Sgt. Merritt Carr v. Borough of Glen Ridge, Police Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta, and Police Department (2016)

Glen Ridge, NJ Lawsuits Involving Police and Municipal Entities

Based on a comprehensive search of public records, news archives, and court-related reports (up to November 26, 2025), Glen Ridge has faced several lawsuits related to its police department, primarily centered on allegations of harassment, discrimination, and workplace misconduct. These cases often involved internal department dynamics rather than external civil rights claims like racial profiling during traffic stops or excessive force against civilians. No major, ongoing federal civil rights investigations (e.g., under 42 U.S.C. § 1983) specific to Glen Ridge police were identified, but the settlements have drawn local media attention due to their costs to taxpayers.

Here's a summary of key cases, drawn from verified news sources. I've focused on those with public settlements or coverage, including the one you mentioned about sexual harassment and racial discrimination leading to an officer's termination.

 Sgt. Merritt Carr v. Borough of Glen Ridge, Police Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta, and Police Department (2016)

• Details: Filed in October 2016 in Essex County Superior Court by Sgt. Merritt Carr, alleging four years of harassment, intimidation, and retaliation by Chief Byron-Lagattuta and other officers. Claims included violations of the New Jersey Family Leave Act, whistleblower protections, and disability discrimination, stemming from Carr's complaints about departmental misconduct (e.g., favoritism, policy violations). The suit described the chief as creating a "culture of fear" and detailed personal impacts like stress-related hospitalizations.
• Outcome: Settled in August 2020 for $675,000 (plus $21,568 in attorney fees). Carr agreed not to seek reemployment with the department and dropped all claims. This was the second settlement in a year against the chief and department; the first (undisclosed) involved another officer.
• News Coverage: Covered by NJ.com (August 14, 2020), Montclair Local (August 15, 2020), and TAPinto Montclair (August 19, 2020), with quotes from the suit calling the chief a "megalomaniacal despot."

Thanny Rodriguez v. Borough of Glen Ridge, Police Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta, and Others (2017)

• Details: Filed in Essex County Superior Court in May 2017 by Thanny Rodriguez, a former police dispatcher and assistant to Chief Byron-Lagattuta. Rodriguez alleged daily sexual harassment (e.g., unwanted advances, demands for massages) and racial discrimination (e.g., inappropriate comments about her Hispanic heritage and appearance), creating a hostile work environment. The suit named the borough, Chief Byron-Lagattuta, Capt. Sean Quinn, and unnamed employees, claiming they failed to address complaints.
• Outcome: Settled in early 2020 for an undisclosed amount (part of a series of related suits). Rodriguez was terminated from her position amid the allegations.
• News Coverage: Extensive local reporting, including NorthJersey.com (May 25, 2017) and NJ.com (May 26, 2017), highlighting the department's internal issues.
• Relevance: This matches your description of a police employee suing for sexual harassment and racial discrimination, resulting in firing.

When a Town Like Glen Ridge New Jersey Tries to Criminalize a Disabled Black Woman for Driving While Existing:

When a Town Tries to Criminalize a Disabled Black Woman for Driving While Existing:

The Glen Ridge Municipal Court’s Unconstitutional Power Grab

By Freedom Watch Investigative Desk (Journalist)

November 23, 2025

Glen Ridge, New Jersey: Meet Naomi Johnson: ordained minister, host of the Noneillah Talk Show, a medically disabled Black woman with chronic pain, PTSD, and mobility impairments. On February 24, 2025, she was traveling privately in her 1995 Mustang (handicap plates, ministerial plaque, groceries in the back) when Glen Ridge Police Sergeant Anthony Mazza decided to turn a routine drive into a nine-month nightmare.

Here’s the part the Glen Ridge Municipal Court doesn’t want you to know:

The stop, the tickets, the tow, and the bench warrant that still hangs over Naomi’s head never happened in Glen Ridge at all.

Body-camera video is crystal clear: Sgt. Mazza radioed headquarters and announced he was making the stop at Woodland Avenue and Willowdale Avenue — in MONTCLAIR, not Glen Ridge.

Yet the tickets he wrote claim “Glen Ridge.” The tow happened in Montclair. The disabled woman was left to walking home in freezing weather, in Montclair.

"Redacted Public Records in Naomi Johnson v. Glen Ridge PD – Evidence of Jurisdictional Overreach").

This is the traffic citation that Municipal Court Judge Mark Clemente, Prosecutor Elizabeth Brewster, and Court Administrator Denise C. Iandolo received, read, filed, and then weaponized against a disabled Black woman named Naomi Johnson.

Look at it. Really look at it.

There is no court date typed on this summons. Sgt. Anthony Mazza wrote the location as “Woodland/Douglas, Glen Ridge Township.”

His own body-camera audio tells the truth he tried to bury: as he radios in the stop at Woodland & Willowdale — MONTCLAIR, New Jersey.

MONTCLAIR.

That single radio transmission obliterates every shred of jurisdiction Glen Ridge ever pretended to have.

• Territorial jurisdiction? Gone. N.J.S.A. 2B:12-16 limits municipal courts to offenses “within the territory of that municipality.” Montclair is a separate sovereign town.
• Subject-matter jurisdiction? Gone. N.J.S.A. 2B:12-17.
• Personal jurisdiction? Never established — Naomi challenged it repeatedly and was met with silence and a warrant.

Yet Denise C. Iandolo, the Violations Clerk/Court Administrator, ignored Naomi documents to dismissed the tickets citation fee. Instead he entered it into the system, and began demanding two $55 payments — $110 total when they do not have any lawful jurisdiction to requested for payment.

When Naomi dared file Notices of Special Appearance, Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, and Demands to Show Cause, what did the trio do?

Judge Mark Clemente issued an unconstitutional bench warrant. Prosecutor Elizabeth Brewster stayed silent — abdicating her duty to prove jurisdiction. Denise C. Iandolo kept the unlawful machine running.

Body-camera video is clear. Sgt. Mazza radioed headquarters and announced he was making the stop at Woodland Avenue and Willowdale Avenue — in Montclair, not Glen Ridge.

Yet the summonses he issued list the location as “Woodland/Douglas, Glen Ridge Township.” The vehicle was towed from Montclair, and Naomi — a disabled woman — was left to walk home in freezing weather in Montclair.

There was no court date typed on the summonses.

New Jersey law on jurisdiction is unambiguous:

• N.J.S.A. 2B:12-16 limits municipal court territorial jurisdiction to offenses committed “within the territory of that municipality.”
• N.J.S.A. 2B:12-17 governs subject-matter jurisdiction.
• N.J.S.A. 40A:14-156 restricts municipal police enforcement authority to their own borders absent hot pursuit or a mutual-aid agreement — neither of which has ever been produced.

Naomi repeatedly challenged jurisdiction through Notices of Special Appearance, Motions to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, and Demands to Show Cause. Every filing was ignored or deemed “not filed.”

She requested ADA accommodations (remote appearance due to severe mobility issues and tremors). Judge Mark Clemente’s response was to suggest she “use the public library.” When she explained she is physically unable to do so, communication ceased and the warrant remained.

The summonses contain a handwritten “(B)” next to her name — a race designation that has no field on the official New Jersey Uniform Summons form and is prohibited by AOC Directive 02-07 and N.J.S.A. 39:5-3.

Above is the email Lt. Timothy to inform Naomi about the warrant.

The email you just read is the proof of a lawless warrant.

She found out because an Internal Affairs lieutenant casually emailed her, months after Judge Mark Clemente secretly issued an administrative “warrant” on May 14, 2025. Service of the bench warrant? Regular mail only — despite Court Rule 7:2-3 and R. 4:4-4 requiring personal service or certified mail with return receipt for bench warrants. Naomi first learned of the warrant months later through an email from Lt. Timothy Faranda.

Not by certified mail.

Not by sheriff service.

Not by any lawful process.

1. No Notice of the Warrant Was Ever Sent New Jersey Court Rule 7:2-3 and the Fourteenth Amendment require actual notice and opportunity to be heard before a court can issue a bench warrant for failure to appear. Glen Ridge sent nothing. 
2. No Notice That Appearance Was Ever Required The two $55 tickets were payable, not court-mandatory. Judge Clemente himself later admitted in writing: “the tickets do not necessarily require an appearance.” So they issued a warrant for failing to do something she was never required to do.
3. Naomi Had Already Filed Motions Before the secret warrant was issued, Naomi had already served the court with:
   • Motion to Show Cause
   • Notice to Vacate the Void Tickets
   • Challenge to Jurisdiction (the stop was in Montclair, not Glen Ridge) The court ignored every filing, then punished her for not showing up to a hearing she was never lawfully summoned to.

This is not sloppy paperwork.

This is deliberate ambush justice designed to terrorize people into paying unlawful fines.

They knew the tickets were void (wrong town, no jurisdiction). They knew appearance wasn’t required. They knew proper notice was never given. They issued the warrant anyway.

And when Naomi asked for proof of jurisdiction? Silence.

An unconstitutional tickets into a lifetime of fear for a grieving mother whose only child was killed and whose rights mean nothing to Glen Ridge.

“Read the Judge’s Own Words: This Email Is a Confession of Judicial Extortion” An Open Indictment of Municipal Judge Mark Clemente’s July 25, 2025 Email November 25, 2025. Here it is, straight from Judge Mark Clemente’s keyboard.

Read it with your own eyes. Then ask yourself how any of this is legal.

The email (cc’d to Prosecutor Elizabeth Brewster, Court Administrator Denise C. Iandolo, and Lt. Timothy Faranda) is dated July 25, 2025.

On May 14, 2025, Municipal Judge Mark Clemente issued a bench warrant with $500 cash bail for “failure to appear” on two payable $55 tickets. In his July 25, 2025 email, Judge Clemente acknowledged that the tickets “do not necessarily require an appearance” and stated that if Naomi paid the tickets online, the warrant would be recalled.

As of November 25, 2025, the warrant remains active in the New Jersey Judiciary’s Municipal Court Case Search portal and PROMIS/Gavel system.

Glen Ridge Municipal Court is a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal created under N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq. with strictly limited statutory power and no equitable jurisdiction. New Jersey courts have repeatedly held that municipal courts cannot convert civil motor-vehicle infractions into criminal contempt proceedings without a separate indictable offense (State v. Gonzalez, 114 N.J. 592 (1989); State v. Cloutier, 262 N.J. Super. 260 (App. Div. 1993)). Because the underlying stop occurred outside Glen Ridge, the court lacked territorial jurisdiction from the beginning. A court without jurisdiction cannot lawfully punish a failure to appear that alone makes the warrant void and unconstitutional (Rule 7:7-2), (State v. Dangerfield, 201 N.J. 151 (2010); State v. Inglis, 235 N.J. 449 (2018)). This continuing situation implicates potential violations of Naomi’s rights under the Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendments, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and 42 U.S.C. §1983. Naomi Johnson has filed complaints with state and federal oversight agencies and is pursuing all available remedies.

He tells a severely disabled Black woman the only ADA accommodation he will provide is to “come through the back door of the public library” to access the courtroom. That is not accommodation. That is public humiliation for someone whose medical records (Social Security Disability determination, neurology reports, nurse practitioner notes documenting PTSD, chronic pain, and mobility impairment) were already in his hands. Judge Mark stated in his letter “If you pay the tickets online… the warrant will be recalled and you will not need to appear.” (Let that sink in).

Pay money to a court that has no jurisdiction (the stop occurred in Montclair, not Glen Ridge), and we’ll make the illegal warrant disappear. This action can be allegedly seen as coercion under color of law, extortion by public official (N.J.S.A. 2C:27-5), and a blatant violation of the First Amendment petition clause and the Fourteenth Amendment due process clause.

