This adds to the many good reasons that Camelia Valdes should quit.
Gov. Phil Murphy should withdraw his re-nomination of Camelia Valdes as prosecutor. Passaic Prosecutor Camelia Valdes has finally released public records to show what her office was doing over the past couple of years, when it was supposed to be creating a protocol for cops responding to people in mental health crises, among the most dangerous calls they get.
This is directly related to the killing of 31-year-old Najee Seabrooks last month, by the cops he called for help during a paranoid breakdown. Police denied access to the Paterson Healing Collectivea de-escalation group that employed Seabrooks and wanted to assist; they failed to call nearby St.
The documents that her office sent in response to requests from the ACLU and the Star-Ledger showed that they held some meetings, but not that they actually complied with the intentions of the AG’s directive.
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