Civil Liberties

Newark Politicians Walking Back Promise to Hire 100 New Cops: Can't Afford Them

They knew the score

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It was billed as a long-awaited solution to the growing violence in New Jersey's largest city.

"We're going to put some boots on the ground in the neighborhoods," Newark Mayor Luis Quintana said yesterday at a City Hall news conference, surrounded by law enforcement brass. "The cars will be visible."