New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police

A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police are scheduling a visit to Ocean County to evaluate the Ocean County Sheriff's Office.

Ahead of the new school year the Stafford Township Police Department held an active shooter training drill at couple of the local district schools to continue to be ready for a situation they hope never happens anywhere.

The new number from the Attorney General's Office does not include cameras that are still in the process of being acquired by agencies.

Uncertainty surrounding the public health crisis, as well as heightened attention to social injustice, may be connected to an extraordinary increase in the number of New Jersey residents seeking approval to own a firearm.

"We are trying to reduce the interactions that police officers have with citizens, so we want to make sure that it's a violation that warrants calling us," he said.

You could be driving around with a violation staring every cop right in the face.

Carrying a badge and guns comes with pressures and scenarios that certain people just can not handle in the end, no matter how tough they may appear on the surface.

Two years of preparation pays off with a milestone for the Lakewood Township Police Department, earning its Certificate of Accreditation from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP).

At a commission review hearing yesterday Chief James Riccio, along with Lt. Steven Gerling, and Sergeant Michael Drew appeared in front of the panel of commissioners to receive the re-accreditation.

Comments that you submit on December 7 helps determine whether the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office successfully completes rigorous accreditation by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP).