South Orange police dashcam video of a traffic stop involving Board of Education member Stephanie Lawson-Muhammad was properly released to the public, according to South Orange Village Trustee Howard Levison.
As seen in the video, during a traffic stop for speeding on April 27, Lawson-Muhammad identifies herself to a police officer as a member of the Board of Education, mentions South Orange
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