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Ex-Con Killed In Shootout With Police On Garden State Parkway ID'd Ex-Con Killed In Shootout With Police On Garden State Parkway ID'd
Ex-Con Killed In Shootout With Police On Garden State Parkway ID'd New Jersey's top law officer on Monday identified a gunman who was killed in a shootout with Cranford police following a high-speed pursuit and crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge. Ex-con Kevin Harlfinger, a 40-year-old ex-con from Perth Amboy, was behind the wheel of a stolen white work van being pursued by Cranford officers when it crashed near Exit 131 shortly before midnight Dec. 28, according to a brief statement released on Monday, Jan. 8, by the office of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin in Trenton. Harlfinger exchanged shots with the officers, wounding one of them, au…

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by Jerry DeMarco
News
Middlesex County Dad, Veteran Correction Officer, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus Middlesex County Dad, Veteran Correction Officer, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus
Middlesex County Dad, Veteran Correction Officer, 44, Dies Of Coronavirus A 19-year-veteran of the New Jersey Department of Corrections and father of three has died from complications due to the coronavirus, making him at least the second prison worker to die of the disease, state prison officials said. Nelson Perdomo, 44, of Middlesex County, was admitted to Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge Township last month with a high fever and placed on a ventilator. “He lost his battle with this terrible virus,” the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association said in a Facebook post on Friday. More than $21,000 was raised on a GoFundMe page for Perdomo's f…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
NJ Launches Nation's First Law Enforcement Stress Management Program Amid Police Suicide Rise NJ Launches Nation's First Law Enforcement Stress Management Program Amid Police Suicide Rise
NJ Launches Nation's First Law Enforcement Stress Management Program Amid Police Suicide Rise Amid a nationwide rise in police suicides – including 37 in New Jersey in just the past three years – the Garden State’s top lawman announced the creation of the country’s first law enforcement training program in stress management. Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal issued the “Officer Resiliency Directive” requiring all state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies to designate a specifically trained officer who can train colleagues in coping with the unique stressors of their jobs. The New Jersey Resiliency Program for Law Enforcement (“NJRP-LE”) will directly address issues that,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
NJPBA Prez: 'Salacious' Newspaper Report On Police Use Of Force Slanted, Selfish, Irresponsible NJPBA Prez: 'Salacious' Newspaper Report On Police Use Of Force Slanted, Selfish, Irresponsible
Njpba Prez: 'Salacious' Newspaper Report On Police Use Of Force Slanted, Selfish, Irresponsible A story from NJ Advance Media on law enforcement use of force will look to develop controversy and discontent by providing data with little context about the use of force officers are required to use.  Police officers face an unparalleled challenge of saving lives, restoring peace, and bringing criminals to justice.  The situations they face are dynamic and involve split-second decisions. They are not done within the safety and security of a newsroom. The actions they take can mean life or death.  In 2016 alone over 1,800 New Jersey Police Officers were assaulted while doing…

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by Patrick Colligan