NJSP

The snake left at the Essex Toll Plaza was the latest wildlife that had to be handled, on- and off-duty, by State Police.

“The best way that they can make a positive change in their community is being part of the State Police or being part of a police force."

A state police trooper has pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge stemming from an on-duty crash at a rest stop on the Garden State Parkway.

As people across the country remain on edge following last weekend's ambush slayings of two New York City police officers, the head of the New Jersey State Police said he didn't think fixing relationships between the public and law enforcement was necessarily needed in the Garden State.

It was with Fergurson as a backdrop that State Sen. Shirley Turner said she was ‘disappointed' with number of minority graduates from the last NJ State Patrol class.
Ironic - since there’s been a very active drive to recruit from the minority community...

The New Jersey State Police have launched a recruitment campaign, and they're especially interested in adding female troopers.