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Great change comes from doing the right thing. like the radical idea that health isnt an industry. its a cause. so we do things differently. we combine care and coverage. and believe prevention is the most powerful of cures. so forgive us for not going with the flow. we just think the flow should go with us. which makes us rebels with one cause. your health. inside the bergen county jail it has been a difficult night for two men connected to a handgun used in a shootout with hackensack police ...

County jail in hackensack is a very different world. in the maximum security unit, surprise searches for contraband are a regular part of life. >> shakedowns here in the bergen county jail are performed on a continuous but sporadic basis. >> spread your legs. >> i dont personally like they get too comfortable being anywhere. i consider it my house. youre a visitor. you get in there and get too comfortable, too bad. >> were looking for contraband. anything that doesnt belong. >> can be used as a ...

I went to court. they just read me my charges and brought me back over here. >> since he was the last known owner of the gun robert leonardes allegedly used to shoot at hackensack police officers, stark has been charged with possession of a handgun while committing a crime. his new cellmate, james george has advice for him. >> first and foremost, do not go to the court room and let them judges do what they want to do. go to the law library. this is what it is. this is what is going on. i need to...

Usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. ♪ behind the walls of the bergen county jail, much of the talk over the past week has had to do with an inmate who has yet to step foot inside. hackensack police say 22-year-old robert leonardes opened fire on three of their patrol officers barely missing one of them. police returned fire hitting leonardes a total of 14 times.

One of them, shawn stark has run into an old friend here. >> the hackensack? >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? how did it go down? >> because he owned the gun leonardes allegedly used to shoot at police. >> hes in hackensack? >> hes in the hospital with county police officers babysitting him and $2 million bail. >> thats [ bleep ] up. >> stark purchased the unregistered gun from another inmate being held at the jail, jerry nunez. >> the prosecutor...

Pharmacies. you know, im not a mathemetician mathematician but 2 and 2 is 4. you know what i mean? coming up, deanna collins tries to adjust to life in max and receives a surprise visitor. >> she was caught on the surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> and -- >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual. very rarely have we had a shooting of a cop. >> the hackensack police shooting becomes the talk of the jail. >> hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town....

Now charged with three counts of attempted murder, leonardes is still recovering in a local hospital but his presence is felt in other ways. >> you heard about this? he shot and killed a cop. i hate when [ bleep ] kill a cop. and dont kill them. youre going to get the same amount of time as if you [ bleep ] miss them. hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. you cant -- the last time we had a shooting in hackensack was 12 years ago. >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual, very rarely have w...

Thing sounds good, but shes filling fake prescriptions, cancer medications at pharmacies. you know, im not a mathemetician mathematician but 2 and 2 is 4. you know what i mean? coming up, deanna collins tries to adjust to life in max and receives a surprise visitor. >> she was caught on the surveillance camera and we were able to get a good picture of her hairstyle. >> and -- >> the shooting in hackensack was very unusual. very rarely have we had a shooting of a cop. >> the hackensack police s...

On the street. >> two other connections say they will trade their current status for freedom in a heart beat. one of them, shawn stark has run into an old friend here. >> the hackensack? >> the shooting. >> that was the gun? >> yeah. >> holy [ bleep ]. are you serious? how did it go down? >> stark wasnt involved in the shooting but is charged with possession of a handgun committing the crime, because he opened the gun leonardes allegedly used to shoot at police. >> hes still alive. >> hes in hac...

Patrol officers barely missing one of them. police returned fire hitting leonardes a total of 14 times. now charged with three counts of attempted murder, leonardes is still recovering in a local hospital but his presence is felt in other ways. >> you heard about this? he shot and killed a cop. i hate when [ bleep ] kill a cop. and dont kill them. youre going to get the same amount of time as if you [ bleep ] miss them. hackensack is a peaceful, quiet town. you cant -- the last time we had a sho...