Press Releases : Newark

Attorney General’s Office Investigating Death of Northern State Prison Inmate

The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating the death in custody of an inmate, who had been incarcerated at Northern State Prison in Newark, following an encounter with correctional police officers on December 3, 2024.

AG’s Office Releases Body-Worn Camera Footage from Investigation into August 12, 2024 Non-Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Newark, N.J.

The Attorney General’s Office released footage from police body-worn cameras relating to the non-fatal shooting of an adult male, on August 12, 2024.

AG Platkin Holds Strategy Meeting in Newark with Law Enforcement Leaders on Use of New Burglary Laws and Announces Statewide Burglary Task Force to Curtail Residential Burglaries and Home Invasions

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin held a meeting in Newark with law enforcement leaders from across the state to discuss how officers and prosecutors can best use the newly enacted laws that heighten criminal penalties for residential burglaries.

AG Platkin and DEP Commissioner LaTourette Announce Filing of Four New Environmental Justice Enforcement Actions

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced one environmental justice (EJ) settlement as well as the filing of four lawsuits to enforce environmental law in and around communities considered overburdened under New Jersey’s Environmental Justice Law.

Ex-Caseworker for Division of Child Protection and Permanency Indicted on Sexual Assault and Official Misconduct Charges After Alleged Abuse of Two Minors

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced the indictment of an ex-caseworker for the New Jersey Department of Children and Family Services’ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP), for his alleged sexual abuse of two children.

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