Atlantic City Police Department
The Atlantic City Police Department is a law enforcement agency that serves Atlantic City, New Jersey. The department is headed by Chief of Police Henry White who succeeded previous chief Ernest Jubilee. [1]
The department includes a Patrol Unit, Traffic Unit (made up of a Motorcycle Unit and an Accident Investigation Unit) and a K-9 Unit. Other divisions are Investigations, Vice, Support and Internal Affairs.[2]
Equipment
In mid-2014, the department began using 20 body cameras. [3]
Slain offiers
Nine officers from this department have been killed in the line of duty.
| Name | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Brewer | 13 April 1890 | Assault |
| Earl C. Wisler | 1 September 1929 | Assault |
| Clayton G. Graham | 23 April 1962 | Gunshot |
| Daniel DuRoss | 24 September 1963 | Vehicular assault |
| Peter John "Sonny" Burke | 1 October 1970 | Gunshot |
| Peter Francis Egnor | 14 October 1981 | Gunshot |
| Kenneth Louis Brown | 10 March 2004 | Heart Attack |
| Thomas J. McMeekin, Jr. | 4 March 2005 | Struck by a vehicle |
| Kevin B. Wilkins | 18 February 2010 | Accidental gunshot |
Misconduct
On 23 November 2009, two Atlantic City policemen stopped two men on the street and detained them. The two officers reported make racial insults directed toward the men. An internal investigation found the officers acted correctly. In October 2011, the two officers agreed to pay $360,000 to the men for violating their civil rights. Local newspapers did not name the two officers.[5]
In June 2013, David Connor Castellani alleged police brutality after a confrontation between him and officers. [6] [7]
References
- ↑ http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/atlantic-city-s-new-police-chief-henry-white-vows-reforms/article_76063374-666d-11e3-9f19-001a4bcf887a.html
- ↑ Atlantic City Police web site accessed 3 October 2013
- ↑ Atlantic City police get body cameras, by the Associated Press, 21 August 2014
- ↑ Officer Down Memorial Page, accessed 3 October 2013
- ↑ Two Atlantic City police officers found guilty of civil rights violations against two men, settlement amount reduced, by Lynda Cohen, 24 October 2014, Press of Atlantic City website
- ↑ http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/gang-atlantic-city-officers-brutally-beat-man-release-an-attack-dog-to-gnaw-on-his-neck/
- ↑ http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/mainland-/news/44702-linwood-family-suing-atlantic-city-police-for-alleged-use-of-excessive-force-in-sons-arrest-video.html