South Orange Seeks ‘Fair & Equal Policing’ in Call for Volunteers
South Orange Township is calling for citizens to volunteer “to work in partnership on next steps and identify ways to strengthen community engagement in…
South Orange Police Chief to Present on Police Use of Force Jan 28
South Orange Chief of Police Kyle Kroll will present a report to the South Orange Village Trustees on police use of force on January 28,…
Maplewood to Host Community Meeting on Police Use of Force January 14
Updated: Maplewood Township sent out this notification on January 7, 2019: There will be a Community Forum at The Woodland, 60 Woodland Road, Maplewood, New Jersey,…
Star-Ledger Journalists to Discuss Police Force Report Jan 9 at Morrow Church
From the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, SOMa Action and SOMA Justice: Get the full story behind police bias in use of force from…
Lembrich at 2nd Swearing-In: ‘We Must Live Our Principles, Not Just Proclaim Them’
The following is a transcript of prepared remarks by Maplewood Township Committee member Greg Lembrich upon his swearing-in for his second term on the TC…
South Orange-Maplewood Coalition on Race Calls for Statewide Task Force on Police Use of Force
The following statement was presented by the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race to the South Orange Village Board of Trustees and the Maplewood Township…
NJ.com: Maplewood Ranks 1st in Use of Force, Chief DeVaul Responds
The Star-Ledger/NJ.com/NJ Advance Media continues to publish reporting from “The Force Report” — an ongoing investigation into police use of force that includes a database of…
SOMA Justice: NJ.com’s Report on Police Use of Force Should Be ‘Catalyst for Real Change’
SOMA Justice’s Statement on the recent NJ.com report on police use of force: The leadership of SOMA Justice commends the reporting on NJ.com about racial…
Collum Response to Force Report: Fair & Equal Policing Is Moral Imperative, Not Just Lofty Goal
Editor’s Note: In light of the release of NJ.com’s The Force Report, a database of police use of force in NJ between 2012 and 2016,…