Bogota News

A Ridgefield Park man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for robbing gas stations in Teaneck and other Bergen County towns, northjersey.com reported .

BOGOTA - A Bogota man was arrested Feb. 2 after allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a teenage girl, authorities said.

IT WAS no less a personage of American lore than Patrick Henry who wrote that the "liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them." The New Jersey Supreme Court in 2007 referred to Henry's writings when it ruled that citizens have the right to videotape public meetings, ... (more)

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If a resident wants to videotape a Bogota Council meeting, he must inform the borough clerk two days in advance, get a $1 million insurance policy and hope that only one other person in town has the same idea.

The Citizens Campaign on Tuesday unveiled a model ordinance/resolution for local government entities to guarantee citizens' right to videotape public meetings without unreasonable restrictions.

BOGOTA - New police officers will be paid $20,000 less under a new contract that requires them to work for eight years instead of six to reach top pay, and work 12-hour shifts instead of eight-hour tours.

A 20-year-old Bogota man was charged with sexual assault on Thursday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said.

BOGOTA / RIDGEFIELD PARK - A Ridgefield Park woman was arrested Jan. 19 after a Bogota beauty salon employee checked the balance for her on a stolen gift card, authorities said.

The Police Report is compiled by Bogota Bulletin from information provided by the Police Department.

The incident is believed to have occurred sometime between approximately 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. while the resident was at work, Det.