Press Releases : Office of Public Integrity and Accountability

New Jersey State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman in the Face While Holding a Flashlight

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that a New Jersey State Police trooper from Gloucester County has pleaded guilty after punching a woman in the face while holding a metal flashlight in his hand, while the victim was handcuffed in the backseat of a police vehicle and awaiting a medical evaluation.

UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Video from Ongoing Investigation of Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Hamilton Township

The Attorney General’s Office today released footage from two police body-worn cameras related to the death of a Mercer County man during a police encounter on March 8, 2024, in Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The decedent has been previously identified as Vincent Correa, 44, of Hamilton.

UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Body-Worn Camera Footage, Radio Transmissions from Investigation into Fatal Police-Involved Crash in Atco, N.J., on November 23, 2023

The Attorney General’s Office today released footage from a police body-worn camera and audio of police radio communications relating to the November 23, 2023 death of a Camden County man after he was fatally struck by a police vehicle in the Atco section of Waterford, New Jersey.

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officers Involved in Fatal Shooting in Newark on May 3, 2023

A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a Newark, New Jersey man who was fatally shot by officers from the Newark Police Department on May 3, 2023.

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