1. Clemente acknowledges receiving Naomi’s:
   • Affidavit of Fact
   • Motion to Quash Warrant
   • Motion to Vacate Void Judgment
   • Proof of Disability
   • Challenge to Jurisdiction …and instead of ruling on any of them, he says, “Come to court and we’ll talk.” That is not how the law works. A judge cannot force a party into a courtroom he has no jurisdiction over just to “talk.” Jurisdiction is not optional. It is threshold. The New Jersey Supreme Court has been crystal clear: no jurisdiction = no power to compel appearance (State v. Inglis, 235 N.J. 449 (2018)).
2. The warrant itself is worded like Naomi is a violent felon: $500 cash bail, full criminal booking threatened — over two $55 Title 39 traffic tickets. Title 39 violations are civil, not criminal. Treating them as crimes is a fraud upon the court and a direct violation of State v. Gonzalez, 114 N.J. 592 (1989).

This grieving mother — whose only child was killed by an NJ Transit/Coach USA bus driver in a case Essex County prosecutors helped bury — is being hunted like a fugitive because she dared to ask a simple question:

That is not justice.

To Judge Mark Clemente:

You took an oath under Canon 1 and Canon 2 of the Code of Judicial Conduct to uphold the Constitution and decide cases impartially. You have violated both — spectacularly and on the record.

You do not get to manufacture jurisdiction by threatening a disabled Black woman with jail unless she pays tribute.

The warrant is void. The tickets are void. Your conduct is criminal.

We are done asking.

#ClementeEmailExposed #ExtortionInRobes #VoidWarrant #NoJurisdictionNoPower #GlenRidgeMustBeHeldAccountable

Naomi Johnson is coming — with federal complaints, §1983 litigation, Brady demands, and every oversight agency in the state. And when the U.S. Attorney finally opens the file labeled “Glen Ridge Municipal Court — Systemic Civil Rights Violations,” this ticket and this $500 warrant will be Exhibits A and B.

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“Driving While Black in the Wrong Zip Code: Glen Ridge’s 8-Month Illegal Warrant on Minister Naomi Johnson”

So how exactly did Glen Ridge Municipal Court Judge Mark Clemente, Prosecutor Elizabeth Brewster, and Court Administrator Denise C. Iandolo claim the power to issue a bench warrant against her?

They didn’t. They just did it anyway.

1. No Territorial Jurisdiction Glen Ridge officers have zero authority to write enforceable traffic tickets in Montclair without a valid mutual-aid agreement or hot-pursuit situation. Neither existed. No agreement has ever been produced — because Naomi demanded it in multiple filings and the court went silent.

2. No Subject-Matter Jurisdiction New Jersey municipal courts only have jurisdiction over offenses committed within the municipality. The alleged infractions occurred entirely in Montclair. Game over.

3. No Personal Jurisdiction Naomi challenged jurisdiction in writing more than a dozen times — motions to dismiss, notices of special appearance, demands for proof of jurisdiction. Every single one was ignored or “deemed not filed.” That is not due process; that is tyranny in black robes.

Translation:

Naomi feel that Bourough Glern Ridge court indirectly saying for her to pay them money under threat of arrest, or they we’ll keep hunting her— even though they have no lawful power over her.

5. Disability Discrimination in Open View Naomi repeatedly requested ADA accommodations (remote appearance — she can barely walk some days). Clemente’s suggestion? “Use the public library computer.” When she explained that triggers tremors and PTSD, the court ghosted her and denied OPRA requests for their own ADA policy manual.
6. Prosecutor Elizabeth Brewster — Missing in Action Brewster has never once attempted to prove jurisdiction. She has ignored every motion, every constitutional challenge, every demand to produce the mutual-aid agreement. Her silence is complicity.
7. Court Administrator Denise C. Iandolo — The Gatekeeper of Injustice Iandolo processes warrants, schedules hearings, and controls the docket. He is the one who is in charge of Naomi’s filings, who allowed a warrant to issue on tickets that require no appearance, who helped maintain the fiction that Glen Ridge had any authority here at all.

This is not a “traffic case.” This is a coordinated effort by a judge, a prosecutor, and a court clerk to criminalize a disabled Black woman who had the nerve to know her rights.

As of today, November 23, 2025, Naomi Johnson — a minister, a journalist, a disabled American citizen — still has an active bench warrant hovering over her head for the crime of driving while Black, disabled, and constitutionally literate in the wrong zip code.

The question for Glen Ridge isn’t whether they’ll fix this. The question is how long they think they can keep getting away with it before the federal courthouse in Newark opens a very different kind of case.

We’re watching.

And so should you.

Glen Ridge Municipal Court is not a constitutional court of record. It is a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal created under N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq. It has strictly limited statutory power and zero equitable jurisdiction.

That means:

1. The “bench warrant” Judge Mark Clemente issued on May 14, 2025 is not a judicial warrant signed by an Article III or Article VI judge. It is an administrative contempt order issued by a municipal traffic court that has no authority to issue criminal arrest warrants for non-criminal Title 39 violations.
2. New Jersey courts have repeatedly held that municipal courts cannot convert civil motor-vehicle infractions into criminal contempt proceedings without a separate indictable offense (State v. Gonzalez, 114 N.J. 592 (1989); State v. Cloutier, 262 N.J. Super. 260 (App. Div. 1993)).
3. Because the underlying tickets are void for lack of territorial jurisdiction (stop occurred in Montclair, not Glen Ridge), the municipal court had no lawful power to summon Naomi in the first place. A court without jurisdiction cannot punish “failure to appear” — doing so is an ultra vires act and a nullity from the beginning.
4. The so-called “warrant” carries a $500 cash bail and threatens full criminal booking and detention. That is false imprisonment under color of law when applied to civil, non-indictable Title 39 tickets.
5. Administrative municipal warrants are not entered into NCIC as criminal warrants and cannot lawfully authorize arrest outside the issuing municipality unless a superior court judge re-issues it. Glen Ridge knows this — yet they still terrorize citizens with the threat.

Bottom line: What Clemente issued is not a real warrant. It is a scare tactic printed on municipal letterhead, designed to coerce payment from people who don’t know their rights.

It has zero constitutional force. It is void on its face. And every cop, clerk, prosecutor, and judge who treats it as legitimate is participating in a fraudulent deprivation of liberty under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and N.J.S.A. 2C:30-2 (official misconduct).

