Tag: New Jersey agencies: Page 30

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N.J. Cops Offer Reward for Off-duty Officer's Shooter

New Jersey authorities offered a $25,000 reward for the suspect who fatally shot a Newark PD police officer outside a strip club early Monday.

November 7, 2011

Patrol

Off-duty N.J. Detective Fatally Shot During Armed Robbery

A Newark Police detective was fatally shot earlier this morning attempting to stop an armed robbery outside of a club in Paterson. Det. Michael Morgan, 32, was shot outside the Sunrise Lounge club on Straight Street around 3 a.m.

November 6, 2011

Training

NAACP: Increase Black Troopers In N.J.

George Gore, the political action chairman of the NAACP's New Jersey chapter, said the consent decree requires good-faith efforts to recruit blacks, and "they have not lived up to that."

October 6, 2011

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N.J. State Police Are a Model Agency, A.G. Says

The New Jersey State Police have been a "model law enforcement agency" since being placed under federal oversight in 2009, the state's Attorney General Paula Dow said at a press conference this morning.

October 4, 2011

Patrol

Feds Fund Hiring of 1,000 Local Officers

The DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office awarded the grants to 238 law enforcement agencies and municipalities. The awards will create or help preserve 1,021 sworn law enforcement positions.

September 28, 2011

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N.J. Cop who Claimed Sgt. Left Him In Wreck Gets Settlement

Edison (N.J.) Police officer Joseph Kenney has received $250,000 from the city to settle a harassment claim that arose after he rescued two men from a smoking auto wreck.

September 12, 2011

Special Units

Newark "Bloods" Street Gang Leader Arrested and Charged

Narik "Spaz" Wilson has been arrested and charged with two counts of being a felon in possession of firearms. He is alleged to be the leader of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang that waged a "street war" against a rival gang.

August 31, 2011

Patrol

Camden Police Director Resigns After Council Nixes Appointment

Camden's Mayor Dana Redd hired Lanuel J. Ferguson, a high-ranking member of the New Jersey State Police, in July and agreed to pay him a $100,000 salary. The City Council refused to confirm him as police director and members said the money could be better used to hire back patrol officers who were laid off earlier this year.

August 10, 2011

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Video: Exonerated N.J. Cop Seeks Job Back

A Passaic (N.J.) Police Department officer who has been suspended without pay for two years is expected to rejoin the force, after he was exonerated of using excessive force on a schizophrenic man.

August 5, 2011

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Officer Layoffs: Getting a Pink Slip

Law enforcement layoff stories are plentiful in fiscally hard-hit regions like the Rust Belt, but no area of the country is immune. Sworn officers from Sun Belt cities like Tulsa and Phoenix have also grappled with budget cuts. Some cities manage budgets by cutting overtime, contracting out internal affairs investigations, cutting civilian positions, and gutting special units.

August 4, 2011

Patrol

Officer Layoffs: Two Lives

Two officers share their stories of how they dealt with being laid off by their agencies.

August 4, 2011

Patrol

Officer Layoffs: Assistance from Your Former Agency

Waiting for a recall doesn't pay the bills for laid-off officers. Fortunately, most officers who are laid off may no longer be on the job, but they are not forgotten by their comrades.

August 4, 2011