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Richard Berdnik

Case from Clifton, NJ dated Jan 23, 2024

Victim Details

Richard Berdnik

Male

White / Caucasian

Clifton

NJ

2024-01-23

64

Richard

Berdnik

07/19/2026

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On a Tuesday afternoon in Clifton, New Jersey, Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik, a man who had dedicated over four decades of his life to law enforcement, ended his own life. The incident occurred on January 23, 2024, inside the restroom of Toros, a local Turkish restaurant on Hazel Street. Berdnik was having a late lunch when he excused himself to go to the bathroom. Shortly thereafter, witnesses reported hearing a single gunshot. Authorities who responded to the scene found the sheriff d ...
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  • PIX11: NJ community mourning sheriff who fatally shot himself
  • WPG Talk Radio 95.5 FM: Shocking death of New Jersey sheriff stuns law enforcement
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