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The Arrest of Kadien Jackson

The Hackensack Police Department announces the arrest of Kadien Jackson of Brooklyn New York on several charges in reference to a theft investigation.

Between June 2023 and November 2023, Hackensack Police Officers responded to several apartment complexes on Polify Road and State Street on reports of thefts of packages from the buildings. Detective Panagiotis Seretis of the Detective Bureau conducted a follow-up investigation. As a result of his investigation, on February 20, 2024, KADIEN JACKSON was arrested without incident.

He was charged with 5 counts of third-degree burglary / N.J.S.A 2C:18-2A(1), 3 counts of third-degree theft / N.J.S.A 2C:20-3A, 2 counts of fourth-degree criminal mischief / N.J.S.A 2C:17-3A(1), and a disorderly person’s offense of criminal trespass / N.J.S.A. 2C:18-3A.

JACKSON was processed and transported to the Bergen County Jail on a warrant pending his first appearance at Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.

These charges are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Hackensack police encourage anyone who witnesses a crime or has information about one to reach out to CrimeStoppers of Bergenfield, Englewood, Teaneck, Hackensack, and Bogota, which offers cash rewards of up to $1,000. Tips can be made anonymously at www.bergencrimestoppers.org or by calling 844-466-6789, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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