Nearly six months after the death of Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, the Passaic County Prosecutors Office said the investigation is complete and the cause of death was suicide by gun.

Layoffs are coming to the Passaic County Sheriff's Office in July, but how many is still unknown, county officials said. Initial information released early in January had the department laying off ...

Passaic County's Democratic leaders revealed the names of the six candidates vying for their endorsement in the race for county sheriff later this year. Each of the six are seeking to gain the ...

PATERSON, N.J. -- Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, who died by suicide last Tuesday, was laid to rest on Wednesday. Family, friends, fellow officers, and Gov. Phil Murphy were among those ...

The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office somehow managed to avoid the myriad problems that plagued the Paterson Police Department during the past six years. In that time, 12 Paterson cops were ...

The sheriff of Passaic County, New Jersey, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday, according to law enforcement sources, one week after the sheriff's department was embroiled ...

A long-serving New Jersey sheriff died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound inside a restaurant restroom on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik walked ...

A New Jersey sheriff fatally shot himself inside the bathroom of a popular Turkish restaurant, where he’d just been served a late lunch, according to multiple reports. Passaic County Sheriff ...

Berdnik served as Passaic County sheriff since 2011. Before becoming sheriff, he served 28 years with the Clifton Police Department. He grew up in Clifton and graduated from Clifton High School.

CLIFTON, N.J.-- An investigation is underway following the death of Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik. Law enforcement sources confirmed he died of an apparent suicide at a local restaurant.

Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, a longtime law enforcement officer, fatally shot himself Tuesday afternoon at a well-known Turkish restaurant in Clifton, multiple sources said. The ...