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Police Stay Vigilant , But it ’ s Not Always Enough
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Police Stay Vigilant , But it ’ s Not Always Enough

By Mary Diduch and Stefanie Dazio , The Record / NorthJersey . com
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As the death toll in the truck attack in southern France rose to 84 , law enforcement officials and security experts in New Jersey acknowledged on Friday that it simply isn ’ t possible to fully protect large public spaces from similar acts of deadly violence .
Brian ¬ Reich , a former detective in the Bergen County Prosecutor ’ s Office
“ We can ’ t take for granted that any event is going to be safe ,” said Brian ¬ Reich , a former detective in the Bergen County Prosecutor ’ s Office and a former deputy chief in the Bergen County Sheriff ’ s Of-
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