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Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ICE Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail
Sheriff's Officers, Anti-ice Protestors Clash Outside Bergen Jail Escalating tensions erupted Saturday night when a few protestors pepper-sprayed and threw bricks at sheriff's officers outside the Bergen County Jail, witnesses said. EMS units were summoned to treat at two injured sheriff's officers, a ranking officer with direct knowledge of the incident said. Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed the report on Sunday. The sheriff said that he agrees with the anti-ICE protestors but emphasized that "inciting chaos for the sake of chaos will not be tolerated." SEE: Bergen Sheriff: Eight Of 9 ICE Protestors Arrested Are From NY, Officers Pepper-…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
PHOTOS: Bergen Sheriff's 'Chief For Day' Thrills Ailing Kids, Veteran Cops PHOTOS: Bergen Sheriff's 'Chief For Day' Thrills Ailing Kids, Veteran Cops
Photos: Bergen Sheriff's 'Chief For Day' Thrills Ailing Kids, Veteran Cops Some require oxygen and 'round-the-clock care. Others are in constant pain, though you'd never know it. Yet for a few moments Friday morning, 30 ailing teens and young adults from across Bergen County -- not to mention dozens of veteran law enforcement officers -- had reason to smile. Proudly displaying their shiny new badges, the youngsters participated in  Sheriff Michael Saudino's eighth annual "Chief for a Day" event. "It doesn't get old for me -- and I don't think it does for any chiefs here," Saudino said as he surveyed a squad of dozens of area top cops and their…

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by Cecilia Levine & Jerry DeMarco