Jersey City leaders say new reforms announced on Thursday will make the city’s police department more effective, more transparent and more deserving of community trust.
The changes are driven by acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, who took over the department shortly after Mayor James Solomon’s inauguration this year. Ambrose said residents, officers and city leaders consistently told him the Jersey City Police Department lacked technology, transparency and accountability.
“ The Stone Age of the Jersey City Police Department is moving, starting today,” Ambrose said during a press conference at the city’s public safety headquarters on Thursday. “We are doing things differently. We’re changing the way we do business.”…