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Newark Police Director Suspends Police Chief

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: Crime and Justice News, March 11, 2007.

"Newark Police Chief Anthony Campos was suspended yesterday for five days after a dispute with Newark Police Director Garry McCarthy about who had authority to make personnel moves in the department, reports the Newark Star-Ledger. McCarthy reportedly had been seeking to suspend Campos since Friday, when the chief overturned McCarthy's routine transfer of more than two dozen officers."

"The rare disciplinary action -- the first of a Newark police chief in more than 20 years, came after a meeting yesterday afternoon between McCarthy and Mayor Cory Booker. Campos is paid $140,870 annually will continue to receive his pay during the suspension. Campos' decision to overturn McCarthy's transfers was sparked by a disagreement between McCarthy and Booker's chief of staff, Pablo Fonseca, who has demanded to be consulted on personnel moves in the police department. The dispute highlights a common disagreement in many New Jersey municipalities that have both a civilian police director and a sworn police chief. "

Newark Star-Ledger

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on March 11, 2008 (boomark / email).