The driver believed to have drove his vehicle into a bus stop killing a Harborage Nursing Home employee last Tuesday was arrested today at the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office.

After an exhaustive manhunt and joint investigation conducted by the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office, the North Bergen Police Department and the Hudson County Prosectuor’s Office, Olvy R. Torres, a 36 year old New York City resident, turned himself in with his attorney at the Sheriff’s Operation’s Division at 257 Cornelius Avenue in Jersey City at 10.30 this morning. Torres will be arraigned at Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City tomorrow.

Sheriff Schillari said that Torres was charged with, “leaving the scene of an Accident Resulting in Death” and that additional charges may be filed by the Prosecutor’s Office. “This suspect’s identification and arrest was an excellent display of inter-agency cooperation by our three law enforcement agencies,” said Sheriff Schillari. “There were about two dozen officers working around the clock last week to identify and locate the driver of that vehicle.”

North Bergen Police Chief Robert Dowd said that the extensive news media coverage and strong social media interaction put an enormous amount of pressure on Torres to turn himself in. “We had over 150,000 hits on just our NBPD social media outlets after his photograph was posted last week,” said Chief Dowd, who also praised the “close working relationship” between the three Hudson County law enforcement agencies.

“The arrest of this suspect was the direct result of investigative collaboration of multiple law enforcement agencies and I am proud of our efforts,” said Prosecutor Esther Suarez. “My heart goes out to the family and co-workers of Luisa Valdes, and I hope that this arrest will help in some way to ease their sorrow and help to eventually bring this matter to a just conclusion.”

The police work involved finding and reviewing video footage, interviewing eye witnesses and employees of several businesses and even utilizing police dogs that tracked Torres’ scent after he crashed and abandoned his Hyundai sport utility vehicle at the scene of the crash.

NBPD Press Release

A man was fatally shot by North Bergen police after stabbing two women as part of a domestic violence dispute, reports Hudson County View.

The man died in the Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health after he turned a knife on North Bergen police officers, prompting shots to be fired, sources said.

According to sources, he was shot after badly injuring two women with a knife around 3:20 a.m. in the area of 1601 Union Turnpike.

Read More at HudsonCountyView.com

Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center appointed Anthony J. Passannante Jr., M.D., FACC, as the new Acting President.

The Board of Governors of Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center announcement of the appointment became effective as of July 1, 2017.

“Dr. Passannante has served with distinction in leadership roles at the medical center and will continue to inspire team members to provide highly-quality, patient-centered care,’’ said Robert G. Garrett, FACHE, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.

According to Dr. Passannante’s LinkedIn profile, he received his bachelors degree at the University of Pennsylvania and went on to study medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

He was the former President and Managing Partner at New Brunswick Cardiology Group for 26 years. He has also served as the Palisades Medical Center’s VP of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer since 2015.

“As a cardiologist and hospital executive, Dr. Passannante is a proven leader who will develop strategies that focus on optimal outcomes in convenient settings for patients at every level of care, ‘’ said John K. Lloyd, FACHE, co-CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health.

Ramy Walks the Beat E7.S1

Ramy Walks the Beat to see what the residents of North Bergen think about their local police department during National Police Week.

HudsonTV released the photo of Tejas Patel (36) of North Bergen, N.J..who was arrested for third degree endangering the welfare of a child. Patel surrendered himself to Fairfield authorities on May 2, 2017 after an approximate yearlong investigation in which the files of his work computer was examined by law enforcement authorities.

In April 2016, company representatives from Command Nutritionals in Fairfield, which was Patel’s employer at the time, inadvertently discovered suspicious icons on Patel’s computer. They conducted a cursory investigation and then immediately notified the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fairfield police. The computer was seized and eventually a search warrant was obtained to allow its files to be analyzed by technicians from the New Jersey State Police Regional Computer Forensic Laboratory.

As a result of this analysis, it is alleged that a variety of images involving minors engaged in pornographic activity were discovered and linked to Patel. A warrant was then issued for his arrest and it was served upon him when he voluntarily came to police headquarters. Patel was then transported to the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, N.J. Detective Jeffrey Didyk investigated the case.

(It should be noted that the charge against Patel is merely an allegation and that he is presumed innocent until he either pleads guilty or is found guilty in a court of law)

Originaly posted on Fairfieldpolicenj.org