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Editor's Notes

Police Links: Shootings Mar Glad Tidings

December encompasses a large part of the holiday season, so it's sad when a tragedy like the Newtown, Conn., school shooting mars this time of year's glad tidings. That's why it's so nice to hear a sweet story about two Port Authority officers who helped safely deliver a baby in New York's Holland Tunnel.

December 27, 2012

Patrol

27 Killed in Connecticut School Shooting

A gunman killed his mother, then drove to her Connecticut elementary school Friday and fatally shot 26 people, including 20 children. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Adam Lanza, also killed himself.

December 13, 2012

Patrol

Conn. Gunman Killed Mother Before Deadly Rampage

Authorities have identified Adam Lanza as the 20-year-old gunman who fatally shot 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday morning, after killing his mother.

December 13, 2012

Training

N.J. Detective Banned from Public Employment

An Eatontown (N.J.) Police detective has been banned from law enforcement after he pleaded guilty to criminal coercion and evidence tampering.

December 4, 2012

Patrol

Video: Politician Lied About N.J. Trooper's Mistreatment

Dash-cam video has vindicated a New Jersey State Police trooper accused of mistreating a state assemblyman during a traffic stop.

December 3, 2012

Training

Concert Benefits Officers Affected by Sandy

The Monmouth County (N.J.) Traffic Officers Association has scheduled a benefit concert to help police, fire, and EMS personnel who were affected by Superstorm Sandy.

November 28, 2012

Patrol

Steelers' Roethlisberger Gives K-9 Grant To N.J. Agency

The Jersey City PD will use the funds to purchase much needed equipment for their K-9 unit service dogs including crates, ballistic vests, and combat harnesses among other gear for their 10 canines.

November 1, 2012

Patrol

Camden To Rely on Unarmed 'Police Aides'

The aides—unarmed, uniformed civilians without arrest powers—will be trained to collect evidence at crime scenes, respond to radio calls for nonviolent crimes, and relieve officers so they can complete reports once a scene is safe.

October 22, 2012

Training

N.J. Detective Splits Time as Cop and Football Coach

Det. Brian Logan of the Newark (N.J.) PD works the night shift verifying tips in a Crime Stoppers van so he can spend his afternoons coaching his local high school football team.

October 2, 2012

Editor's Notes

Police Links: Lady Cop

Did you ever read comic books as a kid? If so, maybe you knew that once upon a time there was a DC Comics heroine called Lady Cop.

September 27, 2012

Patrol

N.J. Police Investigate 'Wet' In Fatal Attacks On Children

A Camden, N.J. man was charged with murder for allegedly slashing the throat of a 6-year-old Camden boy. Police say he told investigators he was smoking a combination of marijuana and PCP, known as "Wet," just before the killing.

September 4, 2012

Patrol

N.J. Detective Back On the Job After Shooting

Detective Rachel Morgan's psychological recovery has been helped by her membership in the "Swiss Cheese Club," a group of officers shot in the line of duty who provided timely support.

September 1, 2012