Oct 23, 2024 | act of violence | aggravated assault | assault | Body Worn Cameras | cumberland county | flashlight | Gibbstown | handcuffs | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | New Jersey Superior Court | NJ State Trooper | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) | punch | Sentencing | Upper Deerfield Township | New Jersey State Police | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced the sentencing of a former New Jersey State Police (NJSP) trooper for a September 2022 assault in Cumberland County, in which he punched a woman in the face while holding a metal flashlight, as the victim was handcuffed in the back seat of a police vehicle.
Aug 23, 2024 | aggravated assault | Aggravated Manslaughter | County Road 521 | death by auto | decedent | eluding | Fatal Crash | Hope Township | Investigation | New Jersey State Police | NJSP | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | pursuit | Warren County Prosecutor's Office | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today identified the decedent, the driver who allegedly struck his motorcycle, and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) Trooper involved in a police pursuit and fatal crash on August 13, 2024, in Hope Township, Warren County, New Jersey.
Dec 7, 2023 | aggravated assault | Criminal Charges | Grand Jury | Official Misconduct | Paterson | Police Shooting | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability today announced that a state grand jury has voted to file criminal charges against a Paterson police officer who allegedly shot a fleeing man in the back in June 2022, leaving the victim paralyzed.
Nov 17, 2023 | aggravated assault | New Jersey State Trooper | NJSP | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a trooper with the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) has been charged after, as alleged, he punched a woman in the face while holding a flashlight in his hand.
Jul 25, 2023 | aggravated assault | attempted murder | Detective | Grand Jury | Indictment | NJSP | Paterson | possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose | shooting | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Press Release
For Immediate Release: July 25, 2023 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Derek Nececkas, Interim Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov PATERSON — Attorney General...
