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28 Jun
Hoboken police heard screams for help when they responded to a Willow Avenue residence where they arrested a 67-year-old man on charges he falsely imprisoned his mother, officials said. Officers responding to a 911 call early on June 21 heard the woman’s “loud screams for help” coming from the residence....
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19 Mar
At least $1.5 million was paid to settle a police brutality lawsuit brought by a family that was beaten and pepper-sprayed by Bayonne police, according to a confidential deal released Friday after a year-long court battle by The Jersey Journal. The family of Brandon Walsh sued the city of Bayonne...
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30 Jan
A second former Jersey City cop has been spared jail time for his role in a scheme that has led to federal charges for 10 people so far, including a former police chief. Sanchez’s attorney, Joel Silberman, argued today to U.S. District Judge John Michael Vazquez that Sanchez deserved to...
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19 Jun
A 66-year-old grandfather has filed a federal civil rights complaint against Hamilton Township on allegations Hamilton Police injured him with excessive force and arrested him under a malicious prosecution that lacked lawful justification or cause. Read more….
19 Jan
Two separate police brutality lawsuits filed against the Bayonne Police Department and city police officers were settled for a total of $335,000, according to a settlement agreement that was released today. In one of the cases, Jason Rios sued Bayonne police over an incident on Aug. 29, 2010, in which...
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