NJ AG Oversteps Police Authority

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NJ attorney general exceeded authority by taking over Paterson police, court finds

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The New Jersey Appellate Division says Attorney General Matt Platkin had no authority to “supersede,” or take over, Paterson police.

The ruling was put on hold pending appeal, and Platkin vowed to take the case to the state Supreme Court .

The takeover stemmed from a “crisis of confidence” in police in the city, Platkin said last year .

The case provides a window into several crosscurrents involving policing, including how Platkin navigates police accountability issues.

The appeals court's ruling leaves in place Platkin 's takeover of the police department's internal affairs unit — the group charged with investigating the department itself in certain cases. City officials did not challenge the attorney general's takeover of that part of the department..

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