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ACPO CHIEF OF COUNTY INVESTIGATORS ASKS PUBLIC TO BE CAUTIOUS AS MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS INCREASE IN ATLANTIC COUNTY
MAYS LANDING—As vehicle thefts increase in Atlantic County, county and local law enforcement here are echoing warnings from Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin about a serious spike in motor vehicle thefts across the state. “We need residents and visitors alike to be diligent when securing their vehicles, removing valuables and practicing all safety precautions …

MEET ACPO CHIEF ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR JOHN FLAMMER, ATLANTIC COUNTY’S LIASION TO NJ’S HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE
MAYS LANDING- Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer has been handling human trafficking cases in Atlantic County since 2015. He was assigned in 2020, as Atlantic County’s Liaison to the New Jersey Human Trafficking Task Force of the Office of the Attorney General’s Office. The goals of the state’s Human Trafficking Task …

NJ EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
MAYS LANDING- The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office has partnered with Stockton University’s Production Services Department and the Brigantine Police Department to produce a video that explains the process of the EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER (ERPO), Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The video serves as an informational resource to assist the public in having …

INTERGRATING COMMUNICATION, ASSESSMENT & TACTICS (ICAT), ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT (ABLE) TRAINING BEGINS THIS WEEK FOR 1,044 ATLANTIC COUNTY LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS
MAYS LANDING- This week, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office begins ICAT (Integrating Communication, Assessment, and Tactics) and ABLE (Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement) training for 1,044 law enforcement officers in Atlantic County, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced. The first session of training begins September 21 to Sept. 23, 2021. The training of Atlantic …

ATLANTIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE CONCLUDES USE OF DEADLY FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED IN JUNE 22, 2018, FATAL POLICE SHOOTING IN ATLANTIC CITY
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office (ACPO) has completed its investigation into the use of deadly force on June 22, 2018, by an Atlantic City Police Officer. It has been concluded this use of deadly force was legally justified. ACPO further determined it is not necessary to present the matter to the Grand Jury as there …

STATEMENT ON NJ SENATE BILL 1036, NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE INVESTIGATIONS OF FATAL POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTINGS
MAYS LANDING- A law was signed on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019, by Gov. Phil Murphy that requires the NJ Attorney General’s Office to take over investigations from county prosecutor’s offices of fatal police-involved shootings of individuals or other fatal incidents with police officers. County prosecutors have previously handled the investigations of fatal police involved shootings …

NJ ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS ACPO, ACPD FOR ATLANTIC CITY COMMUNITY WALK
MAYS LANDING- Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner, Atlantic City Police Chief Henry White and the Atlantic County Coalition for a Safe Community are pleased to welcome New Jersey State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal to Atlantic City for a community walk on Thursday, August 16, 2018. “As Attorney General I have made community policing one of my …

NJ AG: NO DIRECT CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ACPO INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULTS
MAYS LANDING-Recent correspondence from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General was received by the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office, regarding “In the Matter of the Investigation of Sexual Assaults and Stockton University”. The correspondence states that the ACPO investigation of the alleged sexual assaults of Stockton University students does not appear to constitute a direct conflict …