Apr 22, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | domestic disturbance | Englewood | Fatal Shooting | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | State Grand Jury | 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 the death of Bernard Placide, 22, of Englewood, New Jersey, who was fatally shot by an Englewood police officer on September 3, 2022.
Mar 8, 2024 | concealing misconduct | Essex County | failing to perform background checks | failing to perform drug tests | Guilty Plea | hiring unqualified drivers | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | operating unsafe buses | OPIA | School Bus Company | Child Protection | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced today that an Essex County-based school bus company and one of its owners pleaded guilty, after hiring unqualified drivers, failing to perform drug tests and background checks, operating unsafe buses, and attempting to conceal their misconduct.
Feb 20, 2024 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Long Branch | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against a Long Branch police officer at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a fatal vehicle collision on August 14, 2023.
Feb 15, 2024 | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police-Involved Shooting | Garden State Parkway | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Investigation | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Woodbridge N.J. | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
The Attorney General’s Office today released body-worn and dashboard-camera footage as well as radio communications relating to the death of a Middlesex County man during a police encounter on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge.
Jan 24, 2024 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police Encounter | Foot Chase | Grand Jury | medical episode | Newark | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | OPIA | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
For Immediate Release: January 24, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Executive Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Dan ProchiloOAGpress@njoag.gov...
