Maplewood Gets a New Police Chief: James DeVaul
The Maplewood Township Committee voted 4-1 Tuesday evening to appoint Acting Chief James (Jimmy) DeVaul to lead the Maplewood Police Department. DeVaul was chosen over…
SOMA Justice: New Police Chief Must Embrace Change, Transform Police Culture
The following opinion piece is from SOMA Justice, a South Orange-Maplewood group that “works to address race, racism and inequality in the SOMA community.” The Maplewood…
PHOTOS, REPORT: Maplewood Police Chief Candidates DeVaul and Kisch Answer Community Questions
On the evening of Monday, March 5, 2018, members of the community attended a town-hall-style meeting at the Woodland to hear a presentation from…
Village Green Wins ‘Investigate Local’ Journalism Award for Police Coverage
Village Green was among six news organizations awarded today at the first NJ News Commons Excellence in Local News contest. Village Green won the “Investigate…
Maplewood Must Promote New Police Chief From Within; Mayor Says State Law Prohibits National Search
Maplewood Mayor Vic DeLuca reports that, due to a state law, the Township of Maplewood will not be able to launch a nationwide search for…
Sally Named Captain of Maplewood PD as Efforts to Repair Community Relations Continue
Maplewood appointed Lt. Albert Sally as a Captain of the Police Department at its meeting on Tuesday, replacing Capt. Joshua Cummis, who was suspended after…
VIDEO: Maplewood Leaders, Citizens Discuss Potential Police ‘Civilian Review Board’
Maplewood elected officials and volunteer citizens groups are moving forward to create an advisory group that would involve residents in working collaboratively the Maplewood Police…
Apologizing to Residents, Maplewood Interim Police Chief Pledges to ‘Restore Faith’ in Department
Maplewood Interim Police Chief James DeVaul addressed the Maplewood Township Committee on Wednesday, and offered an apology and presented his plans to improve the culture…
Maplewood, Police Dept. and Individual Officers Served with Civil Lawsuit in Racial Brutality Case
Maplewood Township, former Police Chief Robert Cimino and individual police officers have been served with a civil lawsuit by the family of a teen who…
Maplewood Introduces Ordinance to Revise Police Promotions
On Tuesday night, the Maplewood Township Committee voted to introduce an ordinance that would “revise the procedure for promotions within the Maplewood Police Department,” giving…