Under our New Jersey laws, the Bergen County Prosecutor is the chief law enforcement officer for the County of Bergen. The Prosecutor is a constitutional officer charged with the broad obligation "to use all reasonable and lawful diligence for the detection, arrest, indictment and conviction of offenders against the laws." As such, the Prosecutor has wide-ranging authority over the law enforcement community in the county.


John L. Molinelli
Bergen County Prosecutor
John L. Higgins III
First Assistant Prosecutor
Steven Cucciniello
Chief of Detectives


10 Main Street
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Mon-Fri (201) 646-2300
After Hours (201) 646-2700




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