Tag: New Jersey agencies: Page 25

Patrol

N.J. Cops Quarrel Over Quotas

Seven members of the East Orange (N.J.) Police Department said during in-person interviews that the chief has instituted a quota system, demanding more summonses, arrests, pedestrian and motorist stops with little justification.

March 26, 2013

Training

N.J. Cops Investigated for Gangsta-Rap Videos

Four Irvington (N.J.) Police officers now face an internal investigation, after they appeared in gangsta-rap videos on YouTube showing them threatening violence against rivals.

March 11, 2013

Training

2 N.J. Troopers Fired for High-Speed Escort

The New Jersey State Police fired two troopers for altering their license plates to avoid being detected for escorting a convoy of sports cars at high speeds to Atlantic City.

March 10, 2013

Patrol

Video: N.J. Cop Punches Woman

An Elizabeth (N.J.) Police officer is facing an internal-affairs probe, after cell-phone video uploaded to YouTube shows him punching a woman outside a nightclub.

March 6, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Pa. Couple Who Stole 2 Cruisers Charged

New Jersey authorities slapped a Philadelphia couple with multiple charges Wednesday for leading police on a high-speed pursuit with two stolen cruisers in two states.

March 6, 2013

Vehicle Ops

Video: Suspects Arrested After Two Pursuits In Stolen Squads

A Camden Police officer had pulled over a vehicle with a man and a woman in front of the Police Administration Building at about 9:50 a.m. and was writing a ticket, when the suspects struck him and jumped into his patrol car.

March 4, 2013

Patrol

N.J. State Police Pay $135K to Man Arrested Over $129 Bill

The New Jersey State Police agreed to pay $135,000 to a Mount Laurel man whom they arrested in 2007 because of a disputed bill for $129.44 from an auto mechanic.

January 31, 2013

Training

Camden County Police Vote Postponed

Camden (N.J.) Police officers opted to put off a vote on terms offered for jobs on a new Camden County-run force, according to two officers who attended a closed-door union meeting Thursday evening.

January 24, 2013

Training

Camden Begins Dissolving Force for County Police

Local officials can now begin dismantling the Camden (N.J.) Police Department and setting up a new county police agency they say will better serve one of the nation's most crime-ridden cities.

January 3, 2013

Patrol

Off-Duty N.J. Officers Guard Local Schools

Uniformed, off-duty Marlboro (N.J.) Police officers will begin guarding eight public schools to increase security following the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown.

January 2, 2013

Training

Arbitrator: N.J. Town Must Reimburse Officers for Helicopter Training

An arbitrator has ruled against the West Windsor, N.J., township in a battle over who should pay for helicopter flying lessons taken by two police officers, but an appeal is already under way.

January 1, 2013

Patrol

Suspect Opens Fire In N.J. Station, Wounds 3 Officers

A man who was arrested for stalking a former girlfriend overpowered a Gloucester Township (N.J.) Police officer during processing Friday morning and shot three officers inside the station before he was shot and killed.

December 27, 2012