Crime & Safety

Former NYC Cop Indicted In Bergen County Woman's Murder: Report

Arthur Lomando, 44, allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Suzanne Bardzell of Midland Park, in her driveway in October.

A Bergen County grand jury indicted a former New York City police officer Monday with murdering his ex-girlfriend in front of her Midland Park home, The Record reported.

Arthur J. Lomando, 44, was indicted on eight counts, including, murder, hindering apprehension, stalking, and witness tampering, the report said. He remains in the Bergen County Jail in lieu of $5 million bail.

Lomando is accused of using a 9-and-a-half-inch long machete to stab Bardzell to death in her driveway Oct. 22. Bardzell was a special education teacher in Teaneck.

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Police said Lomando waited to ambush Bardzell when she came home. She was found dead inside her SUV.

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Bardzell and Lomando met online and had a turbulent three-year relationship. Bardzell, a mother of two, took out a restraining order out against Lomando three weeks before she was killed.

Lomando’s father said the couple ”fought like cats and dogs,” Newsday reported.

Lomando reportedly violated the restraining order several times, including one incident where he led police on a massive search for him.

Bardzell reportedly told a friend 12 times in the week before her death that she was afraid Lomando was "gonna kill me."

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Hours after the Oct. 22 incident, Lomando jumped in front of a New York City subway train in an apparent suicide attempt, authorities said.

Lomando is suing the New York City Transit Authority for $50 million. He claims he was nudged or slipped and fell in front of the train due to platform crowding.

Lomando had both feet amputated after the accident.

Lomando was treated for depression after was fired from the New York City Police Department in July 2004 on misconduct accusations.

Lomando’s mother, Jeannette, said a few days after Bardzell's death that her son had been dealing with depression “for some time,” and had seen therapists and psychologists for help dealing with it, Newsday reported.

PIctured: Arthur Lomando, 44, is accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Suzanne Bardzell of Midland Park, in her driveway in October. Bergen County Prosecutor's Office

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