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Prosecutor: South Jersey Police Officer Illegally Pepper-Sprayed Suspects Prosecutor: South Jersey Police Officer Illegally Pepper-Sprayed Suspects
Prosecutor: South Jersey Police Officer Illegally Pepper-Sprayed Suspects A Camden County police officer has been forced to quit his public job after illegally using pepper spray on two suspects, authorities said. The former Woodlynne police officer pleaded guilty on Thursday to a charge stemming from a June use-of-force incident, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. Ryan Dubiel, 32, of Wenonah in Gloucester County, admitted to one count of simple assault against two victims, Mayer said. As part of the plea, Dubiel was sentenced to one year of probation, is prohibited from having contact with the victims and must abide by any additional te…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
AG: Mid-State Correctional Officer Pepper Sprayed Inmate, Lied About It AG: Mid-State Correctional Officer Pepper Sprayed Inmate, Lied About It
AG: Mid-State Correctional Officer Pepper Sprayed Inmate, Lied About It A senior correctional officer from the Jersey Shore is accused of pepper spraying an inmate unjustly and then falsifying two reports about the incident, state authorities said. Jovanny Galindo, 32, of Neptune City filed a "special custody" and "use of force" report, saying the inmate was sitting down at the Mid-State Correctional Facility in Wrightstown when the incident occurred.  Galindo reported that the inmate ignored an order and threatened him -- prompting Galindo to use the pepper-spray on June 16, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said on Thursday. An investigation f…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force
Prosecutor: Paterson PD Pepper-Sprayed Deaf Man After He Assaulted Them, Not Excessive Force A deaf man was pepper-sprayed by Paterson police after he first tried to pull car keys from an officer's hand, threw a lit cigarette at them and furiously fought their attempts to handcuff him, authorities said Monday. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her office, in consultation with state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal's office, determined that excessive force wasn't used. At the same time, Valdes said, she and Paterson Police Chief Troy Oswald were reviewing "the entire police response to the incident to determine if all departmental policies and guidelines were fol…

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by Jerry DeMarco