Today a Federal Jury in Newark ruled in favor of former Newark Police Officer Darren Nance. Darren Nance was fired 14 years ago, after he made official written complaints of supervisory misconduct.

Darren Nance will be our guest tonight. We will discuss this case and other cases of Newark Police Corruption.

Newark Police Officer Darren Nance was fired after he reported misconduct by police supervisors. According to Darren Nance, and several other Newark Police officers and supervisors, officers complaints of misconduct are never investigated. However, the officer who files the complaint is then charged with some infraction and sanctioned. According to the Newark Police Department’s internal investigation rules, all complaints shall be objectively and thoroughly investigated. The New Jersey Attorney General Guidelines compel a police agency to thoroughly investigate all complaints of misconduct. Witnesses emphatically state, under oath, that officers’ complaints of misconduct are not objectively and thoroughly investigated or assigned to an investigator.

Why has the Newark New Jersey Police Department been able to consistently violate the law without detection? We will discuss this issue and other acts of police misconduct committed by the Newark Police Department.

Newark Police Officer was fired after he reported misconduct committed by supervisors. He case will finally be heard in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey (Judge Dennis Cavanaugh) on Wednesday June 9, 2010, at 9:00 AM.

Several Newark Police Supervisors are scheduled to testify for the plaintiff Darren Nance. The testimony is expected to reveal the policies, and practices used by supervisors to protect rogue cops and terminate the employment of honest cops that report misconduct.

We will discuss the information revealed by the court testimony.

A Newark Police Officer arrested an innocent citizen and charged her with possession of over 400 vials of cocaine. However, the officer knew the citizen did not have the cocaine in her possession and the officer also knew the cocaine did not belong to her. This incident of criminal misconduct was investigated administratively by the Newark New Jersey Police Department under IOP# 02-604, CAP# 02-210. This officer was not fired; he is presently working in an elite squad of the Newark Police Department. Apparently the Newark Police Department finds use for cops who commit crimes, but terminates the employment of police officers that report misconduct. We will discuss this continuing practice of protecting criminal cops and punishing honorable cops dedicated to obeying the law.

Fourteen years ago Newark Police Officer Darren Nance was fired after filing written complaints of serious supervisory misconduct. His case is finally scheduled for trial in Federal Court on June 9, 2010, in Newark New Jersey.

Officer Darren Nance was fired for non-criminal administrative charges. However, numerous Newark Police Officers involved in criminal misconduct were not fired.

For example: The police lieutenant indicted for being a member of a police auto theft ring was not fired.

The police lieutenant who (while in a drunken stupor) put his gun to the heads of two innocent citizens was not fired. He was promoted to Captain.

A police sergeant assaults officers of another municipality after attempting to flee from them in his auto. He was not fired. He was promoted to lieutenant, and then promoted to Chief of Police.

A high ranking police officials was convicted of assaulting an on duty correction supervisor. He was not fired. He was promoted to Police Director.

There are many other examples of officers involved in serious acts of criminal misconduct. Yet, these officers were not fired. In many of these cases of criminal misconduct the officers that committed the offenses were promoted. Apparently the Newark New Jersey Police Department has respect and admiration for police officers that commit crimes, but disdain for police officers that report misconduct.

We will discuss the Darren Nance case and the numerous acts of misconduct committed against citizens and honest police officers who complain about misconduct.

It has been two years since a Federal Jury awarded the McKinna brothers and Raymond Carnation (known as the Courageous Three) ten million dollars. The Courageous Three were police officers with the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Police Department. They were fired after they complained about discrimination and corruption. The trial was completed in ten days, and the jury deliberated for two hours before announcing its verdict. The jury found the Philadelphia Police Department did retaliate against William McKinna, Michael McKinna, and Raymond Carnation because they complained about discrimination and corruption. [NOS 03-1465 and NOS 03-11473]

Judge McLauglin, who presided over the trial, is deciding whether or not she will declare a mistrial because she claims that one of the Courageous Three was making facial gestures! That's correct, facial gestures! This implies the jury's decision was influenced by facial gestures and not the overwhelming documentary evidence and testimony of witnesses. We must question why it would take two years for a judge to make a ruling on a case that was on trial for only ten days, and the jury deliberated for only two hours? Meanwhile, these brave honorable and courageous police officers continue to suffer. But three officers who were particularly culpable in this case, Captain Colarulo, Lieutenant Bachmeyer, and Sergeant Maroney, have all been promoted by the Philadelphia Police Department. An argument can be made that discrimination and corruption is supported by the Philadelphia Police Department and elected officials of the City of Philadelphia.

We will discuss these issues with our guest Raymond Carnation.

On Tuesday May 4, 2010, members of the Philadelphia City Council were stunned into silence after Samuel Clark informed them about systemic police corruption and discrimination. Clark outlined the important facts about the case of “The Courageous Three” and how this case indicates the existence of systemic corruption within the Philadelphia Police Department. In closing, Clark asked members of the Philadelphia Municipal Council, what policies and procedures are presently in place that would prevent the police department from taking retaliatory actions against any other officer who reports discrimination and corruption? The question was never answered.

Our guest, Raymond Carnation, was present at the council meeting. We will have a discussion about the council meeting and the rally scheduled for May 14, 2010, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

The Essex County College Urban Issues Institute and the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey sponsored a “Safe Space Speakout” for citizens to talk about their incidents of Newark Police Misconduct! Several citizens gave tearful testimony of how they were victimized by abusive police officers. Citizens also testified that when they attempted to make complaints to Newark's Internal Affairs Division, they encountered hostile attitudes and or intimidating interrogations. We will discuss growing citizen discontent with the abuses perpetrated by officers of the Newark New Jersey Police Department.

The Scott Sisters were given a double life sentence for an alleged robbery. However, the robbery victims testified the Scott sisters were not armed and did not take anything from them. Jamie Scott has kidney failure and is not receiving the consistent medical treatment that is required. In addition, her sister Gladys is willing to donate a kidney. Still, the prison authorities will not allow the sister to donate her kidney. Apparently the State of Mississippi is exercising cruel and unusual punishment on the Scott sisters. Why has the State of Mississippi heaped such cruel and harsh punishment on two sisters who have never been arrested before? Our guest, legal analyst, Nancy Lockhart will help provide some answers.

Newark Police Director Gary McCarthy did not appear at the Citizens’ Forum on Police Misconduct. The police director apparently was not interested in hearing directly from victims who claim they were mistreated by Newark Police Officers. Numerous citizens made compelling revelations of their unforgettable encounters with officers of the Newark Police Department. Several former Newark Police Officers also testified about their knowledge of Newark Police Misconduct, and the negative treatment of African-American Police Officers. Several members of the Newark Municipal Council were present. However, South Ward Councilman Oscar James II, East Ward Councilman Augusto Amador, Central Ward Councilman Charles Bell, and Councilman At-Large Carlos Gonzalez did not appear at the forum to hear from the taxpayers that provide their salaries.