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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jimenez said starting pay for Paterson police officers is $16.32 per hour, barely above New Jersey’s minimum wage of $15.13 per hour. The annual salary for a first-year Paterson cop is $33,000 ...

Oquendo attributed the improvements in her neighborhood to changes made since the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office seized control of the Paterson police department. For the first time ever ...

Paterson, New Jersey, police officials have filed a lawsuit against state Attorney General Matt Platkin. The suit accuses Platkin of overstepping his constitutional authority with a state-imposed ...

Top Paterson police officials have filed a lawsuit against New Jersey's attorney general, accusing him of overstepping his authority with the takeover of the police department in the state's third ...

PATERSON, N.J. — Top Paterson police officials have filed a lawsuit against New Jersey's attorney general, accusing him of overstepping his authority with the takeover of the police department ...

Top Paterson police officials have filed a lawsuit against New Jersey’s attorney general, accusing him of overstepping his authority with the takeover of the police department in the state’s ...

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- New Jersey's attorney general on Tuesday laid out a plan for a path forward for the Paterson Police Department after the state took over control. Attorney General ...