Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“As the chief law enforcement officer in Hudson County, Prosecutor Suarez has encouraged every police chief to increase their department’s emphasis on expressing empathy, following constitutional requirements, and treating citizens with respect and dignity,” HCCPA President Anthony Monteiro and Vice President David Strumolo wrote.
“The result has been a high focus on the 21st Century Policing Mindset in Hudson County, essentially striving for justice through transparency, accountability, and professionalism.
We believe that Prosecutor Esther Suarez represents the very best of the criminal justice community in New Jersey.”
The letter continues that the organization as a whole feel that Suarez is the right person to be appointed the next U.S. Attorney, following the departure of Craig Carpenito, given that “she recognizes and respects the concepts of culture, dignity, diversity, and equity.”
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A Franklin Lakes man charged with setting fire to Most Blessed Sacrament Church in December 2019 was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Monday.
During the 2-1/2-hour hearing before Judge Robert Vinci, psychiatrist Steven Simring characterized James Mayers as religiously preoccupied and said he was hoping to reach religious purity by setting fire to the church without expecting its complete destruction.
After the hearing in Superior Court in Bergen County, Mayers, 27, was ordered committed to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris Plains for what remains of an estimated 30-year sentence on combined charges of first-degree aggravated arson and third-degree burglary. He will remain under court supervision until December 2049.
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FRANKLIN LAKES The bell tower still stands, but the leveled site of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church awaits an architectural decision and insurance ruling a year after it was destroyed by arson last Dec. 11.
An April online survey of its 2,000 member families was basis for a 98-page Needs Assessment Report by Foresight Architects in June that is posted on the church s website. It includes a 15-page summary, and a 70-page assembly of information gathered from the survey.
A Rebuilding Committee, headed by parishioner Mayor Frank Bivona, has issued a series of written reports on their progress, most recently in late October, and posted on the church s website, mostblessedsacrament.ws.