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Stroke Victim Awarded $10.8M After NJ State Trooper Alleged DUI On Route 78 Stroke Victim Awarded $10.8M After NJ State Trooper Alleged DUI On Route 78
Stroke Victim Awarded $10.8M After NJ State Trooper Alleged DUI On Route 78 A New Jersey woman who sued the State Police after they allegedly mistook her stroke for drug use, handcuffed her, and delayed lifesaving care has been awarded $10.8 million, a court order shows. A jury initially awarded Cheryl Rhines, of Jersey City, a total of $19.1 million in damages on Jan. 29, after finding that NJ State Trooper Jennifer M. Albuja was 60% responsible for Rhines’ injuries, according to a ruling from Essex County Superior Court Judge Thomas Vena. However, following a motion from attorneys representing the State of New Jersey, NJ State Police, and Trooper Albuja, the cour…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
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These 4 Cape May County PDs Wasted $1M On 'Street Cop' Training, Comptroller Says These 4 Cape May County PDs Wasted $1M On 'Street Cop' Training, Comptroller Says
These 4 Cape May County PDs Wasted $1M On 'Street Cop' Training, Comptroller Says A new report by New Jersey's Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) reveals that 377 New Jersey police departments and law enforcement agencies collectively spent over $1 million in public funds on training hosted by Street Cop Training, a company previously criticized for teaching discriminatory and likely unconstitutional tactics. The findings, published in a supplemental report by the OSC, follow its December 2023 Police Accountability Project report, which exposed troubling content from Street Cop Training’s 2021 conference. Nearly 1,000 officers, including many from New Jersey, attended …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Former Ocean City Police Officer Indicted, Prosecutors Say Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Former Ocean City Police Officer Indicted, Prosecutors Say
Drugs, Ghost Guns, Corruption: Former Ocean City Police Officer Indicted, Prosecutors Say A former Middletown police sergeant was given 22 criminal charges after an investigation revealed a web of illegal activity involving untraceable guns, drugs, and abuse of power, authorities said. David Ringkamp, 43, was indicted by a grand jury, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Thursday, Dec. 19. Ringkamp was formerly a Union Beach resident. The investigation into Ringkamp began in December 2021. New York State Police identified Nicholas D’Ambrosio of Millstone as someone purchasing kits to assemble ghost guns, which are illegal in New Jersey.…

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by Chris Spiker
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'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops 'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops
'Unconstitutional:' Feds Slam Trenton Police For Excessive Force, Illegal Stops Federal investigators have accused the Trenton Police Department (TPD) of widespread civil rights violations, including excessive force and illegal arrests, calling the department’s practices “unconstitutional” in a damning report released Thursday, Nov. 21. The Department of Justice (DOJ) found that TPD officers routinely stopped and searched individuals without reasonable suspicion, made arrests without probable cause, and escalated encounters with excessive force.  These practices, compounded by poor training, inadequate oversight, and a lack of accountability, have eroded community…

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by Cecilia Levine
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NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG
NJ State Trooper Admits Punching Handcuffed Woman After She Spits At Troopers, Loses Job: AG A New Jersey State Police trooper from Gloucester County has admitted punching a woman in the face with a metal flashlight in his hand while the victim was handcuffed in the backseat of a patrol vehicle, authorities said. The incident occurred after the drunken woman spat toward troopers following a trespassing complaint, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Trooper Nicolas J. Hogan, 28, of Gibbstown, pleaded guilty on Thursday, July 25 in Cumberland County to aggravated assault, Platkin said. Hogan entered into a consent order banning him for life from holding public offi…

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by Jon Craig