Newark Beat
Is grandma packing heat?
Issue date: 5/5/09 Section: Newark/World Beat
32 Newark residents have recently graduated from the sixth Newark Senior Citizen Police Academy. Newark Mayor Cory Booker said, "We are uniting the wisdom, experience, and leadership of our City's senior citizens with the commitment, dedication, and professionalism of our Police Department.
These graduates will serve as additional eyes and ears on our streets and neighborhoods which will aid our Police Department in the fight to eliminate crime in our city." The senior citizens are not real police officers; they are only supposed to help support the cops. Their main duties will be giving Newark residents information on police programs and helping out at information booths at big events.
Two football players and their coach teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Newark Police Department. The lawsuit alleges that the Newark Police drew their guns on the coach and his players during an illegal traffic stop. Kelvin Lamar James, the coach, was driving his players to Burger King when the incident occurred. James was stopped at a red light behind two cars. When the light turned green, the cars did not move and James attempted to drive around the cars. Then, the cars blocked him and six police officers in street clothing jumped out and drew their weapons.
Mayor Booker's letter to Governor Jon Corzine about the Izod Center verses the Prudential Center has created some backlash. Now, some North Jersey Democrats in office have sent their own letter to Governor Corzine. The letter acknowledged, "We understand that Mayor Booker inherited considerable challenges in regard to the Prudential Center and its private ownership group." However, they were quite clear that the Nets should stay at the Izod Center, if their Brooklyn arena deal does not go through.
Does his name ring a bell? John Sharpe James is running for a spot on the Newark City Council. Why is this news worthy? His father is the former five-term Newark Mayor Sharpe James. John Sharpe James considered following in his father's footsteps by running for mayor of Newark, but decided that he had to get more experience first.
These graduates will serve as additional eyes and ears on our streets and neighborhoods which will aid our Police Department in the fight to eliminate crime in our city." The senior citizens are not real police officers; they are only supposed to help support the cops. Their main duties will be giving Newark residents information on police programs and helping out at information booths at big events.
Two football players and their coach teamed up with the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Newark Police Department. The lawsuit alleges that the Newark Police drew their guns on the coach and his players during an illegal traffic stop. Kelvin Lamar James, the coach, was driving his players to Burger King when the incident occurred. James was stopped at a red light behind two cars. When the light turned green, the cars did not move and James attempted to drive around the cars. Then, the cars blocked him and six police officers in street clothing jumped out and drew their weapons.
Mayor Booker's letter to Governor Jon Corzine about the Izod Center verses the Prudential Center has created some backlash. Now, some North Jersey Democrats in office have sent their own letter to Governor Corzine. The letter acknowledged, "We understand that Mayor Booker inherited considerable challenges in regard to the Prudential Center and its private ownership group." However, they were quite clear that the Nets should stay at the Izod Center, if their Brooklyn arena deal does not go through.
Does his name ring a bell? John Sharpe James is running for a spot on the Newark City Council. Why is this news worthy? His father is the former five-term Newark Mayor Sharpe James. John Sharpe James considered following in his father's footsteps by running for mayor of Newark, but decided that he had to get more experience first.
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