TRENTON, NJ — As distracted driving continues to claim more lives on New Jersey roadways than any other risky driving behavior, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety have announced the launch of a statewide public awareness campaign aimed at providing motorists with good reasons to give the road their undivided […]
NEWARK, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced March 18 a first-of-its-kind settlement with a ghost gun company that the attorney general and New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs sued over the company’s advertising and marketing of ghost guns to New Jersey residents and delivery of an assault firearms kit to a New Jersey buyer. […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced that a suspended senior correctional police officer at Northern State Prison was indicted March 17 on charges, including official misconduct for falsifying a New Jersey Department of Corrections record to conceal his membership in an outlaw motorcycle gang. The Office of Public Integrity and Accountability obtained a […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced March 2 a transformative step in New Jersey’s juvenile justice system through the creation of a Community-Based Services Consortium that will bring a wide array of prosocial programs to youth in secure care settings and residential community homes operated by the Juvenile Justice Commission. The skills, habits, […]
TRENTON, NJ — Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced March 2 that the owner of a Paterson-based school bus company, its manager and the company were indicted for allegedly providing false information to school districts — including in Essex County — in connection with contracts to cover up the fact that the company hired unqualified drivers, […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of the state’s efforts to expand access to mental health care during the COVID-19 public health emergency, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced Feb. 25 that the Division of Consumer Affairs is taking action to encourage mental health care professionals to provide free services to New Jerseyans in need. Under an […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of the state’s ongoing efforts to bring an end to New Jersey’s opioid epidemic and save lives, on Feb. 18 Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced four actions aimed at preventing fatal overdoses and further increasing the public availability of the opioid antidote naloxone. The first action is a final rule […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — On Oct. 8, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced criminal charges against the owners of an East Orange–based school bus company for allegedly providing false information to school districts to cover up the fact that the company hired unqualified drivers; failed to conduct mandatory drug testing and criminal background checks for drivers […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — N.J. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced actions against a dozen merchants for consumer protection violations related to COVID-19, with penalties totaling tens of thousands of dollars, according to a Sept. 21 press release. Among those subject to enforcement actions are two North Jersey businesses that allegedly […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and the Juvenile Justice Commission announced Sept. 17 that the governor’s Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee has awarded six grants totaling more than $200,000 to local police departments and community-based organizations to encourage the use of stationhouse adjustments for youth who have contact with the […]