The following statement was released by Jackson Police Chief Matt Kunz in the wake of reports that Hatzolah is being targeted by police officers in the township:
The Jackson Twp. Police Dept. provides high quality, professional policing services to our community, and has done so since 1946. In so doing, we have collaborated with our Fire, EMS, OEM and other community partners, all in the interest of maintaining a safe environment for our residents and guests.
Recently, Jackson Police Officers made the difficult but in their discretion necessary decision to issue traffic summons to members of the Hatzolah organization. This should be neither an indictment of the officers, nor of Hatzolah, but rather a reflection of challenging demands placed upon our staff, to include taking enforcement action when they deem necessary.
The police department leadership is taking these recent concerns seriously. Communications are ongoing between the police department leadership and Hatzolah supervisors, and we have every confidence that the concerns of all parties will be respected and addressed through the mutual cooperation that has been the hallmark of our cooperative service to the community.
There is no reason to believe the actions of the police department staff were anything other than legal and proper, as part of the business of policing our community. We look forward to a reasonable resolution of the present concerns, and our continued, cooperative service to the residents of Jackson Township.
Chief Kunz
Ridiculous statement he should resign in shame
And he thinks we believe this lame official letter because…..?!? We’ve been in galus for many many years…. how stupid do they think we really are?
You can’t take serious public action and then just write a letter of apology and dream it all away.
IF there is precedent for this, for example, the cops give the non-Jewish EMS chevra citations every “Mitvoch” and “Dunnershtik”, then please don’t be posting stories about fake news antisemitism…
BUT … IF THERE’S NO PRECEDENT:
Sue their pants off.
You don’t like the truth