marked car on Thursday, Feb. 10, but later reported that the car was involved in a hit-and-run crash at a separate location, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.

Ross was charged with one count of False Reporting to a Law Enforcement Officer and arrested without incident at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City. He was released on a summons pending his first court appearance on Wednesday, June 1.

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