NORTH BERGEN – Exiting down the rear steps of North Bergen’s Municipal Hall, law enforcement officers representing the state Attorney General loaded cardboard boxes into the backs of several vehicles and drove them away at about 1 p.m. on Monday, March 9.
Township spokesman Philip Swibinski sent an email notification soon afterward saying, “The Attorney General’s office obtained records from the North Bergen Recreation Department today. We have no other knowledge of this matter whatsoever and the township is cooperating fully.”
A spokesman from the township declined to say what was in the boxes being carried out of the offices on the second floor. The law enforcement officers were in the building for a little over an hour.
The timing of the investigation is curious, as Mayor Nicholas Sacco was preparing for an event to officially launch his re-election campaign later that day. The kickoff event took place as scheduled in Schuetzen Park at 7 p.m.
The election takes place on May 12.
Attorney General’s office removes documents from North Bergen municipal hall
