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*August 26, 2008

DWI checks for holiday

The Hudson County Sheriff's Department announced yesterday it made 10 DWI arrests at a checkpoint near the Holland Tunnel on Friday, while the Jersey City Police Department kicked off its "Over the Limit, Under Arrest," which will run through Labor Day.

Eyismery Ocanto, 27, of North Bergen, was the only Hudson County resident busted at the roadblock at Jersey Avenue and Newark Street, Sheriff's Office spokesman Robert Knapp said last night.

The New Jersey Division of Highway and Traffic Safety and Drunk Driving Enforcement Fund is footing the bill for "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign in Jersey City, which involves DWI checkpoints and roving patrols.

MICHAELANGELO CONTE

 

*08/24/2008

Drunk driving is no accident nor is it a victimless crime. Every year we continue to see far too many people suffer debilitating injuries or loss of their loved one as a result of impaired driving. Thousands of people are killed each year involving a driver or a motorcycle rider with an illegal blood alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. The human toll is combined with the cost of crashes cost the Nation billions of dollars each year. Drunk driving is not only dangerous. But also a serious crime - that is why our office will join the law enforcement effort to arrest impaired drivers wherever and whenever we find them on the roads of Hudson County.
have to state that the campaign "Drunk Driving Over the Limit, Under Arrest" is a step in the right direction but it will take more than crackdowns, programs and the lowering of the alcohol limit to save the lives and keep drunk drivers off the road - it most certainly requires personal responsibility that must ultimately rest with the driver.
I truly believe that if this effort in the next weeks prevent one person from driving while impaired and helps save a life, then the program is sell worth the endeavor. On behalf of all of the officers in the Hudson County Sheriff's Office we urge you to fully recognize that alcohol, drugs and driving simply do not mix - don't take a chance - the life you save may be your own or that of a loved one.

Yours in Public Safety,
Sheriff Juan M. Perez

 

*August 20, 2008

21 held as deadbeat dads

Twenty-one deadbeat dads owing more than $105,000 in child support were arrested by the Hudson County Sheriff's Office over the weekend in eight municipalities.

Ferlin Nathanial, of Bergen Avenue in Jersey City, owes $14,915 in back child support, the biggest tab among those arrested, according to a press release issued by Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez.

Carlos Fernandez, of Kearny Avenue in Kearny, owes $1,576 in child support, officials said. Arresting officers said Fernandez didn't go quietly and was additionally charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest.

Ten arrests were in Jersey City, four in Union City, two in Kearny, and one each in Hoboken, Weehawken, Secaucus, West New York and Bayonne, officials said.

By MICHAELANGELO CONTE

 

*August 20, 2008

 

Deadbeat dads rounded up in Hudson County

More than a dozen deadbeat dads owing more than $105,000 in child support were arrested by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office over the weekend in eight county municipalities, officials said.

Ferlin Nathanial of Bergen Avenue in Jersey City, owes $14,915 in back child support, the biggest tab among those arrested, according to a press release issued last night by Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez.

Carlos Fernandez of Kearny Avenue in Kearny owes $1,576 in child support but arresting officers said he didn't go quietly and he was additionally charged with aggravated assault on a police officer and resisting arrest, officials said.

Nine arrests were in Jersey City, two in Kearny, and one each in Hoboken, Weehawken, Secaucus, Union City, West New York and Bayonne, officials said.

by Michaelangelo Conte

 

Sheriff's Office: Arrests are on the rise

The Hudson County Sheriff's Office is making its presence felt.

Last month the department arrested 172 people, including 77 wanted on child support matters, and others facing charges including murder, arson, and aggravated sexual assault, officials said.
New Hudson County Sheriff Juan M. Perez said he credits the volume of arrests to an increase in productivity due to a reorganization of the department.

"This is a team effort and all of the assigned staff are to be commended," Perez said.

Sheriff's Office Chief of Operations Capt. John Bartucci said the department averaged about 100 arrests per month last year.

Rodney Florvil, 47, was already serving time for rape in New York when he was brought to New Jersey on Jan. 8 on a warrant for the 2002 murder of Aminah Bates, 23, of Woodward Street in Jersey City, officials said. Bates was dismembered when found in the closet of a vacant building, officials said.

On Jan. 16, Frank Diaz Sr., 44, of Ocean Avenue in Jersey City was arrested on the charge of arson for hire and aggravated arson, and Elias Montero, 21, of Vroom Street in Jersey City, was arrested on Jan. 4 on the charge of armed robbery, officials said.

There were 53 arrests of people charged with failing to appear in court, 31 for violation of probation, two on fugitives from justice in other jurisdictions, two for aggravated assault, and one each for, murder, arson for hire, sexual assault, hindering apprehension, violation of a restraining order, making terroristic threats and a drug court offense.

by Michaelangelo Conte February 04, 2008