State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Acting AG Bruck Announces Indictment of Man Charged With Attempted Murder For Allegedly Beating And Choking Man He Suspected Of Being Gay

Sep 16, 2021 | | | | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeLyndsay V. Ruotolo, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828...

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

Sep 16, 2021 | | | | | | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

For Immediate Release: September 16, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeLyndsay V. Ruotolo, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-K.C. Lopez609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828...

Acting AG Bruck: More Than 300 “Extreme Risk Protective Orders” Issued in New Jersey Since Landmark Gun Safety Law Went Into Effect Two Years Ago

Sep 1, 2021 | | | | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Press Release

AG’s Office to Host Virtual Event Tonight at 5:30 pm on Law’s Impact For Immediate Release: September 1, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeLyndsay V. Ruotolo, Director For Further Information:...

Acting AG Bruck and AG Shapiro Announce Arrests of Three Men Charged With Trafficking Untraceable “Ghost Guns” from Pennsylvania into New Jersey

Sep 1, 2021 | | | | | | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | New Jersey State Police | Press Release

Traffickers Allegedly Sold 15 Ghost Assault Rifles and Handguns For Immediate Release: September 1, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralNew Jersey State Police- Colonel Patrick Callahan, SuperintendentDivision on Criminal...

Man Sentenced to Prison for Attempting to Lure Child on Social Media to Meet for a Sexual Encounter

Aug 27, 2021 | | | | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

For Immediate Release: August 27, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck, Acting Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal JusticeLyndsay V. Ruotolo, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-K.C. Lopez609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828...

Acting AG Bruck Announces Criminal Charges Against Gun Trafficking Ring that Sold Assault Rifles, Untraceable “Ghost Guns” into New Jersey

Aug 19, 2021 | | | | | | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | New Jersey State Police | Press Release

2 Assault Rifles and 18 Handguns—Including 8 Ghost Guns— and 2 Illegal Large-Capacity Magazines Seized in Investigation That Initially Targeted Thefts of Motorcycles and ATVs For Immediate Release: August 19, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Andrew J. Bruck,...