Their approach to people in mental health crises reveals a SWAT mentality that is bound to cause more bloodshed. In 2019, a 27-year-old man, Jameek Lowery, died in police custody after a mental ...

A 15-hour standoff between law enforcement and a knife-wielding suspect in Passaic county prompted the response of a SWAT team and the use of a chemical agent to force surrender, officials said.

Two Paterson, N.J., police officers will not face any charges for the 2023 fatal shooting of Najee Seabrooks, authorities announced Tuesday.. A grand jury declined any charges against the two cops ...

Top Paterson police officials have filed a lawsuit against New Jersey’s attorney general, accusing him of overstepping his authority with the takeover of the police department in the state’s ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Seven people were shot and two were killed after two separate shootings in Paterson, New Jersey. The most recent shooting occurred around 2:39 a.m. on Jersey Street.

According to the New Jersey Attorney General’s “Use of Force” database, Hernandez used force 15 times between October 2020 and December 2022. WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor Community ...