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Despite Jersey City CCRB measure being withdrawn, several speak in favor of its implementation
By Daniel Ulloa/Hudson County View
“We would like to make sure we have proper input from our colleagues and groups that have vested interests,” Ward A Councilwoman Denise Ridley, a co-sponsor along with Ward E Councilman James Solomon said.
She also assured the public it would be on the agenda at the next council meeting in March.
Gary Spingarn spoke in favor of bringing a CCRB to Jersey City, which can’t occur until after statewide legislation has enacted, but questioned how effective in would actually be.
Meet Tawana Moody, the first Black woman to lead the Jersey City Police Department
Updated Feb 19, 2021;
Posted Feb 19, 2021
Jersey City Police Director Tawana Moody on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal)
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Depending on where she is, Tawana Moody may go by one of several names.
Within the Jersey City Police Department, she is Director Moody, the leader of the police force. At Seeds of Greatness Fellowship, the South Orange church where she is an ordained minister, she is known as “Minister T.” In conversation, she sometimes refers to herself in the third person, as just Tawana.
Police Director Tawana Moody, a civilian, takes over atop the Jersey City Police Department
Updated Feb 02, 2021;
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Jersey City Police Director Tawana Moody is taking over all police department operations in the wake of Chief Michael Kelly’s recent retirement, bringing the city’s police force under the leadership and oversight of a civilian, Mayor Steve Fulop said Tuesday.
Fulop said appointing a civilian to oversee the department will improve police accountability, transparency, and community relations. The move also expands civilian access to Internal Affairs investigations, including resident complains of potential police wrongdoing, he said.
“Public perspective is just as valuable as police perspective, and I believe this latest step we’re taking will strengthen police/community relations,” Fulop said.