Tag: New Jersey agencies: Page 20

Patrol

N.J. Recruit Accepts Marriage Proposal at Academy Graduation

After she received her Mercer County (N.J.) Police Academy graduation certificate, Brittney Fornarotto's correction officer boyfriend dropped down on one knee and asked her to marry him before sliding a diamond ring on her finger.

February 17, 2015

Technology

Video: N.J. Department Happy with TASER Axon Body Cams

Six months in, wearing TASER Axon cameras is part of the daily routine for officers of the Evesham Township (N.J.) Police Department, and the agency has benefited from their use.

February 13, 2015

Patrol

New Jersey Detective Dies Two Weeks After Vehicle Crash

A detective from the Ocean County (N.J.) Prosecutor's Office died early Wednesday from injuries he suffered in a Lacey Township crash two weeks earlier.

January 22, 2015

Patrol

Video: Dashcam Footage Released of Controversial New Jersey T-Stop Shooting

Video and audio of a traffic stop shooting released by the Bridgeton (N.J.) Police Department on Tuesday shows two officers ordering Jerame Reid not to move before Reid appears to push his way out of the passenger side door and is shot by officers.

January 21, 2015

Patrol

Video: New Jersey Officer Struck, Killed by SUV

One Cliffside Park (N.J.) PD special police officer was killed and another injured on foot patrol when they were struck by an SUV this weekend. Officer Stephen Petruzzello died this morning.

December 29, 2014

Technology

Dashcam Video Clears New Jersey Officer of Wrongdoing During Traffic Stop

During the traffic stop, officers broke out the passenger side window of Cephas' car and pulled him physically from the vehicle. Cephas contacted local and national media and, because this was shortly after the shooting of Michael Brown, the media pounced on the story.

December 19, 2014

Patrol

New Jersey Officer Charged with Shooting Patrol Car

Da'Shaun Carr, 23, of Clayton, was charged Nov. 17 with false public alarm in the incident that occurred Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. at New Brooklyn Park in Winslow.

November 21, 2014

Patrol

Suspect Shot, Killed After He Opened Fire on New Jersey Officers

Three bullet holes were visible in the windshield of police SUV at the scene. It appears the driver's side window has also been shattered.

November 13, 2014

Patrol

Video: New Jersey Officer Saved by Body Armor During Shootout

According to police, East Orange Sgt. Michael Williams was fired upon several times on North Oraton Parkway around 11:30 a.m., after he attempted to stop 29-year-old city resident Robert O'Neil, who was riding a bicycle.

November 6, 2014

Patrol

Video: New Jersey Troopers' Cruiser Sideswiped by Jeep at Traffic Stop

The close call was captured on dashcam video back on October 11 around 10:30 p.m. Two New Jersey state troopers from the Hamilton station pulled over a car for a minor traffic violation along I-95 in Upper Freehold Township. As the troopers stood on the passenger side, a speeding vehicle suddenly clipped the stopped car as well as the state police cruiser.

October 23, 2014

Patrol

N.J. Court Rules for Cop Killer's Parole

A man convicted in the 1973 killing of a state trooper should be released on parole, a state appeals court ruled Monday in a case where a codefendant remains one of the state's most wanted fugitives four decades later.

September 29, 2014

Patrol

New Jersey Officer Shoots Suspect After Stabbing, Gun Grab

A knife-wielding suspect was shot by an Asbury Park, N.J., police officer during a sidewalk struggle Monday morning that left another officer injured, authorities said.

September 29, 2014