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State AG Calls For Elizabeth Police Director To Step Down, Appoints New County Prosecutor State AG Calls For Elizabeth Police Director To Step Down, Appoints New County Prosecutor
State AG Calls For Elizabeth Police Director To Step Down, Appoints New County Prosecutor New Jersey's Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Friday that he's appointed a new acting prosecutor in Union County following widespread allegations that the public safety director in Elizabeth habitually used racist and sexist language.  Police Director James Cosgrove has  been under investigation since February following several complaints of inappropriate behavior towards black and female staff under his command, as well as allegations that he routinely threatened retribution against those who brought complaints against him.  In an interview with Daily Voice earlie…

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by Paul Milo
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Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Pregnant Bus Driver In Elizabeth Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Pregnant Bus Driver In Elizabeth
Man Pleads Guilty To Beating Up Pregnant Bus Driver In Elizabeth A 39-year-old Union resident pleaded guilty to assaulting a pregnant NJ Transit bus driver, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.  Andre Dawson III attacked the woman around 4:30 p.m. Jan. 28 while the bus was traveling in Elizabeth at Broad Street and Westfield Avenue. The woman suffered bumps, cuts and bruises in the attack. She was treated at Trinitas Regional Medical Center.  Dawson was arrested in February following an investigation by Elizabeth Police Department Detectives Paul Tillotson and James Szpond, as well as New Jersey Transit Police Dep…

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by Paul Milo