Dec 11, 2023 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | Fatal Police Shooting | Grand Jury | Independent Prosecutor Directive | Paterson | 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.
Dec 8, 2023 | ARRIVE Together | collaboration | community needs | Expansion | Law Enforcement | mental health emergencies | mental health professionals | Paterson | Arrive Together | Behavioral Health | Mental Health | Press Release | Strengthening Police-Community Relations
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the City of Paterson, New Jersey’s third largest city, will be the first municipality in Passaic County to participate in the Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) Together program.
Dec 7, 2023 | aggravated assault | Criminal Charges | Grand Jury | Official Misconduct | Paterson | Police Shooting | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability today announced that a state grand jury has voted to file criminal charges against a Paterson police officer who allegedly shot a fleeing man in the back in June 2022, leaving the victim paralyzed.
Nov 21, 2023 | "No Bill" | Attorney General Directive 2019-4 | autopsy results | ballistics testing | Fatal Police Shooting | Independent Prosecutor Directive | interviews of witnesses | OPIA | Paterson | photographs | review of surveillance camera footage | 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 a fatal shooting by a Paterson Police detective on October 10, 2022.
Nov 9, 2023 | NJ CARES | Non-Violent Offenders | Paterson | substance use disorder | The Opt for Help and Hope Initiative | Battling the Opioid Epidemic | Fighting the Opioid Crisis | NJ CARES | Press Release
Opt for Help and Hope is a prosecutor-led diversion program that offers people who commit low-level, non-violent crimes the opportunity to overcome substance use disorder. Paterson is the first of six New Jersey cities to launch this pilot program.
