State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

UPDATE: Attorney General’s Office Identifies Decedent and Cranford Police Officers from Fatal Police-Involved Shooting on December 28, 2023, in Woodbridge, N.J.

Jan 8, 2024 | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Today, the Attorney General’s Office released the identity of the driver who died in a December 28, 2023 police-involved shooting on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge, New Jersey.

AG’s Office Announces Indictment of Mercer County Correctional Officer Who Allegedly Provided Drugs, Other Contraband to Inmates in Exchange for Bribes

Jan 4, 2024 | | | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced a state grand jury has voted to file criminal charges against a correctional police officer with the Mercer County Department of Corrections.

AG’s Office Charges Officer with Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office with Tampering with Drug Evidence

Dec 19, 2023 | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced the filing of criminal charges against a lieutenant with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO).

CORRECTED: Governor Murphy and AG Platkin Announce Recipients of $5.2 Million to Continue the State’s Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program

Dec 15, 2023 | | | | | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Press Release | VIVA

Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that $5.2 million in funds allocated for the continued support of the New Jersey Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (NJHVIP) will be distributed among 11 recipients in 10 counties.

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Paterson Police Detective in Connection with Fatal Shooting in Paterson on December 29, 2021

Dec 11, 2023 | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a fatal police-involved shooting on December 29, 2021, in Paterson.

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