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Officers in a New Jersey Town Claim Police Chief Is Terrorizing Them With Depraved Pranks, Leaving Them Fearing for Their Safety

The attorney representing the group of North Bergen police officers is asking the state to take over the department.

Via the North Bergen Police Department
This photo appears in legal filings from officers with the North Bergen Police Department, showing Chief Farley shaving his body hair over the desk of a subordinate. Via the North Bergen Police Department
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Police officers in one New Jersey town are revolting against their chief, accusing him in court papers of sickening behavior, including terrorizing them with depraved pranks.

Several officers with the North Bergen Police Department filed complaints with the New Jersey State Attorney General’s Office against Chief Robert Farley. Attorney Patrick Toscano made a request on Wednesday to Attorney General Matt Platkin to have the state take over the department.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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