The Unlawful Warrant: Still Active, Still a Lie – Glen Ridge's 8-Month War on Naomi Johnson

November 25, 2025 – Eight months. That's how long the Borough of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, has been illegally hunting Naomi Johnson with an active bench warrant issued on May 14, 2025. As of today – verified through public records checks on the New Jersey Judiciary's Municipal Court Case Search portal and direct inquiries to Essex County Sheriff's Office – this so-called "warrant" remains live in the system, flagged against her name for "Failure to Appear" on two $55 traffic tickets that were never lawfully hers to pay.

This isn't justice. It's a deliberate, ongoing deprivation of liberty under color of law – a violation of Naomi's Fourth, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights, compounded by ADA discrimination and racial profiling. And it's all built on a foundation of fraud: a forged ticket from Sgt. Anthony Mazza, processed by a quasi-judicial kangaroo court with zero jurisdiction.

The Warrant: Not Judicial, Not Legitimate – An Administrative Bluff

Let's be brutally clear: Glen Ridge Municipal Court is not a full constitutional court. It's a quasi-judicial administrative tribunal under N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq., with powers strictly limited to minor, non-indictable offenses within its municipal borders. It cannot issue true judicial arrest warrants for civil Title 39 infractions like these – only administrative bench warrants for "contempt" of a non-existent court order. These are not entered into NCIC as criminal warrants and lack the force to authorize statewide or cross-jurisdictional arrests without escalation to Superior Court.

This "warrant" – carrying a $500 cash bail and threats of full booking – is void ab initio because:

• No Territorial Jurisdiction: Sgt. Mazza's own body-cam audio (timestamp 26:19) proves the stop occurred in Montclair, not Glen Ridge. Municipal courts have no power over out-of-town offenses (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-16).
• No Subject-Matter Jurisdiction: Title 39 violations are civil, not criminal. Treating them as warrant-worthy crimes is a fraud upon the court (State v. Gonzalez, 114 N.J. 592 (1989)).
• No Personal Jurisdiction or Due Process: No notice of hearing was sent (required by Rule 7:2-3). Naomi filed a Motion to Show Cause and Notice to Vacate before the warrant issued – ignored. Service? Regular mail – unconstitutional (Greene v. Lindsey, 456 U.S. 444 (1982)). She learned of it via Lt. Timothy Faranda's email, not lawful process.
• No Required Appearance: Judge Clemente admitted in his July 25 email: "The tickets do not necessarily require an appearance." Issuing a warrant for a non-mandatory act is ultra vires – an illegal overreach (State v. Dangerfield, 201 N.J. 151 (2010)).

Bench warrants in NJ have no expiration for civil matters like this, lingering indefinitely until quashed – which is why it's still active today, terrorizing Naomi with arrest fears during job hunts, medical visits, and daily life. It's a sword of Damocles, designed to coerce payment from those who can't afford lawyers or time off.

The Human Cost: A Grieving Mother's Nightmare

Naomi Johnson isn't a "defendant" – she's a survivor. Ordained minister. Host of the Noneillah Talk Show. A Black woman with chronic pain, nerve damage, anxiety, depression, and PTSD – documented by Social Security Disability, neurology reports, and nurse practitioner notes. Her only child was murdered by an NJ Transit/Coach USA bus driver; Essex County prosecutors buried the case.

For what? A fabricated stop in the wrong town. Groceries spoiled in impound. $575 in predatory tow fees. Walked home in freezing cold, missing therapy, tremors flaring. And now? An active warrant that brands her a criminal for a civil ticket she never owed.

Glen Ridge's machine – from Mazza's racial "(B)" notation (illegal under AOC Directive #02-07) to Clemente's coercive email ("Pay online and the warrant goes away") – reeks of systemic bias. They ignored her ADA pleas (library access? For someone who can't walk without pain?). Ignored her motions. Treated Title 39 as a felony to extract cash from a disabled Black widow.

This is Monell liability in action: a municipal policy of jurisdictional overreach, racial profiling, and disability discrimination (42 U.S.C. § 1983; NJLAD N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq.).

It's Still Active – And That's the Scandal

As of November 25, 2025, Naomi's name lights up on the NJ Municipal Court Case Search as "warrant active." No resolution despite her certified notices, OPRA demands, and reports to NJ AG Civil Rights (who cited "staff shortages" – unacceptable). Essex County Sheriff's Warrants Unit confirms it's enforceable locally, but quashable via motion.

Call to Action: End This Now

• Quash It: File a Motion to Recall/Quash under Rule 7:4-4 at Glen Ridge Municipal Court (3 Herman St., Glen Ridge, NJ 07028; 973-748-5400). Demand proof of jurisdiction – they can't provide it.
• Check Your Own Status: Use NJMCDirect or PROMIS/Gavel for traffic/municipal warrants.
• Amplify & Report: Share Naomi's story. Contact US DOJ Civil Rights Division, ACLU-NJ, and Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II. This demands federal intervention.

Naomi's rights aren't optional. Her life isn't collateral for your revenue racket. Share it. Post it. Send it to every news outlet, every civil-rights group, and every federal oversight agency in the country. Because if they can do this to Naomi Johnson, they can do it to anyone. We're watching. The nation soon will be.

#ActiveWarrantScandal #QuashTheFraud #GlenRidgeInjustice #JusticeForNaomi #EndMunicipalExtortion

#SecretWarrant #NoNoticeNoDueProcess #GlenRidgeKangarooCourt #VoidFromTheJump

#NotARealWarrant #AdministrativeExtortion #QuasiJudicialFraud #GlenRidgeExposed

#NoneillahTalkShow

#GlenRidgeInjustice #

EndQualifiedImmunity

#ADAviolations

#NoJurisdictionNoWarrant

#ForgedTicket #VoidAbInitio #NoJurisdictionNoWarrant #ADAViolationOnItsFace

Mark Clemente
Judge of Municipal Court

Denise C. Iandolo
Municipal Court Administrator
Violations Clerk

Eliabeth Brewster, Esq.
Borough Prosecutor

Public Records: Naomi Johnson

v.

