NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker's shooting

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    AP Regional State Report - New Jersey, 03/27/2023
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    • Abstract:
      New Jersey's attorney general said Monday that his office has taken control of the police department in the state's third-largest city, Paterson, less than a month after officers there fatally shot a well-known crisis intervention worker during a tense standoff.Attorney General Matt Platkin said at a news conference that his office had assumed control of all police functions without delay, including the division that investigates internal police matters. His announcement didn't mention the shooting of 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks directly, but it reflected activists' concerns about how the department was being run. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]