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Attorney General Matt Platkin announced the appointment of Wayne Mello as the new acting prosecutor of Hudson County, according to a Saturday release.

Mello has served as Hudson County’s first assistant prosecutor since 2016 and will now take over the office’s top role. Esther Suarez, the outgoing prosecutor who has worked in the role since 2015, retired effective Friday.

“As Acting Hudson County Prosecutor, Wayne Mello will bring valuable prosecutorial and leadership experience, institutional knowledge, and continuity,” Platkin said in a release. “Respected by prosecutors and defense attorneys alike, his talent, background, attention to detail, and heartfelt work on behalf of victims make him the right choice to lead the fight for justice for the people of Hudson County.”

Mello will oversee the office’s 70 prosecutors and 100 detectives. He has previously worked in the Morris and Bergen County prosecutor’s offices.

“I am profoundly grateful and honored to be asked by Attorney General Platkin to serve in this position,” Mello said. “I look forward to taking on the challenges of the role and having the opportunity to stand up for victims, pursue justice, to improve public safety, and to ensure the well-being of all Hudson County residents.”

Platkin thanked Suarez, the county’s first Hispanic prosecutor, for her decade leading the office.

“I also want to thank his predecessor, Esther Suarez, for her many years of dedicated public service, during which she built up her office’s investigative, emergency-response, and victim-advocacy capabilities, and worked hard in seeking justice and making Hudson County safer,” Platkin said.

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