Feb 28, 2024 | Corruption Bureau | forged signatures | illegitimate building permits | Indictment | OPIA | Paterson | Paterson City Building Permits | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a state grand jury has voted to indict a Paterson housing and zoning inspector as well as an accomplice, charging them for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to accept money in exchange for illegitimate building permits bearing forged signatures, purported to be issued by the City of Paterson.
Dec 11, 2023 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police Shooting | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Paterson | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a fatal police-involved shooting on December 29, 2021, in Paterson.
Dec 8, 2023 | ARRIVE Together | collaboration | community needs | Expansion | Law Enforcement | mental health emergencies | mental health professionals | Paterson | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the City of Paterson, New Jersey’s third largest city, will be the first municipality in Passaic County to participate in the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program.
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 21, 2023 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | autopsy results | ballistics testing | Fatal Police Shooting | Independent Prosecutor Directive | interviews of witnesses | OPIA | Paterson | photographs | review of surveillance camera footage | State Grand Jury | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a fatal shooting by a Paterson Police detective on October 10, 2022.
