State of New Jersey | Department of Law & Public Safety

Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General

Press Releases : Paterson

Paterson Police Officer Facing Aggravated Assault, Official Misconduct Charges After Shooting Fleeing Man in the Back in June 2022

Feb 6, 2023 | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

For Immediate Release: February 6, 2023 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...

State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Officers Involved in Encounter in Paterson, N.J., on October 2, 2021

Dec 5, 2022 | | | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Policing Policy | Press Release

For Immediate Release: December 5, 2022 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...

UPDATE: AG’s Office Releases Video Footage Related to Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Paterson

Nov 10, 2022 | | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

For Immediate Release: November 10, 2022 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...

AG Platkin: 15 Alleged Members of a Paterson Gun Trafficking Ring Charged with Transporting Guns from South Carolina for Illegal Sale in NJ

Nov 3, 2022 | | | | | | | | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Criminal Justice | Gun Violence | Press Release

NJ State Police Investigation Dismantles Ring, Recovers 12 Weapons, Including an Assault Rifle For Immediate Release: November 3, 2022 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Pearl Minato, Director For Further...

UPDATE: AG’s Office Identifies Decedent, Officer In Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Paterson

Oct 21, 2022 | | | | Office of Public Integrity and Accountability | Press Release | Public Integrity

For Immediate Release: October 21, 2022 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...