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19 Nov

Acting AG Bruck and 9 County Prosecutors: New Jersey’s Largest Ever Single-Day Gun Buyback Yields Nearly 3,000 Firearms

TRENTON – Speaking at a press conference today at the National Guard Armory in Lawrenceville, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that nearly three thousand firearms were turned in by residents at state-and locally-sponsored gun buyback events that were held on Saturday, October 23 at ten locations in partnership with...

29 Oct

Correctional Police Officer Arrested on Charges That He Sexually Assaulted an Inmate at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson today announced the arrest of a correctional police officer on charges that he sexually assaulted an inmate at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women. Senior Correctional Police Officer Tyrell Harris-McLaughlin, 28, of Jersey City, N.J.,...

27 Oct

Acting AG Bruck: Division on Civil Rights Adopts New Rules Containing Expanded Family Leave Act Protections for Workers and Their Families

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has adopted amendments to its rules under the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA), including amendments based on a law signed by Governor Murphy to expand protections for family leave related to COVID-19. The amendments...

25 Oct

Acting AG Bruck: New Jersey Files Amicus Brief with U.S. Supreme Court Defending Common-Sense Limits on “Concealed Carry” of Firearms

Second Amendment Challenge to New York’s “Concealed Carry” Licensure Law May Have Implications for NJ TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced today that New Jersey has joined a multi-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that defends the constitutionality of...

21 Oct

Jersey City Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Charge That He Traveled to Atlantic City in Attempt to Sexually Assault Two Underage Girls

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced that an officer of the Jersey City Police Department pleaded guilty today to a charge that he traveled to Atlantic City, N.J., in order to sexually assault two underage girls. The defendant had communicated using a chat app with other adults who...