PRESS RELEASES
AG Grewal Marks International Overdose Awareness Day With $1.2 Million in New Funding to Better Identify Patients at Risk of Addiction by Enhancing Access to Prescription Database – Federal Funding Obtained in Partnership with NJ Dept. of Human Services to Fight Addiction
For Immediate Release: August 31, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul Rodríguez, Acting DirectorNJ CARES- Sharon M. Joyce, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...
AG Grewal, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Actions to Expand Access to Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services During COVID-19 Pandemic – Measures Aimed at Expanding New Jersey`s Mental Health Workforce and Improving Access to Substance Abuse Treatment and Counseling
Measures Aimed at Expanding New Jersey’s Mental Health Workforce and Improving Access to Substance Abuse Treatment and CounselingFor Immediate Release: July 15, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul...
Leading Member of Criminal Ring That Trafficked Untraceable “Ghost Gun” Assault Rifles and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in State Prison
Arrests in Operation Stone Wall were first ever in a ghost gun trafficking case under law signed by Gov. Murphy in 2018 making it crime to buy, manufacture, possess or sell ghost guns in New JerseyFor Immediate Release: July 10, 2020 Office of The Attorney General-...
AG Grewal Issues Statewide Order Requiring Law Enforcement Agencies to Identify Officers Who Commit Serious Disciplinary Violations – Col. Callahan to Release Identities of All State Troopers Subject to Major Discipline over Last Twenty Years
For Immediate Release: June 15, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralNew Jersey State Police- Colonel Patrick Callahan, SuperintendentFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen...
AG Grewal Outlines Process for Revising New Jersey`s Use of Force Policy – Initiative to Include Statewide Listening Sessions, Online Public Comment Website
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltineor Lee Moore609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today...
Governor Murphy and AG Grewal Announce Continued Progress and New Measures to Strengthen Police-Community Trust
For Immediate Release: June 2, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828 TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Gurbir S....
AG Grewal Announces Action to Reduce Risk of Fatal Overdoses During COVID-19 Crisis
Administrative Order from Division of Consumer Affairs Requires NJ Practitioners to Co-Prescribe Naloxone to Certain At-Risk Opioid Patients During COVID-19 EmergencyFor Immediate Release: May 21, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney...
Two Arrested and Over 17,000 Wax Folds of Suspected Heroin and Fentanyl Seized in Takedown of Major Opioid Mill in Paterson – Arrests made in investigation by Division of Criminal Justice and Paterson Police Department
Arrests made in investigation by Division of Criminal Justice and Paterson Police DepartmentFor Immediate Release: March 4, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeVeronica Allende, DirectorFor Further...
Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison Following Trial Conviction for Trafficking 31 Kilograms of Heroin Seized in Secaucus Hotel Room
For Immediate Release: February 13, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeVeronica Allende, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828TRENTON –...
AG Grewal Announces Enhancements to NJ PMP that Automatically Analyze Patient CDS History and Identify, Flag Potential Addiction Risks New “NarxCare” Platform Includes Prescriber-to-Prescriber Messaging System and Other Technology to Better Coordinate Patient Care
For Immediate Release: January 16, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul Rodríguez, Acting DirectorNJ CARES- Sharon M. Joyce, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Lisa...