Cop In Bergen County Endangered Woman, Children Over Years: Prosecutor

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A police officer in Bergen County was arrested Monday for a "series of threats, aggravated assaults, and instances of endangering the welfare of a child," prosecutors said Tuesday.

David Chun, 42, who works as a police officer for Palisades Park and lives in South Hackensack, was charged Monday with five counts of second-degree aggravated assault, seven counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of terroristic threats, and other charges, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

He was arrested in Paramus Monday and taken to the Bergen County Jail to await a first appearance, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said that on Friday, July 19, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Confidential Investigations Unit received information "regarding the alleged assault of an adult female and endangering the welfare of two children that occurred in the past."

Prosecutors said, "An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office revealed that between 2019 and 2023, David Chun threatened and assaulted a female on multiple occasions in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. Additionally, detectives determined that Chun endangered the welfare of two young children during the same course of conduct."

Stories on NJ.com and in the Record from two months ago say that Chun had filed a lawsuit this year against his department, alleging retaliation because he had reported an officer in another town for harassment.