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Special Units

NJ Man Charged with Using Flamethrower Against SWAT Team During Standoff

When police arrived at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday, he turned a flamethrower on members of a Bergen County Regional SWAT team.

May 5, 2022

Patrol

NJ Officers Jump in River to Rescue Woman from Sinking Car

Officials say the car went off Freedom Pier, a fishing spot in Gloucester City, and plunged into the river just after 1 p.m.

April 29, 2022

Patrol

Some NJ City Leaders Say They Will Fire Officers Over Off-Duty Pot Use

The Newark Municipal Council passed a resolution 5-0 asking Mayor Ras J. Baraka to issue an order prohibiting Newark police officers from using marijuana while off duty.

April 22, 2022

Point of Law

New Law Says NJ Cops Can Smoke Pot Off Duty, Officials May Change It

Last week, just ahead of the start of legal recreational marijuana sales this week, New Jersey acting Attorney General Matt Platkin issued a memo to all law enforcement chief executives reminding them that law enforcement agencies in the state cannot take “any adverse action against any officers because they do or do not use cannabis off duty.”

April 20, 2022

Patrol

NJ Officers Will Soon be Allowed to Use Marijuana Off Duty

Police officers are barred from possessing or using marijuana while on the clock, or performing any work while under the influence.

April 15, 2022

Patrol

NJ Officer Catches 3-Year-Old Boy Tossed from Burning Apartment

The man disappeared back into the apartment as the officers shouted from the ground for him to hurry, and he then reappeared with the toddler.

March 9, 2022

Patrol

Video Released of NJ Backhoe Rampage That Ended with Fatal OIS

“He’s going into houses, Jim. We’ve gotta do something now,” one officer declares as he races after the vehicle. Footage from Vineland Police Sgt. Louis Platania’s body camera shows him exit his car and run toward the backhoe.

January 14, 2022

Patrol

NJ Officer Killed in Crash with Garbage Truck

Officer Julio Noriega was driving his Honda to work when he crashed into the truck and his vehicle caught fire, the department said on social media.

January 11, 2022

Point of Law

NJ Bill Would Allow Officers to Review Video Before Writing Reports for Some Incidents

Police would still have to write initial summaries from memory in cases where somebody died.

January 11, 2022

Patrol

Off-Duty NJ Officer Shot Trying to Stop Robbery

Officials said the bullet grazed the face of the officer, who suffered a non-life-threatening injury and was being treated at a local hospital. The officer is expected to recover.

December 28, 2021

Patrol

NJ Officer Fatally Shoots Man who Flipped Patrol Vehicle with Backhoe

Witnesses said the suspect flipped a patrol vehicle and an ambulance, crashed into another patrol vehicle, damaged privately owned vehicles, and even damaged some homes.

December 20, 2021

Patrol

NJ Officers Swept Away in Floodwaters Fire Their Guns to Summon Help

Officer James Hoffman's patrol car started taking on water, then started floating away — sliding sideways about 100 yards into deeper water. He ditched his bulky duty vest, climbed through a window and started swimming. He found a tree and held on.

September 2, 2021