Monthly Archives: April 2011

Newark Murders Soar After Mass Police Layoffs

The Star-Ledger reported this week that the last three shooting deaths in Newark pushed the homicide total for 2011 to 29 so far, a leap of 71% from last year at this time, something they are connecting to police layoffs. … Continue reading

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Judge Makes Example of Police Dispatcher in Official Misconduct Case

A former Dover police dispatcher faced serious charges and was left with a four year prison sentence and no question about the judge’s desire to make an example of him. The thirty-nine year old man worked for the department for … Continue reading

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Veto Signals Coming Parole Reforms

Last week Governor Christie vetoed a measure that would’ve changed the mandatory release practices of inmates. His veto reinstated the parole board’s discretion in who should be released, allowing a return to common sense parole practices rather than mandatory releases.

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