History
The foundation for the Newark Police Department dates back to 1681 when two men were appointed as watchmen to preserve peace and crime in the town at night. Eventually, these responsibilities extended to more individuals and a group of seven watchmen were appointed to the four watch districts in Newark. Once Newark became incorporated in April 1836, MayorMisconduct
In May 2011, Officer Hugo Fierro beat a man with his pistol outside a local restaurant. He did not report the incident and the man was not charged with a crime. Fierro was sentenced to five years in jail for the assault. In March 2012, Officer Johnathan Taylor set fire to his own car as a scheme to collect an insurance payment. He was convicted in January 2014 and sentenced to three years probation.Newark cop loses job, sentenced to 3 years probation for torching SUV, by Thomas Zambito, January 13, 2014, ''The Star-Ledger'' In August 2013, Officer Suliaman Kamara pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud the federal government of money meant to house poor people. He was sentenced to three months' confinement. In January 2014, Detective Ugo Bellomo was forced to resign after a court placed him in a program designed to divert offenders from a conviction. This was as a result of a road rage incident in November 2012.Department of Justice investigation
In July 2014, a federal investigation found that the department "engaged in a pattern of unconstitutional practices, chiefly in its use of force, stop-and-frisk tactics, unwarranted stops and arrests and discriminatory police actions." The investigation found that the internal affairs bureau at the NPD was so dysfunctional that it had only sustained one complaint of police brutality over five years. The city entered into a consent decree, agreeing to a federal monitoring program and comprehensive reforms. At the time, only 12 police departments had operated under federal oversight. Newark mayor Baraka in December announced a new citizen's advisory board composed of civilians and other measures.Force
The Newark Police Department is the largest municipal police force in New Jersey. In 2011 the size of the police department was reduced by 13% (167 officers) as the result of budget cuts. In November 2013, the NPD re-hired five officers who had been laid off, and another four who had previously worked in Camden. As of January 2014, the force had 800 officers in its ranks. It was announced that month that the city would hire 100 new officers, 50 immediately after they graduate from the police academy, which began in March 2014. In September 2014, 35 new officers were sworn in. The new hires are part of larger plan to expand the force to 1400 officers. In October 2014, Baraka said "We are looking at ways to make our police department more efficient, more responsive to our residents’ needs" and proposed cost-cutting steps to get rid of stipends paid to detectives on top of their overtime payments, make weekends part of regularly scheduled workweeks (effectively creating Saturday to Thursday or a Tuesday to Sunday workweeks voiding weekend overtime). The plan would eliminate gasoline allowances for detectives and stop allowing department vehicles to be available for 24-hour personal use and stop automatic on-call time for police personnel, Baraka hoped to save $2 million annually and plans to use the money to hire 65 new officers in 2015. Baraka said the city also hoped to increase police salaries by two percent. In April 2014, it was announced that the state police would play a more prominent role in patrolling the streets of the city under the "TIDE-TAG" program. In July 2014 the mayors of Newark,Departments
Source: * Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) * Detective Division * Internal Affairs Bureau * Patrol Division * Records and Communications Bureau * Special Operations Bureau (which includes the Emergency Services Units) * Taxicab Commission * Youth and Community Service BureauPrecincts and divisions
* 1st Precinct - 10 17th Ave. - Central Ward * 2nd Precinct/Training Academy - 1 Lincoln Ave. - North Ward * 3rd Precinct - 649 Market St. - Ironbound District(East Ward) * 4th Precinct/Internal Affairs Bureau - 247 16th Ave. - West Ward * 5th Precinct/Headquarters - 480 Clinton Ave. - South Ward * 6th Precinct - 491 Irvington Ave. - West Ward/Ivy Hill/Vailsburg * 7th Precinct - 159 North 10th St. - North Roseville Section/West of Branch Brooke Park * Administration Bureau. * Records and Communications Bureau - 311 Washington St. * Property and Procurement Section - 104 Arlington St. * Metro Division (Traffic/Downtown Enforcement) * General Crimes Division(Which Includes The Narcotics Squad) * Major Crimes Division * S.A.R.A (Sex Crimes) * C.D.T Command (Community Deployment Team). * Alcohol Beverage Control Unit * NPD Taxi Unit * Special Operations(Emergency Services Unit) Divisionhttps://npd.newarkpublicsafety.orgSee also
* List of law enforcement agencies in New Jersey * Garry McCarthy * Newark Fire Department * Police v. City of NewarkReferences
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