Crime & Safety
NJ Cop Indicted On Stalking, Terroristic Threat Charges
A grand jury charged the 38-year-old with "multiple acts of domestic violence," officials said. He has been placed on administrative leave.
PATERSON, NJ — A North Jersey police officer has been charged with stalking, cyber harassment, and making terroristic threats.
A Passaic County grand jury indicted Paterson officer Alberto Sanabria "on multiple acts of domestic violence," the county prosecutor said on Monday. The charges are linked to an incident that took place on Dec. 23, 2023, officials said; no further details were released.
Sanabria, 38, faces up to eight years in prison if convicted on all charges, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes' office. He faces a third-degree charge of terroristic threats, a fourth-degree charge of cyber harassment, and a fourth-degree charge of stalking.
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Sanabria is currently on administrative leave, a spokesperson for Paterson Police said.
Officials said Sanabria was released on a summons complaint, and he is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 19 for an arraignment.
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The New Jersey Attorney General's Office assumed control of the Paterson Police Department in March of 2023, following the police shooting death of Najee Seabrooks. Six Paterson officers have also pleaded guilty in a long-running federal corruption probe in recent years, another contributing factor to what AG Matthew Platkin said was an erosion of public trust in the department.
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