Tremaine Hadden, 30, of Bridgeton, was found guilty of six counts by a jury, stemming from the April 2020 shootout with State Police Detective Richard Hershey, which left him seriously hurt.
NJ Attorney General Matthew Platkin filed a civil rights complaint against the Hanover school board for a new policy making teachers tell parents if their child is LGBT.
Eight officers — correctional and police — have been indicted on charges stemming from the Atlantic County police custody death of 41-year-old Mario Terruso in 2019.
A fight between teens at Bridgewater Commons Mall in February 2022 was broken up by two police officers, accused of racial profiling in their response. A year later, state authorities and town officials blame each other over why the officer review is taking so long.
A 9-year-old who had Caldwell police called by a white neighbor as she sprayed for invasive lantern flies has been applauded by Montclair police and the state Attorney General as "resilient" and a model citizen.