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Paterson Officer Who Said She Was Forced To Retire After Shooting Settles With City For $185K Paterson Officer Who Said She Was Forced To Retire After Shooting Settles With City For $185K
Paterson Officer Who Said She Was Forced To Retire After Shooting Settles With City For $185K A former Paterson police officer who claimed she was forced to retire after shooting a civilian in a confrontation has settled a discrimination lawsuit against the city. Haydee Santana, 53, claimed she was treated differently from male colleagues in similar circumstances after she shot an unarmed man who authorities said charged at her in front of his children. Santana, who said she was forced to retire on a disability pension in 2018 after 24 years with the Paterson Police Department, settled her suit for $185,000, city officials confirmed. The civilian she shot, Larry Bouie, settled a su…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Morris County Sergeant Severely Hurt In ‘Devastating’ Accident Retires After Nearly 30 Years Morris County Sergeant Severely Hurt In ‘Devastating’ Accident Retires After Nearly 30 Years
Morris County Sergeant Severely Hurt In ‘Devastating’ Accident Retires After Nearly 30 Years A Morris County police sergeant severely hurt in a car accident is celebrating his retirement after approaching three decades in law enforcement. Mount Arlington Sgt. James DiStasio walked out of police headquarters for the last time last Friday, April 30, according to a Facebook post from the department. DiStasio, who was born and raised in Mount Arlington, has spent the last 26.5 years pursuing a law enforcement career and being an active community member in schools as a DARE and LEAD instructor. “[He] spent his entire adult life to this point serving the community he loved,” the departm…

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by Valerie Musson
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Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant A suspected DWI driver accused of killing a runner in a Somerset County crosswalk had retired from a police department in Union County last year, after 25 years on the force, his former chief confirmed. Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week. The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck, while she was out for a run l…

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by Cecilia Levine