Press Releases : New Jersey State Police

AG Platkin, Division of Highway Traffic Safety Announce Over $1 Million for Initiative to Combat Distracted Driving

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) have announced the launch of a high visibility enforcement effort to reduce distracted driving. The campaign, known as “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” runs from April 1 through April 30, and provides funding for law enforcement agencies throughout the state to bolster enforcement of laws prohibiting texting and other forms of distracted driving.

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge NJSP Sergeant in Connection with February 5, 2024, Fatal Accident in Hackettstown, N.J.

A state grand jury has voted not to file criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of a cyclist who died following a February 5, 2024 crash in Hackettstown, New Jersey, involving a member of the New Jersey State Police (NJSP).

Ocean County Man Charged with Human Trafficking in Attempt to Lure Underage Girls for Sex

For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Theresa L. Hilton, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Matthew ReillyOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Attorney General...

Two Officers in Mercer County Charged with Sexual Crimes Against Children

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced that a husband and wife – both law enforcement officers working in different departments within Mercer County – have been charged in connection with their respective roles in creating, producing, and distributing images of child sexual abuse.

Attorney General Platkin Calls for Immediate Reforms and Releases Two Reports on the New Jersey State Police

Investigations by OPIA and Outside Law Firm Lead to More Than Two Dozen Recommended Changes That Will Be Implemented.

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