East Brunswick officers lauded for stopping suicidal man from jumping off overpass
East Brunswick officers lauded for stopping suicidal man from jumping off overpass
EAST BRUNSWICK – Police Chief Frank LoSacco nominated two police officers for the N.J. State Association of Chiefs of Police’s prestigious Valor Award for preventing a distraught man from attempting suicide.
LoSacco credited Officers Robert Thuring and Ryan Hensperger with stopping a 28-year-old man from jumping off a Route 18 overpass onto the busy New Jersey Turnpike on June 21, 2020.
Thuring and Hensperger are among 33 nominees from nine police departments in line for this year’s Valor Award to be presented at the 109th NJSACOP’s Annual Conference & Police Security Expo Aug. 23–26 in Atlantic City, according to information provided by Jaffe Communications.
Want people to trust the police? Get departments to share their data. | Opinion
Posted May 06, 2021
Unfortunately, New Jersey and its approximately 450 municipal police departments do not publicly release timely, easily accessible data needed for transparency, according to David Mazeika, an associate professor at The College of New Jersey, and Wesley S. McCann, a visiting assistant professor at The College of New Jersey.
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By David Mazeika and Wesley S. McCann
Fewer Americans trust the police than at any point in recent history. In 2020, 48% of Americas told Gallup they have confidence in the police, the first time this value has fallen below 50% in the poll’s 27 year history. Confidence differs greatly by race with 57% of white respondents having confidence in the police, but only 19% among Blacks. One of the easiest ways for law enforcement to improve trust and confidence for all is to be more transparent by proactively releasing data on police behaviors and
Middlesex County Sheriffâs Office scheduled for an on-site assessment; public comments welcomed April 26
The Middlesex County Sheriffâs Office is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of its program to achieve accreditation by verifying that it meets recognized professional best practices.
Administered by the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, the accreditation program requires agencies to comply with best practice standards in five basic areas: the administrative function, the personnel function, the operations function, the investigative function, and the arrestee/detainee function.
Agency employees and the public are invited to offer comments by calling 732-256-0055 on April 26 from 10-11 a.m. Comments will be taken by the Assessment Team. Emailed comments can be sent to the Middlesex County Sheriffâs Office at Accreditation@co.middlesex.nj.us.
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