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Patrol

NJ Officer Fatally Shoots Suspect who Stole Patrol Vehicle

After a Franklin officer got out his cruiser, authorities say 41-year-old Roy K. Jackel Jr. of Cape May Court House, NJ, got in the police vehicle and drove away.

April 7, 2021

Command

NJ Chief Charged Over Having Officers Work for His Business

The chief is accused of conspiracy, official misconduct and corruption of public resources in connection with an alleged abuse of power that benefited his funeral home.

March 10, 2021

Command

NJ Chief "Claws" Across Ice to Rescue Mother and Toddler from Frozen River

"I lay down on my stomach and just started digging into the ice with my fingers to claw my way out. It felt like eternity with her screaming,” Chief Mike Foligno said.

February 5, 2021

Patrol

Video Released of Suspect Slashing New Jersey Officer's Face

Antwan Whitlock, 35, of Union Township, allegedly slashed an officer with a knife in late December, officials said. He was later hit with a Taser and stabbed himself in the chest, although he was not hit when officers fired at him after the alleged knife attack, according to the state attorney general’s office.

January 22, 2021

Patrol

NJ Officer Killed in Hunting Accident

Jason Franco was hunting deer with a family member in Wantage when he was struck by a single round from a shotgun, First Assistant Prosecutor Gregory Mueller said.

December 10, 2020

Patrol

Rookie NJ Officer Saves Man from Burning Vehicle

Howell Township Police Officer Nocholas Volpe was seen on his body camera and his vehicle's dash cam rescuing the man. The officer ran up to the car after it had struck a tree, with clouds of smoke billowing out from it and the flames already spreading.

November 25, 2020

Patrol

Teenager Reunites With Officers Who Saved Her Life After Summer Car Crash

Seventeen-year-old Rebecca Kniffin was pinned between two SUVs, one of them on fire.

November 12, 2020

Patrol

Off-Duty Officer Shoots, Wounds Man Who Tried to Rob Him

An officer with the Paterson (NJ) Police Department reportedly shot and wounded a man who allegedly attempted to rob him on Sunday night.

October 19, 2020

Patrol

Community Comes to Aid of New Jersey Officer Who Lost Home to Fire

The Garfield (NJ) Police Department has called out for help for an officer who lost her home, her car, and all of her material possessions when a fire engulfed two structures on Saturday night.

September 21, 2020

Patrol

7 Shots Hit Home of Married NJ Officers While They and Baby Were Inside

The officers and their 10-day-old baby were not injured. They were on the second floor at the time.

September 18, 2020

Patrol

NJ Officer Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

LT. David Grogan began calling out to the trapped residents when he heard a woman respond and then crawled onto the balcony and into the burning apartment to locate her. He found the woman and pulled her onto the balcony where firefighters were waiting. Lieutenant Grogan helped lower the woman onto a fire truck ladder where she was helped to safety.

September 17, 2020

Patrol

New Jersey Officer Dies Just Hours After Pulling Woman From River

Officer Sean Peek was found unresponsive by family members at his home late Sunday morning, just hours after he had and other officers responded to calls of a woman who had either jumped into or fallen into an area river.

September 8, 2020