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Police departments throughout the state will have to make a concerted eort to recruit people of color and women if Gov. Phil Murphy signs a bill working its way through the Legislature. Local chiefs and law enforcement experts lau- ded the bill’s aim of boosting diversity in the ranks by setting recruiting goals and making sure departments stick to them. But some worried that it could have the unintended consequence of forcing chiefs to look past qualied candidates to satisfy an informal quota. “It’s a good thing to have ocers reect the res- idents of your municipality,” said Brian Higgins, a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan and the former chief of the Bergen County Police Department. “And there is room for improvement: Some municipalities have proven they can’t be trusted, quite frankly. But the No. 1 priority should be to get the best candidate.” The measure is part of a package of police re- form bills moving through the state Legislature after the death of George Floyd, the unarmed Black man who died under the knee of a white Minneapolis ocer in May. In late July, the state Senate passed legislation making it a crime to call 911 with the intent to ha- rass a person based on race, gender or other pro- tected classications. Another bill would make cultural diversity and implicit bias training man- datory for every cop in the state. The recruitment proposal, S-401, is sponsored by Democratic state Sens. Shirley Turner of Mer- cer County and Sandra Cunningham of Hudson County and passed the upper chamber last month by a vote of 38-1. The state Assembly overwhelmingly approved an earlier version in June, but must vote again on New Jersey is pushing to make its police officers look more like the communities they patrol. GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Lawmakers push police departments to increase hiring of women, minorities Steve Janoski and Monsy Alvarado NorthJersey.com | USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY See POLICE, Page 8A AP-GCI0464079-01 (732) 655-9101 ASBURY PARK PRESS APP.COM PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK FRIDAY 08.14.20 QEAJAB-11711x(K)i)L)e)a Volume 141 | Number 195 Home delivery pricing inside Subscribe 1-800-822-9779 ©2020 $2.50 White House: Israel, UAE to reestablish ties. 4B Weather High 78° z Low 70° T-storm. Forecast, 6B BARNEGAT LIGHT - Just as the sun was coming over the horizon, Capt. Tim Brindley was pulling in his bottom trawl net. Tangled in the extension lines was a great white shark. He was in sight of land on Aug. 1, 2 1 2 miles northeast of Barnegat Inlet dragging for uke near the remains of the Persephone, a World War II-era wreck. “I just thought, ‘Oh my God, there’s a great white shark in the net,’” said Brindley, 58, of Barnegat Light, Barnegat Light man catches great white shark in trawl net See SHARK, Page 11A Dan Radel Asbury Park Press USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY JACKSON - Nicole Wahler expected to be feeling better by now; her COVID-19 infection began in mid- March. Yet ve months later, this once active, t 26-year- old from Jackson can’t seem to get well. Wahler says she can no longer work out ve days a week or lift weights like she used to. Her heart rate spikes from mild activity or sitting outside in the heat, she said. She now suers balance issues, severe fa- Woman feels eects of virus 5 months later Jackson 26-year-old still suers balance issues, heart rate spikes See SYMPTOMS, Page 11A Amanda Oglesby Asbury Park Press USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY Seaside Heights reworks return with precautions LOCAL, 3A LAKEWOOD - The district’s plan to reopen schools hit a snag Wednesday night when it could not nd an aordable bidder to expand busing to ensure COVID-19 compliance, but it moved ahead on free coronavirus tests and a planned meeting on building a 20,000-square-foot multipurpose dome. Lakewood is among a handful of school districts in New Jersey planning to reopen at full capacity when the school year starts in the next few weeks. That would bring more than 6,500 students back to the township’s classrooms starting Sept. 4. But when the board sought bidders to expand its regular transportation service with COVID-19-com- pliant busing, it was disappointed with the results. Gustavo Martínez Contreras Asbury Park Press USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY Lakewood schools plan more free virus tests More on mobile Get instant news updates on your phone or tablet. Download the free APP.com “app” for videos, photos and more about Lakewood. Search “Asbury Park Press” in the app store. See LAKEWOOD, Page 11A AP-GCI0439191-04 Find the right providers to service your HVAC this summer. Need Air? Visit our mobile site to find local pros: homeservices.app.com • Avoid close contact with others • Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others • Wash your hands often • Cover coughs and sneezes • Clean and disinfect often • Monitor your health daily Stop the spread
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Police departments throughout the state willhave to make a concerted eff�ort to recruit peopleof color and women if Gov. Phil Murphy signs abill working its way through the Legislature.
