Was state takeover of Paterson police overreach or warranted intervention? • New Jersey Monitor

Was state takeover of Paterson police overreach or warranted intervention? • New Jersey Monitor

Paterson officials say no state law explicitly empowered Attorney General Matt Platkin to declare control of their 300-officer force in 2023. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)Almost two years after the state took over the troubled Paterson Police Department, attorneys argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court Monday over whether it had the authority to do so. Paterson officials, who sued the state seven months after the March 2023 takeover,…