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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2011

N.J. Trooper Dies of Heart Attack During Commercial Duty

New Jersey Trooper Anthony Fotiou suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting commercial vehicle inspections at the Carney's Point Scales.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 31, 2011

Off-Duty N.J. Cop Left Barber Chair To Confront Man With Gun

When the officer, who has not been named, confronted 21-year-old Jermaine Eason, he identified himself as an officer, showed his badge, and drew his weapon. The incident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2011

Camden, N.J., Hires Back 30% of Laid-Off Officers

Camden Mayor Dana Redd announced she would use $2.5 million paid to the city by the South Jersey Port Corp. and federal grants to hire back the officers, along with 15 firefighters.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2011

Violent Crime Spikes in Camden Since Police Layoffs

Two months after Camden, N.J., laid off 160 police officers, city prosecutors have released a sobering report showing a dramatic rise in violent crime in the drug-and-crime-ridden city of 80,000 residents, the Associated Press reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2011

Paramus Officer Hopes She's 'Coming Back To Work'

Officer Rachel Morgan wrote a note to Acting Police Chief Christopher Brock communicating her desire to return to patrol, writing "Tell me I'm coming back to work,"

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2011

Physical Arrest of Rutgers Student Posted To YouTube

When officers arrived at a chaotic scene, 50 people were in the street outside a house party at Stone and Prosper streets. One officer tackled Keepers to stop him from kicking another person, and Marx jumped on the officers' back.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2011

Slain N.J. Cop's Fiancee: No More Layoffs

Speaking to an audience of New Jersey state senators, the fiancee of slain Lakewood (N.J.) Police Officer Christopher Matlosz said the thought of laying off more cops "makes me sick to my stomach."

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2011

N.J. Officer Shot In Roadside Gunfight

Paramus (N.J.) Police Officer Rachel Morgan was shot several times while exchanging gunfire with a suspect, who she attempted to pull over for speeding and driving with fictitious plates.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 7, 2011

Man Who Shot Paramus Officer Turned Gun On Himself

The 23-year-old north New Jersey man who shot a Paramus (N.J.) Police officer after a vehicle pursuit on Sunday turned the gun on himself during the gunfight, suffering severe brain damage.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 17, 2011

Camden Officers Begin Turning In Badges, Guns

Mayor Dana Redd and Camden Police Chief Scott Thomson have said the agency will continue to manage even though the approximately 370-member force was hacked in half.

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