Newark Police Department

June 7, 2006 - 3:45pm

Poor Armando, he just can't help himself

A very old joke is often tailored to fit the Essex County Sheriff: what's the most dangerous place in New Jersey? Between Armando Fontoura and a camera. But some Newark insiders are becoming increasingly annoyed by Fontoura's public comments concerning the security of Mayor-elect Cory Booker -- who has allegedly been threatened by the Bloods, a Newark gang. While the Newark Police Department has declined to comment -- as do the U.S. Secret Service when it relates to presidential protection and the New Jersey State Police when it involves the Governor's protection unit, Fontoura has been more than willing to speak with reporters. Before joining the Sheriff's Department, Fontoura was the spokesman for the Newark Police Department.

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State Senator Ronald L. Rice

Release Date: Apr 25 2006

RICE: LARGE HOUSING AUTHORITIES NEED THEIR OWN POLICE FORCE

TRENTON - Senator Ronald L. Rice today is calling for the implementation of his 1997 law which he says will go a long way in protecting the residents of public housing in New Jersey.

The law authorized housing authorities in large municipalities, like Newark, to create a special police force to patrol public housing. The housing authority police officers would be deemed regular law enforcement officers, and would be held to the same standards as the regular police force.

"You don't forfeit your right to protection just because you are poor," said Senator Rice, D-Essex, and Chairman of the Senate Community and Urban Affairs Committee. "Newark's housing authority needs to make the safety of its residents a top priority. Citizens, regardless of where they live deserve protection from drug dealers, gang members and other law breakers."

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