Overview
- Capt. Wayne Tracy was introduced at a packed city council meeting as acting chief and received applause from officers.
- Mayor Melinda E. Barrett said an outside review of internal operations is underway, led by attorney Regina M. Ryan, who has begun interviewing officers.
- Chief Robert Pistone was placed on paid leave and then retired, and Deputy Chief Stephen Doherty was briefly acting chief before being put on paid administrative leave after a union no-confidence vote.
- The Essex County District Attorney continues a homicide investigation into the July death of Francis Gigliotti, with seven officers still on paid leave.
- Officer Katelyn Tully, among those placed on leave, was found dead in September, and the cause remains under investigation.