Glen Ridge Police Department Evidence of Unlawful Traffic Stop and Towing – Montclair, New Jersey

December 2, 2025

I am making the following **redacted public records** available for transparency and to document my ongoing efforts to obtain a proper internal affairs investigation.

**Summary of Events**

Monday, February 24, 2025

On Feb, Glen Ridge Police Sergeant Anthony Mazza conducted a traffic stop and ordered my vehicle towed **entirely within the Town of Montclair**, where Glen Ridge officers have no jurisdiction (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-152). The citations issued list the location as Glen Ridge. My vehicle contained perishable food and medication and I am disabled (handicap placard displayed). I was left stranded.

**Redacted Public Records (click to view or download)** 1. Traffic Citation – lists location as Glen Ridge 2. Towing Receipt – clearly states vehicle removed from Montclair 3. Body-Worn Camera Clips (key segments only) - Sgt. Mazza radioing “pulling over in Montclair” - Sgt. Mazza stating he has “probable cause” and calling the stop a “crime” - Sgt. Mazza ordering tow while still in Montclair 4. Glen Ridge Internal Affairs Summary by Lt. Faranda 5. Email confirming active bench warrant issued on void citations

**Current Status** - December 2, 2025: Formal Notice with all new evidence sent to Essex County Prosecutor’s Professional Standards Bureau demanding reopening of investigation - Civil rights lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

These documents are shared in redacted form consistent with New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and the common-law right of access. No private medical details or unredacted personal identifiers are included.

Questions may be directed to naomi.johnson.public@gmail.com

Thank you for helping ensure accountability and transparency.

Citizen Shines the Light: Talk Show Host Naomi Johnson Files Brady/Giglio Complaint Against Glen Ridge Sergeant Anthony Mazza

Citizen Shines the Light: Talk Show Host Naomi Johnson Files Brady/Giglio Complaint Against Glen Ridge Sergeant Anthony Mazza

By Noneillah Talk Show Investigative Desk

Glen Ridge, NJ — November 23, 2025

In a move that underscores the rising call for accountability in local policing, Noneillah Talk Show host Naomi Johnson has filed a detailed citizen complaint demanding that Sergeant Anthony Mazza of the Glen Ridge Police Department be added to the Brady/Giglio list—a designation reserved for law enforcement officers with documented credibility issues, dishonesty, or conduct that undermines their reliability in court.

Johnson, a longtime advocate for civil liberties and disability rights, submitted her complaint to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Brady/Giglio Disclosure Unit, with copies forwarded to Glen Ridge Police Internal Affairs and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Civil Rights. The filing is now a public notice record, asserting that one of the People experienced a deprivation of constitutionally protected, unalienable rights under color of law.

At the center of the complaint: a February 24, 2025 traffic-stop-turned-impoundment that Johnson calls a “trespass upon rights” and “a textbook example of why Brady and Giglio disclosures exist.”

The Incident: A Routine Stop Becomes a Constitutional Flashpoint

On that February afternoon, Johnson—who lives with documented disabilities and displays a handicap plate—was traveling in her 1995 Mustang to Glenfield Park in Montclair. She also displayed a ministerial placard as an ordained minister. Her vehicle contained groceries, and she was returning from errands.

As she traveled down Woodland Avenue, a Glen Ridge patrol truck driven by Sgt. Anthony Mazza activated silent emergency lights behind her. Believing the officer needed to pass, Johnson pulled over. Instead, the officer stopped behind her—outside the town’s borders.

Body-worn camera audio confirms the stop location: Woodland Avenue & Willowdale Avenue in Montclair, not Glen Ridge.

The stop quickly spiraled.

Contradictions, Shifting Claims, and Questionable Conduct

According to Johnson’s complaint, the encounter was marked by a disturbing pattern of contradictions and procedural failures:

1. The Stop Was Justified as a “Crime”—Motor Vehicle Infraction 

On BWC footage, Sgt. Mazza initially calls Johnson’s alleged violation a “crime", which he  reclassifies it as a “motor vehicle infraction” under New Jersey Title 39.

This is not a small discrepancy.
Title 39 violations are not crimes. They do not require probable cause.

The shift raises questions about whether the officer understood—or manipulated—the legal standards governing stops and searches.

2. Fabricated or Impossible Observations

Johnson reports that Mazza later claimed he stopped her for a missing inspection sticker—an “infraction” that was impossible to observe from behind her vehicle and irrelevant for her inspection-exempt 1995 model, per NJ MVC regulations.

3. Unlawful Seizure and Impoundment

Despite no probable cause of a crime, no warrant, and no statutory authority, Sgt. Mazza ordered her vehicle towed, stranding her in cold weather despite visible disability.

This violates:

• GRPD SOPs on motor-vehicle impoundment

• Assistance requirements for disabled motorists

• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA Title II)

• Basic constitutional protections against unreasonable seizure

4. Racial Profiling Concerns

Perhaps the most alarming detail:
Sgt. Mazza hand-wrote “(B)” for Black on the summons despite the New Jersey uniform traffic ticket having no race field.

The U.S. Supreme Court and federal courts have repeatedly flagged similar conduct as red flags for discriminatory enforcement—see Whren v. United States and Floyd v. City of New York.

5. Troubling Dispatch Records

CAD logs showed:

• Arrival before dispatch

• Timeline inconsistencies

• Citation times that don’t match the sequence of events

These discrepancies are the type that defense attorneys often cite as signs of post-hoc justification, altered records, or sloppy documentation.

Left Stranded: A Disabled Citizen in Distress

After ordering Johnson’s car to be seized, Sgt. Mazza allegedly offered no assistance—despite SOPs requiring officers to ensure disabled motorists are safely accommodated.

Johnson, who suffers from chronic pain, nerve damage, anxiety, and PTSD, was forced to walk home, triggering physical and emotional harm.

Her groceries spoiled.
Her vehicle was held for seven days.
She paid $575.69 in predatory towing fees.

Internal Affairs Investigation Raises More Questions

Johnson reported the misconduct immediately. According to her filing:

• Internal Affairs conducted a brief, biased review

• The investigation relied almost exclusively on Sgt. Mazza’s account

• Critical evidence—BWC footage, CAD inconsistencies, SOP violations—was ignored

• No Tow Report was provided, despite it being mandatory

• No accommodation of her disability was addressed

• Her rebuttal received no response

The IA report ultimately cleared the officer—fueling concerns of systemic failure, not just individual misconduct.

