Tuesday, August 30, 2016

POLICE INVESTIGATING POTENTIAL OFFICER MISCONDUCT AFTER JULY 5 FIREWORKS

Police are investigating whether officers engaged in any police misconduct that might have occurred after the July 5th fireworks, which included the arrests of several juveniles.

Police Chief Robert Cimino issued this notice on Monday:

The Maplewood Police Department considers all allegations of police misconduct to be extremely important and investigates all such allegations in accordance with the NJ Attorney Generals Internal Affairs Guidelines. On July 5th, Maplewood Police officers responded to various reports of disorderly conduct, fighting, the failure of large crowds to disperse and various other violations of the law. Several arrests were made on that date. The Internal Affairs Unit of the Maplewood Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into allegations regarding police activities on the date of July 5, 2016. Upon the conclusion of the the investigation the results of the investigation will be disseminated according to the NJ Attorney Generals Internal Affairs Guidelines.
 

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