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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. 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 p...

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? >> 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 ...

More personally. especially if they were shot at. >> you have to put your emotions aside. you cant let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back hitting leonardes 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. im still healing up, going through a lot of pain and p...

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 we had anybody come in here, if ever, for shooting at a cop anyway. i hate they shoot regular people but now theyre shooting at cops. their status is greater than what it would have been if the...

So i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back hitting leonardes 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. im still healing up, going through a lot of pain and problems. i had open wounds. i still do. four times in my stomach. three times in my pelvic. and a shot right here. >> leonardes has pled n...

I dont know whats going on with my case. 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 i...

Hair there. the beauty salon thing sounds good, but shes filling fake prescriptions, cancer medications at pharmacies. you know, im not a 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 anybody come in here, if ever,...

Theres no dip in that bowl. theyre new pringles tortillas. so good, they dont need dip. mmmm... not bad, right? ill have some more! thats a double dip! you... double dipped... new pringles tortillas. you dip em or dont. pringles! 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

Bergen county jail in hackensack is a very different world. in the maximum security unit, surprise searches for contraband are a regular part of life. >> shake-downs here in the bergen county jail are performed on a continuous but sporadic basis. its to catch the inmates off guard. >> spread your legs. >> i personally like that they get too comfortable being anywhere. i consider it my house, youre a visitor. you get in there, too comfortable, too bad. >> were looking for contraband. >> he use as...

Enforcement, we take a little more personally. especially when its someone being shot at. >> you have to put your emotions aside. you cant let your emotions dictate what you do. so i mean, yeah, you think about it. it affects you. but its -- you still have a job to do at the end. >> one month earlier, leonardes was out on bail for a prior aggravated assault charge. police say he shot at three hackensack officers who fired back, hitting leonardes 14 times. >> a shot in my hand. shot in my arm. im...