The New Jersey AG announced it has taken full control of the Paterson Police Department less than a month after police killed Najee Seabrooks, a 31-year-old violence intervention activist, who was fatally shot during a mental health crisis.
Ibrahim"Mike" Baycora attends oath-taking ceremony after the city of Paterson in the U.S. state of New Jersey appointed him as its first Turkish-American and Muslim police chief in New Jersey, United States on February 04, 2020.
“Due to a number of events and concerns relating to the Paterson Police Department, there is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in the City of Paterson,” Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh makes a speech during oath-taking ceremony after the city of Paterson in the U.S. state of New Jersey appointed Ibrahim"Mike" Baycora as its first Turkish-American and Muslim police chief in New Jersey, United States on February 04, 2020.
The state will also revise its protocol for barricading individuals in a room or space that “pose significant challenges and risks for all involved” as well as create a working group to study and produce policy recommendations for better partnership between law enforcement entities and community-based violence intervention groups.Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said he welcomes the intervention from the state AG office.
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