Hasbrouck Heights
- 01Certified a Dave and Buster's night as officer training6,569.93
- 02Certified AEDs and trauma kits as overdose prevention8,197.28
- 03Program funded 01/01/2026 counts 2,884.04 paid in 20252,884.04
- 04Reported 5,594.78 less on hand than its own figures leave5,594.78
What the reports say,
and what the books show.
Hasbrouck Heights has received $80,778.21 in opioid settlement funds and spent $26,878.86 of it. Its largest single year difference between the report and the books is $882.15.
The money, four ways.
Four figures describe the same settlement money. Each one comes from a different document.
Certified against the books,
every report year.
Every year this jurisdiction has filed, and the year it has not. The match on each row is computed from the rows, not judged.
filed
- Programs listed
- none
- Amount expended
- $0.00
- Received to date
- $15,172.54
filed
- Program name
- Officer Awareness and Medical Response
- Recipient
- Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances),First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Amount expended
- $9,443.26
- Unspent on hand
- $35,995.99
- Received to date
- $47,711.22
filed
- Program name
- Officer Awareness and Medical Response
- Recipient
- Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances); First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Amount expended
- $4,279.59
- Unspent on hand
- $48,753.66
- Received to date
- $64,735.87
filed
- Program name
- Officer Awareness and Medical Response
- Recipient
- Borough of Hasbrouck Heights
- Recipient category
- County or Municipality (including Departments and Municipal Alliances); First Responders, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Services
- Amount expended
- $14,038.16
- Unspent on hand
- $47,174.44
- Received to date
- $80,778.21
6 findings.
Every finding is verified to the documents in its own row. An inference is labelled as one.
Red with the marker: a certified figure the books contradict.
The FY2025 and FY2026 reports each certify one program, Officer Awareness and Medical Response, with the Borough as the only recipient.
The program text reads funding for first responder mental health and drug abuse awareness training as well as funding for medical kits and supplies for first responder vehicles to aid victims. Its primary category is Primary Prevention, Education, and Training, with Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention as a second category and the Schedule B strategies Prevent Misuse of Opioids, Prevent Overdose Deaths and Other Harms and First Responders (FY2025 pp2 to 4, FY2026 pp4 to 7). The FY2026 report certifies 14,038.16 spent in the program and the FY2025 report 4,279.59. The settlement account paid Dave and Buster's of New Jersey 3,598.80 for a L.E.A.D. night out on order 252369, check 67988 on 04/14/2026. It paid JCM Associates 2,057.00 for L.E.A.D. graduation shirts on order 252076, check 67098 on 11/11/2025. It paid W.B. Mason 498.45 for Lysol and Purell, check 66594 on 08/12/2025, and 265.74 for sanitizers and Lysol wipes, check 68076 on 04/28/2026. In FY2025 it paid Amazon 149.94 for a wipe dispenser and surface disinfecting wipes, check 66236 on 05/27/2025. The six payments total 6,569.93, all inside the certified figures. None of them is training or a medical kit. An arcade outing, apparel and cleaning supplies are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers them. No evidence-based program they serve is documented.
program-misclassification · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024, FY2025 and FY2026 reports certify the Borough's spending under Officer Awareness and Medical Response.
Each gives Primary Prevention, Education, and Training as the primary category and Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention as a second category. Each says the program aims to save a victim of overdose with administration of Narcan and other medical supplies in the emergency vehicle (FY2024 pp3 to 4, FY2025 p4, FY2026 pp6 to 7). The account paid Safeguard US Operating 5,182.68 for micro trauma kits on order 232227, check 63489 on 01/09/2024. It paid Lifesavers, Inc. 1,918.00 for a Defibtech AED and 369.90 for its battery on order 250488, check 66162 on 05/13/2025, and 154.95 for a Defibtech Lifeline item on order 260279, check 67601 on 02/10/2026. It paid V. E. Ralph and Son 525.00 for adult defibrillator pads, check 66060 on 04/22/2025, and W.B. Mason 46.75 for band-aids, check 66160 on 05/13/2025. The six payments total 8,197.28, all inside certified figures. Defibrillators treat cardiac arrest and trauma kits treat bleeding. No overdose program using this equipment is documented. Defibrillators, trauma kits and first aid stock are not among the uses Exhibit E lists, and no listed use covers them.
program-misclassification · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report lists one program, Officer Awareness and Medical Response.
