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    Prosecutors: Palisades Park police officer arrested for assaulting woman multiple times, child endangerment

    Prosecutors say David Chun threatened and assaulted a woman on several occasions in Hasbrouck Heights and put two children in danger.

    Lanette Espy

    Jul 24, 2024, 11:09 AM

    Updated 352 days ago

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    A Palisades Park police officer was arrested and charged for assaulting a woman and endangering the welfare of two young children, Bergen County prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
    According to prosecutors, 42-year-old David Chun, of South Hackensack, was arrested after an investigation into years of abuse that went from 2019 to 2023. That investigation found Chun threatened and assaulted a woman on several occasions in Hasbrouck Heights and put two children in danger.
    Chun was charged Monday with:
    • five counts of second-degree aggravated assault
    • one count of second-degree aggravated assault
    • one count of third-degree aggravated assault
    • one count of fourth-degree aggravated assault
    • seven counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child
    • one count of third-degree terroristic threats
    • one count of third-degree terroristic threats
    • one count of criminal mischief, a disorderly persons offense
    It's unclear if Chun is still employed by the Palisades Park Police Department.
    He was arrested in Paramus and taken to Bergen County Jail for a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.