James Calaski
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James Calaski completed his undergraduate studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey in January 1998. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a concentration in Criminal Justice. While attending WPU, he also worked full time as a private investigator under a former US Secret Service Agent. Following his undergraduate studies, he pursued a career in law enforcement and joined the Glen Rock New Jersey Police Department in February 2000. Prior to this appointment, he served with the Glen Rock Auxiliary Police for two years. He served eight years in the Patrol Division, before he was appointed to the Detective Bureau. In November 2017 he was promoted to Detective Sergeant and served as the Bureau supervisor where he supervises Det. Lucas Doney.
James Calaski also served ten years on the Bergen County Rapid Deployment Force, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit (since 2007) and was a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Multi-jurisdictional Heroin Task Force for three years.
He received a Master of Arts degree in History from William Paterson University of New Jersey in May 2013.
While researching his thesis topic, the German American Bund, he came across documents regarding a resident of Glen Rock named Carl Schiphorst. Schiphorst resided in Glen Rock during the 1930's and was a leader of the Bergen County Unit of the Bund as well as the target of a 145 page FBI investigation suspecting Schiphorst of being a Nazi agent. For the past several years, he has been researching Carl Schiphorst, the FBI investigation, his internment, and ultimate repatriation to Germany, a story which illustrates the plight of thousands of German families during WWII. He first presented his findings to the public in conjunction with the Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society in April 2015 and have been in demand ever since, presenting to numerous libraries and civic organizations throughout Bergen County and NJ.
He is married and has a daughter and a son, Olivia and Andrew. They have two German Shepherds, one terrier mix and three cats
James Calaski also served ten years on the Bergen County Rapid Deployment Force, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Unit (since 2007) and was a member of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Multi-jurisdictional Heroin Task Force for three years.
He received a Master of Arts degree in History from William Paterson University of New Jersey in May 2013.
While researching his thesis topic, the German American Bund, he came across documents regarding a resident of Glen Rock named Carl Schiphorst. Schiphorst resided in Glen Rock during the 1930's and was a leader of the Bergen County Unit of the Bund as well as the target of a 145 page FBI investigation suspecting Schiphorst of being a Nazi agent. For the past several years, he has been researching Carl Schiphorst, the FBI investigation, his internment, and ultimate repatriation to Germany, a story which illustrates the plight of thousands of German families during WWII. He first presented his findings to the public in conjunction with the Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society in April 2015 and have been in demand ever since, presenting to numerous libraries and civic organizations throughout Bergen County and NJ.
He is married and has a daughter and a son, Olivia and Andrew. They have two German Shepherds, one terrier mix and three cats