In New Jersey, statewide police union issued an email alert to the group’s 33,000 members Sunday warning them to take extra caution.
New Jersey State PBA Executive Vice President Marc Kovar said in the email that all members and officers should take extra caution and change up routines in the coming weeks, citing heightened hostility from nationwide protests that he says has led to a “fever pitch of anti-police sentiment.”
“This open hostility has created more tense encounters with officers even on routine incidents such as motor vehicle stops,” Kovar said. “The State PBA is advising officers to be alert for any interaction where a person may be looking for a confrontation.”
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