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GLEN ROCK, NJ – In a proactive step to enhance local policing strategies and counter complex global threats, leaders from the Glen Rock Police Department (GRPD) recently participated in a key international law enforcement conference in New York City.
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Ridgewood NJ, New Jersey is taking a major step to ensure every town and county is equally prepared for the unimaginable.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today issued a critical, statewide directive—Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2025-2—mandating that all New Jersey law enforcement agencies develop and maintain an Active Violent Events Policy that meets a consistent, high standard.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police Department is growing! In a special ceremony, Mayor Paul Vagianos had the pleasure of swearing in three new police officers, a key step in strengthening the department’s ability to serve and protect the community.
Continue reading Ridgewood Welcomes Three New Police Officers to the Force
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Englewood Cliffs NJ, a tense situation was successfully defused this week thanks to the swift response and crisis intervention skills of officers from the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department.
Continue reading Palisades Interstate Parkway Police De-escalate Crisis with Calm and Compassion
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JUNE 12, 2015, 10:46 PM LAST UPDATED: SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2015, 12:05 AM
BY STEFANIE DAZIO
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
When a police officer uses deadly force against a suspect, the questions from grieving — and often angry — relatives tend to be as predictable as they are wrenching: Why didn’t the officer aim for the suspect’s arm or leg? Did the officer have to fire so many shots? Couldn’t he have used a baton, pepper spray or a stun gun instead?
The answer in many cases, experts said, is that officers who fire at suspects in deadly force situations are following their training.
These questions and others were raised anew on Friday, a day after a police officer fatally shot a 22-year-old man on a Hackensack street corner. Authorities said he brandished a large knife at the officer, who had responded to an emergency call reporting a domestic violence incident. The fatal shooting was the third in three weeks involving police in Bergen County.
Several experts who agreed to speak generally about deadly force situations said no amount of training can fully prepare officers for the pounding adrenaline and the split-second, life-or-death decisions they must make when confronted with a dangerous suspect.
