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New Jersey Lawmakers Propose Using Civil Forfeiture to Fund Diversity Hiring
New Jersey lawmakers have proposed a bill to use seized cash and other assets as funding to recruit, hire, and train minority cops.
Democratic Governors Are Ending Mask Mandates Too
The governors of three states announced they’re all planning on letting school mask mandates expire within the coming months.
The Aural Landscape of Yeek Encapsulates Bits of Florida, Jersey, and Cali
He’s making lo-fi, blissed-out drone that’s like nothing else.
Off-Duty Cop Allegedly Hit a Guy With His Car and Took the Body Home to Mom
Newark Police Officer Louis Santiago allegedly hit a man and didn’t call 911. But his father eventually did.
Democrats Should Be Terrified After Last Night’s Election Results
In signs of a building red wave, Republicans just won in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Long Island—and almost pulled off an upset in New Jersey.
Backed Hard: The Best Stuff We (Actually) Bought in September
Fall is here, and before we funnel a sixer of pumpkin beer, we’re stocking up on giant bug tweezers, fresh KN95s, and psychedelic cowboy art.
A Black Veteran Was Having a PTSD Episode. Cops Shot and Killed Him.
“I called police to help him—not to murder him,” his wife said at a vigil for him.
Man on Racist Rant Told People to Show Up at His House. So They Did.
A video of Edward Cagney Mathews went viral, and he has since been arrested.
Video Shows Queer Valedictorian’s Mic Cut When He Talks About Coming Out
The principal “pointed to the speech he had written for me, effectively, and told me I was to say that and nothing else,” the teen told a local news outlet.
An Attorney Explains How Bruce Springsteen Got A DWI Without Being Drunk
The 71-year-old singer was cited for driving while intoxicated, despite the fact that he reportedly had a 0.02 blood-alcohol content.
New Jersey Transit Won’t Explain How Its 'Face Mask Detection' AI Works
Transit advocates say surveillance technology will decrease ridership while providing little benefit.
Cop Budgets Benefit from Cannabis Legalization, Sparking Backlash in 'Defund the Police' Era
Politicians have long used earmarks for police budgets as a way to make legalization more digestible to opponents. New Jersey's attempt to legalize in 2020 shows that is no longer working.