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UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Body-Worn Camera Footage, Radio Transmissions from Investigation into Fatal Police-Involved Crash in Atco, N.J., on November 23, 2023
The Attorney General’s Office today released footage from a police body-worn camera and audio of police radio communications relating to the November 23, 2023 death of a Camden County man after he was fatally struck by a police vehicle in the Atco section of Waterford, New Jersey.
AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Proposed Rules Requiring Healthcare Professionals to Undergo Bias Training to Improve Quality of Maternal Care in New Jersey
New Rules Aimed at Reducing Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates in NJFor Immediate Release: July 15, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting DirectorFor Further...
UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Video Footage Related to South Brunswick Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
The Attorney General’s Office today released footage from body-worn and surveillance cameras related to a fatal police-involved shooting on January 24, 2024 in South Brunswick, Middlesex County.
Governor Murphy, Attorney General Platkin Announce Grant Recipients for Community Crisis Response Teams
Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that organizations in Camden City, Newark, Paterson, and Trenton have been selected to receive grant funds to support the creation of local Community Crisis Response Team (CCRT) Pilot Programs.
Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Resolve Worker Misclassification Investigation
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo today jointly announced an agreement with Horseless Carriage Carrier, Inc., a Paterson-based transporter of luxury cars, concerning violations of New Jersey labor laws resulting from the company misclassifying its employee drivers as independent contractors, taking unlawful deductions from their pay, and recordkeeping violations.