A new report finds many New Jersey towns are still appointing constables and some of them are flashing badges, wearing uniforms and carrying weapons, pretending they are real police officers.
More police officers and firefighters would be eligible for pensions after 20 years on the job, regardless of their age, under a bill moving in Trenton.
There wasn't a year-end surge of arbitration filings, as had been predicted by advocates for retaining the 2 percent cap. But the issue's not going away.
Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job -- and at times faced fresh allegations that include raping women -- because of a tattered network of laws and lax screening that allowed them to stay on the beat.