9/5/2010
  
N.J. schools see reductions in police presence due to budget problems
RANDOLPH — For the last 10 years, members of the Randolph police department hav...
  
  

9/5/2010
  
Corrections officers sweep Essex County jail for contraband following smuggling ring bust
NEWARK — Essex County’s 2,000-plus prisoner lockup, a razor-wire encircled jail ...
  
  
  
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Corrections officers sweep Essex County jail for contraband following smuggling ring bust: NEWARK — Essex County’s 2,000-plus prisoner lockup, a razor-wire encircled jail on Newark’s industrial Doremus Avenue, was locked down at 1 p.m. today as corrections officers began a time-consuming, systematic sweep for contraband. The security measure, expected to take as long as two weeks, cancels visitation privileges and comes five weeks after a long-time Essex corrections officer was charged as a ringleader of a smuggling outfit that allowed inmates to place orders for everything from cell phones to heroin to prescription drugs. Joe Amato, who as president of PBA Local 382 represents some 500 corrections officers, said searches are part of an officer’s daily routine. "But it’s never the same as a thorough search," he said. "The only good way to do a search is to lock the place down."
Source: nj.com  Date: 9/5/2010
  
N.J. schools see reductions in police presence due to budget problems: RANDOLPH — For the last 10 years, members of the Randolph police department have patrolled the high school’s halls as part of the School Resource Officer program, providing security and a positive role model for students. But the sour economy has shrunk Randolph’s police force, and Chief Robert Mason had to reassign his SRO. Many school districts, municipalities and police departments around the state have had to reduce or eliminate their SRO and DARE drug prevention programs because of tightening budgets.
Source: nj.com  Date: 9/5/2010
  
  
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