As the state’s requirement for all uniformed police to wear body cameras takes effect in June, the state has expanded which officers are included in that mandate.
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has joined 43 other counterparts across the country, asking Facebook to abandon plans for a new version of Instagram specifically aimed at users 13 and younger.
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the mandatory terms were “outdated policy," which was hurting residents and disproportionately affecting young men of color.
Senator Mike Testa, R-Cumberland, said the money appears to have been used to reimburse the state for the salaries of troopers doing their regular job, some only tangentially involved with the pandemic such as marine police.
Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said New Jersey’s marijuana legalization laws will likely have unintended consequences, including a legitimate concern that police officers will stop enforcing alcohol and pot possession laws for fear of prosecution.
A fourth correctional police officer has been charged in a “brutal attack” on inmates at the state’s women’s prison after prosecutors say he lied and tried to cover up the attack, which was caught on surveillance camera.