Minor-Offense Arrests Drop After N.J. Cities Lay Off Cops

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CAMDEN, N.J. - Police in five New Jersey cities where departments have had deep layoffs are making fewer arrests for minor offenses - a trend that experts fear could lead to a rise in the most serious crimes.

Newark, Trenton, Paterson, Atlantic City and Camden, all densely populated cities with significant crime problems - and all faced with precarious tax revenue and declining aid from a state government that also is cash-strapped - have made deep cuts in their police departments since the start of 2010.

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Minor-Offense Arrests Drop After N.J. Cities Lay Off Cops

An Associated Press analysis of municipal court data shows that when police are laid off, department priorities shift: Arrests and summonses of all kinds drop, w...

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