Ed, The blame for the demise of the Trenton Police Department lies solely on Mayor Palmer’s shoulders. It started back when he promised Deputy Chief Constance the job of police chief when the job opening arose. He reneged on that promise and Constance sued the city, and from that point on, Palmer had a vendetta against TPD. First he did away with the rank of chief, and then rank of deputy chief, and then he hired a civilian to run the department who was unfit to command the New Jersey State Police. Doing away with these ranks lost many years of local police experience. Santiago did nothing to promote leadership qualities within the superior officers, and had he done so, Palmer would not have to worry today about the city not being in safe hands when Mr. Santiago is hiding in Morris County. So, thanks Mr. Palmer for starting all this mess in Trenton.

Blame Game

Well, we can point fingers here, there, and everywhere, but the past is the past and there’s no changing that. It’s time to start worrying about the future.—Ed Note