Tag: New Jersey agencies: Page 24

Vehicle Ops

Police: N.J. Fleet Manager Posed As Officer In Robbery

The fleet manager of the new Camden County (N.J.) Police Department allegedly posed as a police officer to stop a pedestrian and rob him using a police badge, radio, and agency vehicle.

August 25, 2013

Patrol

N.J. Officers Train to Engage Active Shooters

An active shooter drill today at Liberty Middle School in West Orange, N.J., tested the response of a dozen law enforcement agencies to a situation similar to last year’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

August 19, 2013

Patrol

N.J. Law Makes It Illegal to Threaten Police Dogs

New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that makes it a crime to threaten a police K-9 being used by a law enforcement agency.

August 14, 2013

Patrol

N.J. Detectives Ambushed By Parolee Boyfriend

Two Trenton (N.J.) Police detectives were shot and critically wounded by the boyfriend of a domestic violence victim while following up during an ongoing investigation at a residence.

August 14, 2013

Technology

Google Glass Captures Arrest

A Google Glass beta tester captured a fight and arrest during a rowdy Fourth of July celebration in Wildwood, N.J., in what is one of the first police responses captured by the new technology.

July 7, 2013

Training

Gangsta-Rapping N.J. Cops Could Be Fired

Four Irvington police officers who starred in a controversial music video that featured the town's police union president spouting what some have called racially insensitive and homophobic remarks are facing internal affairs charges and could be fired.

June 2, 2013

Training

N.J. Ex-Trooper Gets Probation for High-Speed Escort

The former New Jersey trooper who led a high-speed convoy of exotic sports cars dubbed the "death race" has been sentenced to a year of probation and 75 hours of community service.

May 12, 2013

Training

Camden County Police On Patrol

New officers with the Camden County (N.J.) Police Department's Metro Division took over patrol duties from the now-disbanded Camden Police Department on Wednesday. Officials promised more boots on the ground to deal with the crime-plagued city. Read more here. Photos courtesy of Nicholas Henderson/Camden County.

May 2, 2013

Training

Camden County Police Take Over, City Agency Disbanded

A new county police force formally took over law enforcement duties in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, as one of America's most dangerous cities dissolved its municipal police force.

May 1, 2013

Patrol

Reward Doubled to $2M for N.J. Trooper's Killer

The reward for the capture of a 1970s black nationalist who killed a New Jersey trooper doubled to $2 million on the 40th anniversary of the crime. The FBI also named Assata Shakur to its Most Wanted Terrorists.

May 1, 2013

Technology

Video: N.J. Cops Tackle Robbery Suspect

East Orange (N.J.) Police tackled a man suspected of robbing a dollar store within minutes of the crime after municipal cameras identified him heading east on Park Avenue.

April 24, 2013

Training

Camden County Officers Begin Patrolling City

The first wave of officers from the newly constituted Camden County Police Department's Metro Division hit the streets Monday to curb violent crime, rampant drug dealing, and prostitution in one of the country's most dangerous jurisdictions.

April 8, 2013