State prosecutors are accusing a police sergeant of stealing a photojournalist’s camera while the photographer was being treated at a hospital for injuries suffered at a protest near Delaney Hall, the Attorney General’s Office said Thursday.
Sgt. Darryl Brown, who works with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, was charged with third-degree theft. Prosecutors say he stole the camera during Saturday’s protest outside the Newark migrant jail.
“So many police officers conduct themselves with integrity, uphold the law, maintain order and public safety, and serve our communities with distinction in the face of great challenges, day in and day out,” Attorney General Jen Davenport said in a statement. “When an officer does what is alleged in this case, it is a disservice to the profession and the public.”
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