UpdatedMon, Mar 8, 2021 at 4:40 pm ET
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SADDLE BROOK, NJ — The New Jersey Attorney General announced charges against Saddle Brook Police Chief Robert Kugler, who ordered on-duty officers to perform police escorts for his private business, the AG's Office said.
Kugler is charged with conspiracy, official misconduct and corruption of public resources for ordering those officers to use police department vehicles to perform police escorts for funerals at Kugler Funeral Home, which he owns, the AG's Office said.
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has taken over day-to-day operations at the department, and Kugler has been suspended. Chief of Detectives Robert Anzilotti will be in command of the department under the authority of Prosecutor Mark Musella, the Prosecutor's Office announced.