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Patrol

New Jersey Officer Injured While Pursuing Stolen Vehicle

An officer with the Franklin Lakes Borough Police Department was injured when his patrol vehicle struck a stolen car he was pursuing Thursday.

August 23, 2019

Special Units

New Jersey Department Launches UAV Unit

The Cherry Hill Police Department announced on Thursday that it is launching a drone unit.

August 9, 2019

Training

NJ Attorney General Announces Plan to Address Officer Suicide

Dubbed the New Jersey Resiliency Program for Law Enforcement, it will require that all New Jersey police officers finish a two-day training course on coping mechanisms by the end of 2022, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in a statement.

August 7, 2019

Patrol

New Jersey Officers Give Autistic Boy a New Service Dog

Police officers with the Newark Police Department have donated a new service dog to a 10-year-old boy with autism after learning that his previous dog had died when it was struck by a car.

July 25, 2019

Patrol

New Jersey Police Captain Badly Injured in Vehicle Collision

A captain with the Orange (NJ) Police Department was severely injured in a patrol vehicle collision on Monday morning.

July 23, 2019

Patrol

Off-Duty New Jersey Officer Reportedly Shoots, Kills Estranged Wife

An off-duty officer with the Newark Police Department reportedly shot and killed his estranged wife, and badly wounded the woman's boyfriend on Saturday night.

July 16, 2019

Patrol

New Jersey Officer Who Reportedly Overdosed on Heroin in Squad Car is Fired

An officer with the Franklin Township (NJ) Police Department who reportedly overdosed on heroin while on duty in April has been fired.

July 16, 2019

Patrol

Unoccupied New Jersey Patrol Vehicle Struck by Commuter Train

A patrol vehicle belonging to the Long Branch (NJ) Police Department that rolled away from a roadside incident and came to rest on train tracks operated by New Jersey Transit was struck by a train on Monday afternoon.

July 16, 2019

Patrol

New Jersey Woman Arrested for Reportedly Stabbing Officers

A New Jersey woman reportedly stabbed two police officers at a home in Newark on Independence Day.

July 8, 2019

Patrol

Off-Duty Officer Saves Man from Massive Home Explosion

An off-duty police officer was in the right place at the right time when a home in Ridgefield (NJ) suddenly exploded, leaving a man injured.

June 18, 2019

Patrol

New Jersey Trooper Revives Electrocuted Man on Turnpike

A New Jersey State trooper who was working traffic detail at a construction site on the New Jersey Turnpike saw two workers electrocuted at the job site and revived one of the men by performing CPR.

May 27, 2019

Point of Law

Video: NJ Officer Charged with Manslaughter Over OIS During Pursuit

A Newark, NJ, police officer has been indicted four months after fatally shooting the driver of a fleeing vehicle during a pursuit caught on the officer’s body cam.

May 22, 2019