It gives 1/1/2026 as the date the program was funded and the date it was launched, and certifies 14,038.16 of it spent and 247.98 encumbered (p5). It reports no update to any earlier program. The account's page as of Jun 2026, printed 06/01/2026, shows 10,271.97 paid from 01/01/2026 to 05/26/2026 and 1,130.13 open. Even if every open order were paid in June, the program could have spent no more than 11,402.10 after its funding date. The certified 14,038.16 takes in five payments made before the program existed by the report's own dates. They are Witmer Public Safety Group 192.26, check 66523 on 07/15/2025, W.B. Mason 498.45, check 66594 on 08/12/2025, Amazon 87.00, check 66850 on 09/23/2025, JCM Associates 2,057.00 for L.E.A.D. graduation shirts, check 67098 on 11/11/2025, and a 49.33 L.E.A. reimbursement to an individual, check 67182 on 11/25/2025. They total 2,884.04 and print on the account's 2025 page.
misreported-expenditure · 2 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2026 report certifies 80,778.21 received since the distribution began in 2022, interest included (p1).
It certifies 14,038.16 spent, 247.98 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expenses, and no transfer to the county. It then certifies 47,174.44 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p2). The FY2023, FY2024 and FY2025 reports certify 0.00, 9,443.26 and 4,279.59 spent. On the reports' own figures the Borough has spent 27,761.01 and committed 247.98, which leaves 52,769.22. The certified figure is 5,594.78 lower, and the report does not say where the difference went. The books agree with the larger figure. The account paid 26,878.86 from 01/09/2024 to 06/01/2026 and held 1,130.13 open, 28,008.99 in all, and 80,778.21 less 28,008.99 is 52,769.22.
self-contradiction · 5 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2024 report certifies 30,266.71 received between 07/01/2023 and 06/30/2024, 2,271.97 of interest since 2022 and 47,711.22 received since 2022 (p1).
It certifies 9,443.26 expended, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expenses, and no transfer to the county. It then certifies 35,995.99 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p1). The FY2023 report certifies 0.00 expended. On the report's own figures the Borough held 38,267.96. The certified figure is 2,271.97 lower, the interest the same page reports. The account's page as of Dec 2024 shows 9,443.26 paid in 2024, nothing paid in 2022 or 2023, and 0.00 encumbered.
self-contradiction · 3 documents · 10/04/2026The FY2025 report certifies 64,735.87 received since 2022, interest included, 4,279.59 expended, 0.00 encumbered and 0.00 of administrative expenses, and no transfer to the county.
It then certifies 48,753.66 of unspent and uncommitted funds on hand (p1). The FY2023 and FY2024 reports certify 0.00 and 9,443.26 spent. On the report's own figures the Borough held 51,013.02. The certified figure is 2,259.36 lower, and the report does not say where it went. The 64,735.87 is itself 2,271.97 below the FY2024 total of 47,711.22 plus the 17,227.97 received and 2,068.65 of interest the FY2025 report certifies. It drops the FY2024 interest. The account paid 13,722.85 through 06/17/2025, the two certified figures to the cent.
self-contradiction · 4 documents · 10/04/2026The ledger, as printed.
Account 02-0000-0000-0228-2-20400, as printed from the jurisdiction's own accounting system. Classification follows the Exhibit E gates.
| Date | Check | PO | Payee and description | Amount | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2024 | 63489 | 232227 | SAFEGUARD US OPERATING · ITEM #88-143-MICRO TRA SAFEGUARD US OPERATING | 5,182.68 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 03/12/2024 | 63859 | 240572 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · SHARPS SHAFT | 220.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/12/2024 | 63862 | 232318 | SAFEGUARD US OPERATING · MEDICAL SUPPLIES + SH SAFEGUARD US | 2,419.19 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/12/2024 | 63862 | 232336 | SAFEGUARD US OPERATING · MEDICAL SUPPLIES SAFEGUARD US | 821.39 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/28/2024 | 64219 | 241016 | SHAWN R. THOMAS · PTL ALBANESE & PTL SHAWN R. THOMAS | 800.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/11/2025 | 65631 | 250135 | NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · INV #2025-77-ELKS PEER LEADERSHIP | 770.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/22/2025 | 66060 | 250889 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · DEFIB PADS-ADULT | 525.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 66160 | 250966 | W.B. MASON CO., INC. · BAND-AIDS | 46.75 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 66162 | 250488 | LIFESAVERS, INC. · DCF 100-NJ DEFIBTECH LIFESAVERS | 1,918.