🔴 New Jersey State Trooper suspected in killing of ex-girlfriend
🔴 Latest report on police misconduct includes domestic violence
🔴 Officers were dismissive of domestic violence victims in some cases
More than 70,000 domestic violence incidents were reported to New Jersey police in 2023, resulting in nearly 27,000 arrests, according to the latest available state data.
But what happens when the accused abusers are police officers themselves?
The double-killing this month of a couple in Hunterdon County by a state trooper who had briefly dated one of the victims is raising questions about how the criminal justice system handles intimate partner or domestic violence involving law enforcement…