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N.J. Trooper Dies of Heart Attack During Commercial Duty

New Jersey Trooper Anthony Fotiou suffered a fatal heart attack while conducting commercial vehicle inspections at the Carney's Point Scales.

April 3, 2011

Patrol

Off-Duty N.J. Cop Left Barber Chair To Confront Man With Gun

When the officer, who has not been named, confronted 21-year-old Jermaine Eason, he identified himself as an officer, showed his badge, and drew his weapon. The incident occurred at about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday.

March 30, 2011

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Camden, N.J., Hires Back 30% of Laid-Off Officers

Camden Mayor Dana Redd announced she would use $2.5 million paid to the city by the South Jersey Port Corp. and federal grants to hire back the officers, along with 15 firefighters.

March 16, 2011

Patrol

Violent Crime Spikes in Camden Since Police Layoffs

Two months after Camden, N.J., laid off 160 police officers, city prosecutors have released a sobering report showing a dramatic rise in violent crime in the drug-and-crime-ridden city of 80,000 residents, the Associated Press reports.

March 7, 2011

Patrol

Paramus Officer Hopes She's 'Coming Back To Work'

Officer Rachel Morgan wrote a note to Acting Police Chief Christopher Brock communicating her desire to return to patrol, writing "Tell me I'm coming back to work,"

February 10, 2011

Patrol

Physical Arrest of Rutgers Student Posted To YouTube

When officers arrived at a chaotic scene, 50 people were in the street outside a house party at Stone and Prosper streets. One officer tackled Keepers to stop him from kicking another person, and Marx jumped on the officers' back.

February 7, 2011

Patrol

Slain N.J. Cop's Fiancee: No More Layoffs

Speaking to an audience of New Jersey state senators, the fiancee of slain Lakewood (N.J.) Police Officer Christopher Matlosz said the thought of laying off more cops "makes me sick to my stomach."

February 7, 2011

Patrol

N.J. Officer Shot In Roadside Gunfight

Paramus (N.J.) Police Officer Rachel Morgan was shot several times while exchanging gunfire with a suspect, who she attempted to pull over for speeding and driving with fictitious plates.

February 6, 2011

Patrol

Man Who Shot Paramus Officer Turned Gun On Himself

The 23-year-old north New Jersey man who shot a Paramus (N.J.) Police officer after a vehicle pursuit on Sunday turned the gun on himself during the gunfight, suffering severe brain damage.

February 6, 2011

Patrol

Camden Officers Begin Turning In Badges, Guns

Mayor Dana Redd and Camden Police Chief Scott Thomson have said the agency will continue to manage even though the approximately 370-member force was hacked in half.

January 16, 2011

Special Units

Public Tips Led Police To Accused N.J. Cop Killer

At the time he fatally shot Officer Matlosz in the face after the officer stopped to talk with him, Crockam had an arrest warrant for illegal possession of a rifle and hollow-point bullets. It isn't known whether the officer knew about the warrant.

January 15, 2011

Patrol

Proactive N.J. Officer Shot During Field Interview

Lakewood Police Officer Chris Matlosz, 27, had stopped his patrol car in a residential neighborhood and begun questioning the subject when the man pulled out a handgun and opened fire shortly after 4 p.m.

January 13, 2011