HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) - The city manager of Hackensack says five police officers involved in a warrantless search of an apartment in 2016 have been fired.
NorthJersey.com reports that the decision by city manager Ted Ehrenburg comes a little more than a week after a hearing officer recommended that four of the officers be fired. Hearing officer Dennis Driscoll recommended a six-month suspension for another officer, but that officer also was fired Friday.
Ehrenburg, a former police officer, said the officers “betrayed their oath” and brought dishonor to the department.
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Seven city officers were suspended after an internal affairs investigation unearthed surveillance video contradicting the officers’ account of a December 2016 narcotics check. The two highest-ranking officers retired. Prosecutors dropped charges in eight active criminal cases.
Attorneys for three of the officers vowed appeals.
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