Grounds for Brady/Giglio Placement

In her complaint, Johnson outlines several categories of misconduct that qualify for Brady/Giglio inclusion:

• Dishonesty and inconsistent statements on BWC

• Fabrication or after-the-fact justification for the stop

• Procedural violations related to towing, documentation, and jurisdiction

• Potential racial profiling via unauthorized race notation

• Disregard for civil rights and disability protections

• Behavior that would impeach the officer’s testimony in any courtroom

Under Brady and Giglio, officers who demonstrate dishonesty—even once—can no longer testify without prosecutors notifying defense counsel.

Johnson argues that Sgt. Mazza’s conduct meets this threshold.

“This Is Not Just About Me—It’s About the People”

In a statement to Noneillah Talk Show, Johnson explained why she filed the complaint publicly:

“This is not a private dispute. This is a matter of constitutional rights, public trust, and the People’s demand that law enforcement be held to the law—not above it.”

She also emphasized that her filing is now part of the public record and will be made available to civil rights advocates, journalists, and legal observers.

Relief Requested

Johnson asks authorities to:

1. Add Sgt. Mazza to the Brady/Giglio list

2. Conduct a full review of his conduct and past history

3. Disclose any prior complaints against him

4. Provide remedies for the harms she suffered

5. Correct the official record and address the unlawful bench warrant

A Developing Story With Broad Implications

If Johnson’s request is granted, Sgt. Mazza’s credibility will be formally compromised in every future case he touches. Defense attorneys will be entitled to cross-examine him on dishonesty, possible racial profiling, and constitutional violations. Prosecutors may be forced to abandon cases dependent on his statements.

For the Glen Ridge community, the complaint raises deeper questions:

• How many other stops involved similar inconsistencies?

• Why did Internal Affairs overlook glaring evidence?

• What oversight structures failed—and why?

Noneillah Talk Show will continue to investigate these questions and keep the public informed.

In the body-worn camera footage, you can't hear Naomi asking Sgt. Mazza what the articulable suspicion was for pulling her over. The video briefly cuts out at the moment Mazza asks Naomi how she even knew the term “articulable suspicion,” but the audio resumes with him attempting to responding to her question and correct her by insisting that he stopped her based on probable cause. 

He proceeds to explain what he claims is the difference between articulable suspicion and probable cause. According to Mazza, “reasonable suspicion” would apply if he merely pulled up and thought she had done something. He then asserts that in this situation he had “probable cause” because, as he states, he “saw the act happen,” adding, “that’s even better.” 

For anyone who has taken even an introductory criminal law or criminal justice course, it is well-known that probable cause applies to criminal conduct, not civil infractions. Yet Sgt. Mazza repeatedly framed Naomi’s alleged Title 39 issues—failing to stop fully at a stop sign and an alleged registration issue—as crimes.

There was no criminal activity, no victim, and no emergency.
Nothing about this stop justified a criminal label.

Nevertheless, as a white officer, Sgt. Mazza labeled a medically disabled Black woman as a criminal simply because he claimed he "saw the act happen" and therefore had “probable cause.” His own statements show a distortion of legal standards and a misuse of police authority.

Making matters worse, Sgt. Mazza issued two $55 motor-vehicle tickets, ordered Naomi’s conveyance to be towed, and forced her to walk home — inside the jurisdiction of Montclair, New Jersey, where he had no authority to act as a Glen Ridge officer.

This is a clear jurisdictional violation. By crossing municipal boundaries without a mutual aid agreement, Sgt. Mazza:

• acted outside the geographical limits of his authority,

• trespassed into another town's policing zone,

• and infringed on Naomi’s constitutional rights.

A Glen Ridge officer cannot enforce Montclair traffic codes without lawful authorization — yet he did exactly that while simultaneously elevating a civil matter into an alleged “crime.”

A Citizen’s Voice Against Government Overreach

Johnson’s filing is more than a complaint—it is a declaration of the People’s right to hold public servants accountable. It asserts that a badge does not place an officer above the Constitution and that unlawful acts committed under color of law must be exposed, recorded, and challenged.

This story is developing.
Further updates will be published as responses from county and state officials become available.

In this chilling portion of the body-camera footage, Sgt. Anthony Mazza informs Naomi that her car is being towed and that she needs to “find a ride.”

Naomi disabled and in distress, tells him she has no one to call and no way home. Mazza offers nothing, no assistance, no phone call, no ride to safety. He simply turns his back, climbs into his patrol truck, and watches as she walked away into the freezing cold.

Then, with heartbreaking clarity, Naomi is forced to stand helplessly on the sidewalk as the tow truck driver hooks up her 1995 Mustang, filled with groceries and bearing handicap plates, and drives off with her only means of independence.

Sgt. Mazza is not some rookie patrol officer. He is a supervisor, a sergeant, expected to know and enforce policy better than anyone.

Yet he violated his own department’s written rules in the most callous way possible.

The Glen Ridge Police Department Standard Operating Procedure titled “Motor Vehicle Impound and Inventory”, personally approved and signed by Chief Sean Quinn — could not be clearer:

“When an officer tows a motor vehicle for any reason, he/she shall assist the motorist in arranging for the safe transport of the driver and any passengers.”

That single word — shall — makes it mandatory, not optional.

Sgt. Mazza did not “forget.” He did not “misunderstand.” He deliberately ignored a direct order from his own chief and abandoned a disabled woman on the side of the road.

That is not law enforcement. That is indifference wrapped in a badge.

He are the Standard Operating Procedure titled “Motor Vehicle Impound and Inventory Manual

Arrangements shall be liberally construed and include but, are not limited to: 

1. Transporting them to a phone;

2. Making sure transportation is going to arrive;

3. Bringing them to headquarters or other public place to make their own arrangements. 

C. If the driver (or passenger) cannot arrange for transportation on his/her including, as a last resort and with the shift supervisor's approval, transportation to his/her home or nearest reasonable safe location.

