Atlantic City, NJ, Police Response To Being Called Nazis & More

It all started with a traffic stop, which next led to allegations that the Atlantic City Police had targeted a local immigration group member.

What then followed a few days later was a promised protest — which ultimately resulted in arrests being made.

Directly Below Is A Link To Our Real Time Breaking News Coverage From Yesterday

The Immigration Group Is Called El Pueblo Unido

Atlantic City PBA Local 24 Responds To Being Called Nazis

First I want to make it clear, I do not speak for Chief Sarkos or the rest of our command staff. I am really struggling to understand why anyone would be protesting ACPD. We are ordered to follow the guidelines provided by the attorney generals office on immigration. We do not assist ICE when they are doing their operations in the city. Based off the surveillance video and the other videos posted, you can clearly see why the tickets were written. Our officers did absolutely nothing wrong! To suggest they did or to suggest we are assisting ICE is absurd. To hear people call our officers "nazis" and other disparaging names is very troubling. The people of this community know we are fair and try to treat everyone with respect. A lot of us were born and raised in this city or in the county. We all have friends and family in the immigrant community. The majority of our department are minority officers, so to call us all racists is absolutely insane. You can't just recklessly drive around the city running traffic lights and put others at risk. Our officers will do their job. If you are not from AC then take this insanity back to your own town — Atlantic City PBA Local # 24.

Atlantic City Police Chief Jim Sarkos Defends His Staff & Department’s Reputation

Jim Sarkos, Atlantic City Chief of Police photo.

The Atlantic City Police Department is aware of a recent Facebook post by El Pueblo Unido regarding a motor vehicle stop conducted by an Atlantic City police officer. The post creates a misleading impression about why the vehicle was stopped and the actions taken by the officer. The facts are straightforward: the officer personally observed a dangerous motor vehicle violation that created a serious risk to the safety of the public. For transparency, we are releasing a video taken from a city surveillance camera of the motor vehicle violation in question. The officer did exactly what our officers are trained, sworn, and expected to do. He conducted a motor vehicle stop after observing dangerous driving and issued the appropriate summons, said Sarkos.