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/13/2025 | 66162 | 250488 | LIFESAVERS, INC. · DEFIBTECH LIFELINE BA | 369.90 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | 66236 | 251100 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · WIPE DISPENSER | 99.99 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/27/2025 | 66236 | 251100 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · SURFACE DISINFECTING | 49.95 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 06/17/2025 | 66388 | 251214 | CHILDRENS AID AND FAMILY · NARCAN TRAINING-4 PA | 500.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 07/15/2025 | 66523 | 251234 | WITMER PUBLIC SAFETY GRO · ID #45951-CLEAR GEAR S | 106.66 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/15/2025 | 66523 | 251234 | WITMER PUBLIC SAFETY GRO · FREIGHT | 15.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 07/15/2025 | 66523 | 251234 | WITMER PUBLIC SAFETY GRO · 16 0Z BOTTLE | 70.60 | Paid · Unverified |
| 08/12/2025 | 66594 | 251456 | W.B. MASON CO., INC. · LYSOL & PURELL | 498.45 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 09/23/2025 | 66850 | 251810 | AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES · 9V LITHIUM BATTERIES | 87.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 11/11/2025 | 67098 | 252076 | JCM ASSOCIATES LLC · L.E.A.D GRADUATION T | 2,057.00 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 11/25/2025 | 67182 | 252244 | JOANNE INGLESBY · REIMBURSEMENT-L.E.A. | 49.33 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2026 | 67601 | 260279 | LIFESAVERS, INC. · DEFIBTECH LIFELINE | 154.95 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 02/10/2026 | 67602 | 260377 | DOMENICK N. D'AMICO · REIMBURSEMENT-01/08/2 | 25.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2026 | 67602 | 260377 | DOMENICK N. D'AMICO · 01/29/2026-CPR E-CARDS: | 20.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2026 | 67602 | 260377 | DOMENICK N. D'AMICO · 01/21/2026-CPR E-CARDS: | 25.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2026 | 67603 | 252433 | NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ELKS PEER LEADERSHIP | 1,540.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 02/10/2026 | 67603 | 252433 | NJ STATE ELKS ASSOCIATION · ELKS PEER LEADERSHIP | 300.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/10/2026 | 67701 | 260442 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · 12-83166OR-EMT AIRPAC | 693.28 | Paid · Unverified |
| 03/10/2026 | 67803 | 260553 | DOMENICK N. D'AMICO · REIMBURSEMENT: | 30.00 | Paid · Unverified |
| 04/14/2026 | 67988 | 252369 | DAVE & BUSTERS OF NEW JE · L.E.A.D. NIGHT OUT | 3,598.80 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 04/28/2026 | 68076 | 260845 | W.B. MASON CO., INC. · SANITIZERS/LYSOL WIPE | 265.74 | Paid · Non-conforming |
| 05/12/2026 | 68137 | 260990 | V. E. RALPH & SON, INC. · INV #496259-LSIDDP100-A | 619.20 | Paid · Unverified |
| 05/26/2026 | 68229 | 260113 | RICHARD A. GROSFELT · (1) OPIOID AWARENESS | 3,000.00 | Paid · Conforming |
| 06/01/2026 | open | Encumbrances (balance as of 06/01/2026, no PO detail printed) | 1,130.13 | Open encumbrance · Unverified | |
| Total paid | 26,878.86 | ||||
| Conforming abatement spending | 3,500.00 |
Vendors, and what paid them before.
What fund carried each payee before the opioid account, and how large the opioid slice is against the whole relationship. Bars share one scale.
Full width is $3,598.80, the largest payee total. Solid is the opioid account. Hatched is every other fund.
All documents are public records produced by the jurisdiction. Titles are the documents' own.
No dated event is published for this jurisdiction yet.
No correction received from this jurisdiction. If a figure on this page is wrong, send the record that shows it. The response is published here word for word.
Correct the recordCan opioid settlement money be spent on police cars or license plate readers?
No. Exhibit E of the national settlement lists the approved uses: treatment, recovery, prevention, harm reduction and related supports. Vehicles and surveillance hardware are not among the uses it lists, and state law bars using the funds to replace money a town would otherwise have spent.The approved uses
What did Hasbrouck Heights tell the State it spent the money on?
It certified 3 programs to the Department of Human Services. Each program, its recipient and its amount are reproduced above, beside the payments in the account.See the reports
How was this grade computed?
By code, from a published rubric: reporting integrity 50 percent, spending conformity 40 percent, transparency 10 percent, with hard caps for a certified program that has no payee in the books, for an uncertified transfer out, and for a records refusal.The rubric
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Hasbrouck Heights Borough
Hasbrouck Heights Borough certified a Dave and Buster's night, L.E.A.D. shirts, cleaning supplies, defibrillators and trauma kits to the State as officer training and overdose prevention, and three of its reports put less money on hand than their own figures leave.