The unanswered question about police staffing looms over Paterson as city and state officials wait for the New Jersey Supreme Court to weigh in regarding the legality of Platkin’s intervention.

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey's top law enforcement official overstepped his authority last year when he took control of the police force in Paterson, the state's third-largest city, soon after ...

A group of social justice advocacy organizations is asking the state Supreme Court to uphold the state takeover of the Paterson Police Department. New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin took ...

PATERSON — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office had no authority to take over the operations of the Paterson Police Department 21 months ago, a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday.

PATERSON, N.J. — The Paterson Police Department is once again under local control. A New Jersey appeals court ruled Wednesday that Attorney General Matt Platkin overstepped his authority when he ...

PATERSON, N.J. — The Paterson Police Department is not back under local control just yet. Wednesday, an appeals court ruled that Attorney General Matt Platkin overstepped his authority last year ...