Category: Police

FBI called in to address parents advocating for their children at school board meetings. Are School Board moms a national threat?

Parents who oppose mask mandates and critical race theory in schools are voicing their outrage at being branded violent extremists. In recent months, concerned parents in Loudoun County, Virginia have been showing up to school board meetings to protest what they perceive to be politically and ideologically motivated curriculums, such as the teaching of gender […]

11.1.2021

New Jersey Can’t Seem to Recruit New Police Officers – And Now Crime Is Spiking

New Jersey police departments have struggled to hire officers amid widespread anti-law enforcement sentiment and a spike in violent crime in the state. The State Police, the largest law enforcement agency in New Jersey, has seen applicants drop from 15,000-20,000 per year to a “historic low” of 2,023 this year, the department’s acting superintendent said […]

10.5.2021

Democratic Mayors Defunded Their Police, While Spending Millions On Their Own Police Protection

In 25 major U.S. cities across the country, officials have already cut – or have proposed cutting — funds from police budgets.

However, in as many as 20 of those same cities, mayors and other city officials enjoy the personal protection of a dedicated police security detail. In many cities, this security costs taxpayers millions of dollars per year.

10.5.2021

N.J. is seeking State Police recruits, but applications are ‘historically low,’ officials say

New Jersey is getting fewer applicants to apply to become police officers in the wake of nationwide protests and a global pandemic, officials said, even as leaders and activists agree departments need to diversify.

The problem is especially acute for the state’s largest agency.

4.17.2021