Local chiefs and law enforcement experts lau-ded the bill’s aim of boosting diversity in theranks by setting recruiting goals and making suredepartments stick to them. But some worriedthat it could have the unintended consequence offorcing chiefs to look past qualifi�ed candidates tosatisfy an informal quota.
“It’s a good thing to have offi�cers refl�ect the res-idents of your municipality,” said Brian Higgins, aprofessor at John Jay College of Criminal Justicein Manhattan and the former chief of the BergenCounty Police Department. “And there is room forimprovement: Some municipalities have proventhey can’t be trusted, quite frankly. But the No. 1
priority should be to get the best candidate.”The measure is part of a package of police re-
form bills moving through the state Legislatureafter the death of George Floyd, the unarmedBlack man who died under the knee of a whiteMinneapolis offi�cer in May.
In late July, the state Senate passed legislationmaking it a crime to call 911 with the intent to ha-rass a person based on race, gender or other pro-tected classifi�cations. Another bill would makecultural diversity and implicit bias training man-datory for every cop in the state.
The recruitment proposal, S-401, is sponsoredby Democratic state Sens. Shirley Turner of Mer-cer County and Sandra Cunningham of HudsonCounty and passed the upper chamber lastmonth by a vote of 38-1.
The state Assembly overwhelmingly approvedan earlier version in June, but must vote again on
New Jersey is pushing to make its police officers look more like the communities they patrol.GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
Lawmakers push police departments to increase hiring of women, minoritiesSteve Janoski and Monsy AlvaradoNorthJersey.com | USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
See POLICE, Page 8A
AP-GCI0464079-01
(732) 655-9101
ASBURY PARK PRESS APP.COM
PART OF THE USA TODAY NETWORK
FRIDAY 08.14.20
QEAJAB-11711x(K)i)L)e)aVolume 141 | Number 195
Home delivery pricing insideSubscribe 1-800-822-9779
©2020 $2.50
White House: Israel, UAEto reestablish ties. 4B
Weather
High 78° ❚ Low 70°T-storm. Forecast, 6B
BARNEGAT LIGHT - Just as the sun was comingover the horizon, Capt. Tim Brindley was pulling in hisbottom trawl net. Tangled in the extension lines was agreat white shark.
He was in sight of land on Aug. 1, 21⁄�2 miles northeastof Barnegat Inlet dragging for fl�uke near the remains ofthe Persephone, a World War II-era wreck.
“I just thought, ‘Oh my God, there’s a great whiteshark in the net,’” said Brindley, 58, of Barnegat Light,
Barnegat Light mancatches great whiteshark in trawl net
See SHARK, Page 11A
Dan Radel Asbury Park Press
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
JACKSON - Nicole Wahler expected to be feelingbetter by now; her COVID-19 infection began in mid-March.
Yet fi�ve months later, this once active, fi�t 26-year-old from Jackson can’t seem to get well.
Wahler says she can no longer work out fi�ve days aweek or lift weights like she used to. Her heart ratespikes from mild activity or sitting outside in the heat,she said. She now suff�ers balance issues, severe fa-
Woman feelseff�ects of virus5 months laterJackson 26-year-old still suff�ersbalance issues, heart rate spikes
See SYMPTOMS, Page 11A
Amanda Oglesby Asbury Park Press
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
Seaside Heightsfi�reworks returnwith precautionsLOCAL, 3A
LAKEWOOD - The district’s plan to reopenschools hit a snag Wednesday night when it could notfi�nd an aff�ordable bidder to expand busing to ensureCOVID-19 compliance, but it moved ahead on freecoronavirus tests and a planned meeting on buildinga 20,000-square-foot multipurpose dome.
Lakewood is among a handful of school districts inNew Jersey planning to reopen at full capacity whenthe school year starts in the next few weeks. Thatwould bring more than 6,500 students back to the
township’s classrooms starting Sept. 4. But when the board sought bidders to expand its
regular transportation service with COVID-19-com-pliant busing, it was disappointed with the results.
Gustavo Martínez Contreras Asbury Park Press
USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY
Lakewood schools planmore free virus tests
More on mobileGet instant news updates on your phone or tablet.Download the free APP.com “app” for videos, photosand more about Lakewood. Search “Asbury ParkPress” in the app store.
See LAKEWOOD, Page 11A
AP-GCI0439191-04
Find the right providers to serviceyour HVAC this summer.
Need Air?
Visit our mobile siteto find local pros:
homeservices.app.com
• Avoid close contact with others • Cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face cover when around others • Wash your hands often • Cover coughs and sneezes • Clean and disinfect often • Monitor your health daily
Stop the spread
