Jersey City Cop Charged After Shooting Suspect Stayed At Her Home: Prosecutors

JERSEY CITY, NJ —A Jersey City Police Officer was arrested Wednesday by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internal Affairs Unit for "knowingly hindering the apprehension of an individual wanted in connection with a Jersey City shooting," prosecutors announced.

Page Rivera, 34, is charged with one count of third-degree hindering apprehension, prosecutors said.

They said that Friday, Feb. 17, members of the Jersey City Police Department’s Cease Fire Unit and the United States Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested a man wanted in connection with a shooting that had occurred in Jersey City on Friday, Feb. 10.

"During the course of the investigation, it was determined the individual – who was wanted on charges that include attempted murder and various weapons offenses – was arrested at Rivera’s residence," prosecutors said.

They said that since Rivera is employed by the Jersey City Police Department, she "was aware of the arrest warrant that was issued for the individual she allowed to stay at her residence."

She was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City and released pending her first court appearance on Wednesday, March 15, prosecutors said.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internal Affairs Unit and the Jersey City Police Department Internal Affairs Unit with the investigation and arrest.