The Paterson Police Department has been under fresh scrutiny since police shot and killed 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks earlier this month. “There is a crisis of confidence in law enforcement in this city.”
Donate NowNew Jersey’s Attorney General’s Office is taking over the scandal-plagued Paterson Police Department, which has been under fresh scrutiny since police shot and killed 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks during an apparent mental health crisis earlier this month.
Platkin didn’t say what role a takeover might leave for the city’s longtime public safety director, Jerry Speziale, or for Paterson Police Chief Engelbert Ribeiro, who took over the department on March 3 — the same day Seabrooks was shot. He said State Police Maj. Frederick Fife had relieved Ribeiro of his command and NYPD Chief of Strategic Initiatives Isa M. Abbassi will be taking over as officer in charge in May.
"We will do everything we can to continue to improve our police department for the residents of Paterson," he saidThe takeover comes just weeks after dozens of New Jersey organizations— which includes former state attorney general John J. Farmer and former U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman on its board — alleging Paterson police had engaged in a “pattern and practice of misconduct and impunity that deprives the residents of Paterson of their civil rights.
Seabrooks had been a member of one such group, the Paterson Healing Collective. Members say they weren’t allowed to help talk Seabrooks down when he barricaded himself in his home on March 3, then called 911 for help. When the officers arrived at the apartment, Seabrooks had locked himself inside the bathroom with knives and also claimed to have a gun, Platkin’s office has said.
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