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Hackensack NJ, advancing efforts that led to a 16% drop in the number of vehicles stolen in New Jersey between September 2022 and March 2023, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that 34 law enforcement agencies in 21 counties and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) will receive grant funding to acquire or expand technology to combat auto theft thanks to $10 million in funding made available by the Murphy Administration.
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Clifton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a bias intimidation charge against a Passaic County man in connection with vandalism targeting the Dr. Hani Awadallah public school in Paterson, NJ in the early morning hours of April 10, 2023.
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Hopewell NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the former Howell Township police chief is facing criminal charges after he allegedly lied in a township investigation and threatened a high-ranking member of the police department in order to cover up a sexual affair with a subordinate.
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Manville NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the filing of criminal charges against Manville’s police chief, who allegedly engaged in a years-long pattern of sexually predatory behavior targeting multiple women.
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Ridgewood NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the launch of a high visibility enforcement effort to mitigate the menace of distracted driving. Between April 1 and the 30th, law enforcement officers will work together to enforce laws prohibiting texting and distracted driving.
Continue reading NJ Division of Highway Traffic Safety Remind Motorists – U Drive. U Text. U Pay
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Freehold NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a former member of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) has been sentenced to prison time without the possibility of parole, after a jury found him guilty of misusing an NJSP identification card, which he should not have had in his possession, in order to get out of a series of police traffic stops in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that his Office is superseding the Paterson Police Department, and assuming control of all police functions, including internal affairs investigations, effective immediately. Isa Abbassi, a twenty-five-year veteran of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and its current Chief of Strategic Initiatives, will become the Officer-in-Charge of the Paterson Police Department in May, having been appointed to that position by Attorney General Platkin. In the interim, command of the department will be assumed by key members of the Attorney General’s staff and leaders from within the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).
Continue reading NJ Attorney General Seizes Control of the Paterson Police Department
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North Bergen NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the New Jersey State Police (NJSP), and the New York Police Department (NYPD) today announced the seizure of 100 guns and 200 large capacity ammunition magazines (LCMs) that were stolen in transit between a Vermont firearms importer and a Louisiana weapons wholesaler last week. Most of the recovered cargo was found stashed in a Hudson County storage facility. A New Jersey woman has been charged with unlawful possession of the weapons and related offenses.
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Teaneck NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a 14-year prison sentence for a Bergen County man who acted as the leader of a criminal ring responsible for numerous residential burglaries across much of New Jersey.
Continue reading Ringleader of Bergen Residential Burglary Gang from Teaneck Gets 14-years
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Newton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart today announced that a suspended Vernon township police officer pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his pursuit of personal relationships with women for his own prurient interests while on duty, even as his role as a law enforcement officer compromised their ability to freely consent.
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Newark NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is announcing today that the nursing licenses of 20 New Jersey medical professionals have been rescinded following the United States Department of Justice’s investigation into allegations of fraudulently issued Florida nursing diplomas.
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a guilty plea was entered by a manager of two Paterson school bus companies accused of employing unqualified drivers, operating unsafe buses, and failing to conduct mandatory drug testing and background checks on its employees.
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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan today announced the arrest of a man charged with opening fire on two on-duty New Jersey State Troopers in Paterson and hitting one, in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 2.
Continue reading Man Accused of Shooting NJ State Trooper in Paterson Arrested in South Carolina
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Ridgefield NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners has temporarily suspended Dr. Peter V. Driscoll’s medical license over allegations of solicitation of and engagement in sexual contact with a patient as well as other forms of misconduct.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police today announced the arrest of a man charged with kidnapping a woman he met in New Mexico last year, traveling to New Jersey with her, and assaulting her in the Burlington County residence where they rented a room.
