Volume #1, Issue #13
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Showcased Police Stations
From the State of New Jersey
To Link: Click on Station Name
- Agency / Formed: Wildwood Crest / May 1910
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
- Address: 6101 Pacific Avenue
- Website: wildwoodcrestpolice.org
- Sworn Officers: 27 (Full Time) Plus Seasonal – Summer
- Jurisdiction Population: 31,000
- Jurisdiction Size: 1,48 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: From 1910 to Mid 1940s town patrolled by a Town Marshall
- Interesting Fact: 1945 Chief of Police – Charles Young
- Interesting Fact: During the Summer Months the Town population grows to 100,000
- Interesting Fact: First Patrol Vehicle in Mid 1930s – Ford Model ‘T’
- Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com
- Agency / Formed: Cape May / 1878 First Recorded Date
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Town / Small
- Address: 643 Washington Street
- Website: capemaycity.com/directory/Police
- Sworn Officers: 22 (Full Time) Plus An Additional 20 (Seasonal – Summer)
- Jurisdiction Population: 2,781
- Jurisdiction Size: 2.9 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: 1878 – First Recored Chief of Police, Thomas Hughes
- Interesting Fact: In May of 1926, the Department 10 Sworn Officers
- Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com
- Agency / Formed: Harrison Township /
- Type / Category / Size: Police Department / Township / Small
- Address: 199 Colson Lane, Mullica
- Website: htpdnj.com
- Sworn Officers: 26
- Jurisdiction Population: 13,788
- Jurisdiction Size: 19.02 Square Miles
- Interesting Fact: Named after President William H. Harrison, He served 31 days as President before passing away from pneumonia
- Picture Taken By: policestationpictures.com
State of New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies
- Total: 634
- State: 10
- County: 25
- Municipal: 538
- County Prosecutors: 21
- University & College: 19
- Park Police: 4
- Bi-State: 8
- Railroad: 9
- Number of Sworn Officers: 49,900
- State Population: 9,289,000
- State Size: 8,722 Square Miles
- Largest Municipal Accredited Agency (Sworn Personnel): Newark – 990 Sworn
Call Box – New Jersey 2022 Police Licensing Program Bill
Signed into Law by New Jersey Governor – Effective July 1, 2022
Link > New Jersey Police Licensing Program
Call Box – State of New Jersey, Department of Public Safety
New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines, Revised 2022
Link > Current and Revised Procedures
Call Box – New Jersey Law Enforcement Core Principals
Use of Force Policy, New Jersey Attorney Generals Office, April 2022
Core Principles
- The Sanctity of Human Life and Serving the Community.In serving the community, law enforcement officers (hereinafter “officers”) shall make every effort to preserve and protect human life and the safety of all persons. Officers shall respect and uphold the dignity of all persons at all times in a non-discriminatory manner.
- Force as a Last Resort and Duty to De-Escalate.Force shall only be used as a last resort when necessary to accomplish lawful objectives that cannot reasonably be achieved through verbal commands, critical decision making, tactical deployment or de-escalation techniques. Force shall never be used as a retaliatory or punitive measure.
- Duty to Use Only Objectively Reasonable, Necessary, and Proportional Force.Officers shall use the least amount of force that is objectively reasonable, necessary and proportional to safely achieve the legitimate law enforcement objective under the circumstances.
- Duty to Use Deadly Force Only as an Absolute Last Resort and Duty to AvoidActions Which Create a Substantial Risk of Death or Serious Bodily Injury.Deadly force shall only be used as an absolute last resort and in strict compliance with this Policy. Other actions by law enforcement that create a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury must be avoided or employed only under the strictest of conditions.
- Duty to Intervene and Report.Every officer, regardless of rank, title, seniority, or status, has an affirmative duty to take steps to prevent any use of force that is illegal, excessive, or otherwise inconsistent with such policies, regulations, and laws, if possible, before a fellow officer uses excessive, illegal, or otherwise inappropriate force. Every officer has a duty to immediately report any improper use of force.
- Duty to Render Medical Assistance.After any use of force, and when the environment is safe, officers shall promptly render medical assistance to any injured person consistent with the officer’s training and shall promptly request emergency medical assistance for that person, if needed or requested. Officers also have a duty to monitor individuals for potential medical intervention after any officer uses force.
- Duty to Report and Review Uses of Force.Every use of force must be reported and receive a meaningful command level review as set forth in a written department policy that includes review by the law enforcement executive. The law enforcement executive shall also conduct an annual review and analysis of the overall use of force by the department.
Call Box – Pending Proposed Police Related Legislation in the 2023 New Jersey Senate
Presented to the New Jersey Senate Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee
- Bill A5010 – Replacement of Body Armor Funds Eligibility
- Bill A5171 – Related to ‘Traffic Stops’ by Police
- Bill A5539 – Establishment of Guidelines for Cannabis
- Bill A1711 – Aid to Crime Victims
- Bill A5624 – Operation of Police Emergency Lights on Police Vehicles
Call Box – State of New Jersey Supreme Court Decision in ‘New Jersey v. Erzo‘, June 21, 2023
Link > New Jersey v. Erzo – “ Justia U.S. Law,” 39 pages
Justin US Law Opinion Summary
“Defendant Andreas Erazo was convicted for the 2017 rape and murder of eleven-year-old A.S. The Appellate Division found that defendant’s confession, obtained during a second interview, five hours after his initial 90-minute interview, was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary, and should have been suppressed. The New Jersey Supreme Court reversed, finding defendant was not in custody at the time of the pre-confession interview, thus Miranda was not implicated. The Supreme Court also found that the detectives’ tactics during the Mirandized interrogation were not coercive, did not minimize the Miranda warnings, and were consistent with New Jersey v. Sims, 250 N.J. 189 (2022). Thus, under the totality of the circumstances, defendant’s Miranda waiver was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary, and the trial court properly denied his motion to suppress.”
State of New Jersey Police Station Pictures & Articles are continued in the August 15, 2023, Volume #1, Issue #14, NEWSLETTER
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