The city of Paterson is bracing for a possible upheaval within its police ranks as the New Jersey Civil Service Commission moves to invalidate the department’s 2019 sergeant’s exam.
At least 31 superior police officers in Paterson and 76 others in Newark who passed the 2019 civil service exam and were promoted to sergeant now face demotion to patrol officer.
“We cannot allow civil service to put their fingers on the scales of these exams in affecting our lives, and also affecting the safety of our community,” said Angel Jimenez of the Police Benevolent Association…