Maplewood Police Capt. Joshua Cummis

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 Extends Leave for Suspended Police Captain

The Maplewood Township Committee voted unanimously Monday to extend the leave of Police Captain Joshua Cummis, who was previously suspended along with Chief Robert Cimino…

Maplewood Demands Accountability for Police Actions of July 5, 2016

At an emotion-packed meeting Tuesday night, the Maplewood Township Committee demanded the resignation of Police Chief Robert Cimino, and placed him on administrative leave for…

Video Reveals Maplewood Police Kicking, Macing Teens; Some Call for Cimino to Resign

Editor’s note, July 31 8:24 p.m.: this article has been updated with comments from Maplewood Township Committee members Greg Lembrich, Frank McGehee, India Larrier and…

Maplewood Hires Outside Firm to Investigate Alleged July 5 Racial Profiling by Police

Maplewood Township agreed to hire an outside firm to conduct an independent assessment into an alleged case of racial profiling by police last July. The…

County Finds ‘Insufficient Credible Evidence’ in Alleged Racial Profiling by Maplewood Police

The investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office into alleged racial profiling by the Maplewood Police has come to a close, with the Office stating…