Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
A federal monitor will investigate and review the Newark Police Department after the Justice Department found that officers routinely violated the constitutional rights of its citizens, The Star-Ledger reports.
The DOJ reached an agreement over the federal monitor with the city of Newark.
A three-year review of the police department found troublesome problems with officers who ignored the rights of residents.
“The people of Newark deserve to be safe, and so do the thousands who come here,” New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.
“They also need to know the police protecting them are doing that important — and often dangerous — work while respecting their constitutional rights.”
Newark will become the first city in New Jersey to come under the overnight of a federal watchdog.
