Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (UPDATE) Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (UPDATE)
Prosecutor: Investigation Underway Into Alleged Improprieties At Bergen Police Academy (Update) In his first extended public comment since claims of misconduct at the local police academy were revealed by Daily Voice last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed that an investigation by his office is underway. “We take all allegations of misconduct seriously, and we immediately began an investigation” into the allegations at the Bergen County Police Academy in Mahwah after being notified of the alleged improprieties. All of the academy’s instructors except one were relieved of their duties by the New Jersey Police Training Commission (PTC) amid the accusations, Daily Voi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations
State Investigating Clark Township Following Discrimination Allegations The woes for Clark Township continue. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced the Division on Civil Rights is launching an investigation into the township over whether public officials and the police department violated the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.  The investigation follows a scathing report released by Platin's office, that included numerous allegations of misconduct. The division said its investigation will examines, whether Clark and the police department have address and remedied any discrimination by town officials. Last month, Salvatore Bonaccorso, t…

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by Sam Barron
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Man Dies Weeks After Being Critically Injured During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG The Crofton man who struck his head after being struck by a Taser-like device during a police pursuit in Anne Arundel County has died, the state's Attorney General announced. Lavaughn Coleman, 21, died at an area hospital weeks after he was subdued by a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department while disobeying commands. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way in Gambrills, where there was a report of two men inside a vehicle with a gun and drugs. The initial investigati…

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by Zak Failla
Glen Burnie, MD
Police & Fire
Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG
Man Critical Weeks After Hitting Head During Police Pursuit In Maryland: AG A probe has been launched by the Maryland Attorney General's Office after a veteran member of the Anne Arundel County Police Department sent a man to the hospital with critical injuries during a pursuit, authorities announced. Officials say that a man is still in critical condition weeks after an officer used a Taser-like device to subdue a man attempting to flee from an arrest in Gambrills in late October. According to investigators, in the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 29, officers from the department were called to the 900 block of Waugh Chapel Way, where there was a report of two men inside…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran UPDATE: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran
Update: Paterson Police Officer Indicted For Shooting Unarmed Man In Back As He Ran "Drop the gun!" a Paterson police officer shouts several times as he chases a fleeing man down a city street. Suddenly, two shots ring out and Khalif Cooper falls face down in the street. Officer Jerry Moravek, who fired the shots, handcuffs Cooper, 28, who is heard on a bodycam video telling him, "I don't got no gun." A grand jury agreed. Moravek was indicted in Trenton on criminal charges this week for shooting the unarmed Cooper, who was left paralyzed, in June 2022, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced on Thursday, Dec. 7. “Deadly force against a fleeing suspect must be u…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG
Man Struck, Killed By Police Car On South Jersey Highway: NJ AG A man was struck and killed by a police car in South Jersey before dawn on Thanksgiving, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin's office initially withheld the names of the victim and of the officer driving the vehicle following the crash on the White Horse Pike (Route 30) near Whispering Pine Drive in the Atco section of Camden County's Waterford Township at 2:19 a.m. Nov. 23. State law and his own guidelines require the attorney general to review any and all deaths that occur “during an encounter with a law enforcement officer acting in the officer’s official capac…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says 'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says
'Improper, Unlawful': Trooper Punched Handcuffed Drunk Woman In Face, NJ Attorney General Says A New Jersey State Police trooper was charged with punching a handcuffed woman in the face as she sat in the back of a cruiser awaiting a medical evaluation. Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, was among a group of troopers who responded to a report of a trespasser at a home in Cumberland County’s Upper Deerfield Township around 1:30 a.m. Sept. 7, 2022. Two troopers found the victim walking in the middle of the road drunk. She needed a medical evaluation, so the troopers kept her detained -- but not under arrest -- and called for a medical unit, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platk…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Shelton, CT
Police & Fire
Former Shelton Cop Charged With Stalking Police Chief Former Shelton Cop Charged With Stalking Police Chief
Former Shelton Cop Charged With Stalking Police Chief A former Fairfield County police officer has been charged with allegedly stalking his former boss who fired him for mishandling a domestic violence complaint. David Moore, age 61, of Shelton, turned himself in to Connecticut State Police on Friday, Nov. 10 at Troop A in Southbury on an arrest warrant. State Police said Moore was processed and charged with stalking Shelton Police Chief Shawn Sequeira and released on a promise to appear ticket. He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Nov. 27. Moore is accused of stalking his former boss for more than a month.  He was fired in 202…

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by Kathy Reakes
New Haven, CT
News
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating
CT Man With Self-Inflicted Wounds Dies While In Custody: Inspector General Investigating The death of a man who was placed into custody after experiencing a mental health crisis and severely injuring himself has prompted an investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Inspector General into the incident. The investigation will look into an incident that happened in New Haven County on Tuesday, Oct. 31 around 3:45 a.m., when Wolcott Police officers responded to a home on Tyrell Drive where a man was suffering from a mental health crisis. According to the Inspector General's Office, officers were directed to a bedroom in the house, where 52-year-old Wolcott resident Robert…

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by Ben Crnic
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Video: CT Cop Charged With Assault For Using Stun Gun 3 Times On Suspect Video: CT Cop Charged With Assault For Using Stun Gun 3 Times On Suspect
Video: CT Cop Charged With Assault For Using Stun Gun 3 Times On Suspect A Connecticut police officer has been charged with assault and cruelty to a person for using his stun gun on a suspect three times during an arrest, according to authorities. In New Haven County, Naugatuck Police Officer Nicolas David Kehoss, age 36, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 30 by the Connecticut State Police in Southbury. According to a warrant for his arrest and body cam footage, Kehoss used his stun guns three times on a suspect who was wanted for an attempted robbery at a Stop & Shop on Saturday, Oct. 14 in Naugatuck.  During the arrest attempt, the suspect, identifie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
News
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop
Eddie Irizarry Killing: Murder Charges Reinstated Against Ex-Philly Cop A Philadelphia judge has reinstated the criminal charges against an ex-police officer related to the August killing of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry, according to multiple news outlets and court records.  Former PPD officer Mark Dial was charged with murder, aggravated assault, official oppression, and related counts after he shot Irizarry dead during a traffic stop in Kensington on Aug. 14.  Dial originally told investigators he shot Irizarry after the 27-year-old lunged at him with a knife, though his body camera footage later revealed Irizarry never got out of his car.  He w…

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by Mac Bullock
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches
Feds Probe Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Unlawful Searches The Trenton Police Department and the City of Trenton are under federal investigation for a pattern of excessive force and unlawful stops and searches, authorities said. Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in Washington and U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger made the announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The investigation seeks to determine if there are systemic violations of the Constitution and federal law by Trenton police, they said. The probe will include a comprehensive review of TPD policies, training and s…

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by Jon Craig