The other former Patterson officer got probation. Known as part of the 'Robbery Squad,' they said the department's culture made them 'think they weren't doing anything wrong.'
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One of the former officers had dreams of being a police chief. Another was living his dream of being a cop, something he always wanted after moving to New Jersey from the Dominican Republic. The third didn’t think twice about his illegal conduct because he said it was all around him. In Newark federal court Thursday, the three ex-Paterson police officers — Jonathan Bustios, Eudy Ramos and Matthew Torres —of probation to two years in prison for illegally stopping and searching people of color, stealing their cash, and falsifying police reports from 2016-2018.
“They were a group of robbers and thieves equipped with a uniform, badge, gun and police car,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Kearney told U.S. District Judge Katharine S. Hayden. Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.
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