D. At no time shall operators or passengers of towed/impounded vehicles be left on their own without assistance. 

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****Below is the letter that was submitted to the Brady list website.***

You don’t hear Naomi’s question on the body-cam… but you do hear Sgt. Anthony Mazza’s answer loud and clear.

When she asked, “Did I commit a crime?” Mazza responded: “It’s a crime… it’s a motor vehicle infraction.”

Let that sink in.

Under New Jersey law, Title 39 motor vehicle violations are civil, not criminal. They are not crimes. Yet Sgt. Mazza deliberately called it a “crime” to justify seizing a disabled Black woman’s car and leaving her stranded.

This is exactly how minor traffic stops turn into life-altering nightmares for Black men and women across this country: An officer misstates the law, inflates a ticket into a “crime,” and suddenly someone ends up with a criminal record, towed car, or worse — all because an officer decided the rules don’t apply to him.

This isn’t ignorance. This is power unchecked.

And when the officer is the one who doesn’t know (or doesn’t care) what the law actually says… who protects the people from the police?

Naomi Johnson deserved better. We all do.

#KnowYourRights #Title39IsNotACrime #PoliceAccountability

Listen closely to Sgt. Anthony Mazza’s own words on the body-camera video:

He radios headquarters and clearly says the stop is at Woodland Ave and Willowdale Ave — in MONTCLAIR.

Not Glen Ridge.

Montclair.

This single radio call destroys every claim Glen Ridge ever had to jurisdiction.

A Glen Ridge officer has zero authority to write an enforceable traffic ticket in Montclair unless a valid mutual-aid agreement is in place and activated.

So everything that followed — the two tickets, the tow, the $575 in predatory fees, the bench warrant still hanging over a disabled Black woman’s head — is built on a lie.

Sgt. Mazza crossed a municipal border he had no legal right to cross, then pretended the stop happened in his town so Glen Ridge could keep the money and the power.

That’s not a traffic stop.

That’s trespassing with a badge… and an entire town is backing him up.

#NoJurisdictionNoAuthority #GlenRidgeOverreach #KnowYourRights

Take a good look at this traffic citation from Sgt. Anthony Mazza. On paper, it claims he pulled over Naomi Johnson in Glen Ridge Township. But Naomi's highlights expose every lie, contradiction, and abuse of power. In another video you can see that Mazza printed out the traffic citation in Montclair not Glen Ridge. Let's break it down, point by point.

1. The Unauthorized Race Notation Right here, where there's no official field, Mazza typed "(B)" for Black. New Jersey law doesn't require—or even allow—race on a standard traffic ticket. Under N.J.S.A. 39:5-3 and the Uniform Traffic Citation rules, this form is for violations only: name, date, offense, location. No race box exists. This isn't a clerical error. It's a red flag for racial profiling—exactly what the courts have cracked down on in cases like Floyd v. City of New York.
2. The Handicap Plate He Ignored Highlighted: The license plate starts with "HV"—that's the official NJ code for a handicap vehicle. Naomi's disabled, with documented chronic pain, PTSD, and mobility issues. Yet Mazza towed her car and left her stranded in the cold, with zero ADA accommodations. As a public servant, he's sworn to uphold the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II). He didn't. Not even close.
3. The Falsified Location Mazza wrote the stop happened at "Woodland/Douglas, Glen Ridge TWP." Bold-faced lie. Body-cam audio catches him radioing headquarters: "Stop at Woodland and Willowdale—in Montclair." That's a different town, different jurisdiction. No mutual-aid agreement on record. He had zero authority to ticket or tow there.
4. The Wrong County and Made-Up Code He lists Essex County (correct for both towns) but slaps on Mun. Code "0708"—a Glen Ridge-specific ordinance that doesn't apply in Montclair. This isn't a typo; it's fabrication to drag the case into his turf, bypassing Montclair PD entirely. No permission, no backup, no jurisdiction.
5. The Extortion Fine Mazza demands $55, payable by March 10, 2025—to Glen Ridge PD. For a stop that happened in Montclair? That's not a fine; that's a shakedown. He had no legal right to collect a dime, let alone seize her car and rack up $575 in predatory tow fees. All because he crossed a border he wasn't allowed to.
6. The ADA Violation He Baked In Last—and worst—the ticket's "ADA" stamp screams irony. It means the department knows the law requires accommodations for disabled folks like Naomi. But Mazza? He told her to "call for a ride" (she had no one), watched her walked home in pain, and ignored her ministerial plaque and rights. This wasn't oversight. It was deliberate cruelty.

This ticket isn't evidence of a violation. It's a confession of abuse: racial bias, jurisdictional overreach, disability discrimination, and flat-out forgery. Sgt. Mazza didn't just break the law—he weaponized a piece of paper to terrorize a Black disabled woman for knowing her rights.

Naomi's fighting back: Brady complaints, OPRA demands, federal oversight reports. But how many more tickets like this are out there, ruining lives in small-town courts?

Share this. Demand answers. Because if they can do it to her... who's next?

#ForgedTicket #NoJurisdictionNoJustice #ADAFailure #GlenRidgeExposed

# Public Records: Naomi Johnson v. Glen Ridge Police Department Evidence of Unlawful Traffic Stop and Towing – Montclair, New Jersey [Date]

I am making the following **redacted public records** available for transparency and to document my ongoing efforts to obtain a proper internal affairs investigation.

**Summary of Events** On [date of incident], Glen Ridge Police Sergeant Anthony Mazza conducted a traffic stop and ordered my vehicle towed **entirely within the Town of Montclair**, where Glen Ridge officers have no jurisdiction (N.J.S.A. 40A:14-152). The citations issued list the location as Glen Ridge. My vehicle contained perishable food and medication and I am disabled (handicap placard displayed). I was left stranded.

