🌱 Why a former Palisades Park captain from Closter now faces assault charges
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- Why a former Palisades Park captain from Closter now faces assault charges
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Choke attack by ex-police captain in Palisades Park is caught on video, police say (wchram.com) — A Closter resident and former Palisades Park police captain has been charged in connection with an alleged choking incident inside a Palisades Park home, reportedly captured on multiple videos. Prosecutors say the April confrontation briefly incapacitated the victim, and the case has revived attention on the ex-officer’s earlier, lawsuit-shadowed resignation from the department. 
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