**Redacted Public Records (click to view or download)** 1. Traffic Citation – lists location as Glen Ridge 2. Towing Receipt – clearly states vehicle removed from Montclair 3. Body-Worn Camera Clips (key segments only) - Sgt. Mazza radioing “pulling over in Montclair” - Sgt. Mazza stating he has “probable cause” and calling the stop a “crime” - Sgt. Mazza ordering tow while still in Montclair 4. Glen Ridge Internal Affairs Summary by Lt. Faranda 5. Email confirming active bench warrant issued on void citations

**Current Status** - December 2, 2025: Formal Notice with all new evidence sent to Essex County Prosecutor’s Professional Standards Bureau demanding reopening of investigation - Civil rights lawsuit pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

These documents are shared in redacted form consistent with New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and the common-law right of access. No private medical details or unredacted personal identifiers are included.

Questions may be directed to naomi.johnson.public@gmail.com

Thank you for helping ensure accountability and transparency.

Complaint to Add Sergeant Anthony Mazza to the Brady/Giglio List

Date: November 23, 2025

To: Essex County Prosecutor's Office Attention: Brady/Giglio Disclosure Unit Veterans Courthouse 50 West Market Street Newark, NJ 07102

CC: Glen Ridge Police Department Internal Affairs Lt. Timothy Faranda 205 Bay Avenue Glen Ridge, NJ 07028

New Jersey Attorney General's Office Division of Civil Rights 25 Market Street Trenton, NJ 08625

From: Naomi Johnson PO BOX 202 Glen Ridge, NJ 07028 Phone Number: Email Address: noneillah22@gmail.com

Re: Formal Complaint and Request to Add Sergeant Anthony Mazza (Badge #86, Glen Ridge Police Department) to the Brady/Giglio List Based on Evidence of Dishonesty, Procedural Violations, and Credibility Issues

Dear Sir or Madam,

I, Naomi Johnson, a resident of Glen Ridge, New Jersey, am submitting this formal complaint against Sergeant Anthony Mazza of the Glen Ridge Police Department (GRPD). I request that Sgt. Mazza be added to the Brady/Giglio List maintained by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office and any relevant state or federal authorities. This request is based on documented instances of dishonesty, inconsistent statements, procedural violations, and conduct that undermines his credibility as a law enforcement officer, as required under Brady v. Maryland (373 U.S. 83, 1963) and Giglio v. United States (405 U.S. 150, 1972). These precedents mandate the disclosure of exculpatory evidence, including information about officers with histories of untruthfulness or bias that could impeach their testimony in criminal proceedings.

Sgt. Mazza's actions during and following a traffic stop on February 24, 2025, demonstrate a pattern of misconduct that calls into question his integrity and reliability. This includes contradictory statements captured on body-worn camera (BWC) footage, failure to adhere to GRPD Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), apparent fabrication of reasons for the stop and impoundment, and disregard for my constitutional rights and disabilities. Additionally, Sgt. Mazza noted my race as "(B)" for Black on the traffic citation, despite New Jersey's uniform traffic ticket form not including a field for race. This unauthorized addition suggests discriminatory enforcement and potential racial profiling, in violation of equal protection principles under the Fourteenth Amendment, as illustrated in Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996) (addressing pretextual stops) and Floyd v. City of New York, 959 F. Supp. 2d 540 (S.D.N.Y. 2013) (finding systemic racial bias in stop-and-frisk practices). These issues were ratified by a biased Internal Affairs (IA) investigation, further highlighting systemic failures but centering on Sgt. Mazza's individual conduct. Below, I outline the factual basis for this complaint, supported by evidence including BWC footage, Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) records, towing reports, OPRA-requested documents, and my personal records (e.g., bank statements, medical documentation, and correspondence). I am prepared to provide copies of all referenced materials upon request.

Factual Background

On February 24, 2025, at approximately 3:43 p.m., I was traveling in my non-commercial 1995 Mustang on Woodland Avenue in Glen Ridge, NJ, heading toward Glenfield Park in Montclair, NJ. As a medically disabled individual with chronic pain, mobility impairments, nerve damage, anxiety, depression, and PTSD (documented by Social Security Administration and medical providers), I displayed a ministerial parking plaque on my dashboard, signifying my status as an ordained minister through GetOrdained.org. My vehicle contained groceries and bore a handicap license plate.

Sgt. Mazza, driving a GRPD patrol truck, turned onto Woodland Avenue from Douglas Road and activated silent emergency lights. Believing it was an emergency, I pulled over near Glen Ridge Park to allow passage, but he stopped behind me instead. This stop occurred outside Glen Ridge's jurisdiction, in Montclair, NJ, as confirmed by BWC audio (radio call at timestamp 26:19 reporting the location at Woodland Avenue and Willowdale Avenue in Montclair).

Sgt. Mazza approached, requested my license and registration, and alleged I failed to stop at a stop sign and that my vehicle was unregistered. I disputed these claims, stating I had stopped briefly and safely, and that I had registered the vehicle online in September 2024 (confirmed by bank statement and email). I informed him that traffic infractions are not crimes, that I was traveling privately (not driving commercially), and that I knew my constitutional rights, including the right to travel freely without interference for non-commercial activity. Sgt. Mazza responded by asking, "How do you know about that?"—indicating surprise at my knowledge of legal standards.

On BWC footage, Sgt. Mazza explicitly stated he pulled me over for a "crime," which he then reclassified as a "motor vehicle infraction" under New Jersey Title 39. This inconsistency is material: Title 39 infractions are not crimes but civil-like violations, requiring only reasonable articulable suspicion for a stop (Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 1968), not probable cause for a crime. Sgt. Mazza claimed probable cause based on observing the act, but his shifting terminology suggests fabrication or misunderstanding of legal standards, undermining his credibility.

Sgt. Mazza then walked to the front of my vehicle and added a lack of visible inspection sticker as a reason for the stop—despite this being impossible to observe from his initial position behind me. I explained that my 1995 model was exempt from inspection per New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) regulations, but he ignored this. Under duress, I provided my documents while asserting my rights.

Sgt. Mazza returned to his vehicle, then informed me my car would be towed for being unregistered. On BWC, he told me to call for a ride, despite my statement that I had no one available. Without probable cause of a crime, consent, or a warrant, he called E.C.R.B. Towing to impound my vehicle—violating GRPD SOPs on "Traffic Enforcement and Control" and "Motor Vehicle Impound and Inventory." These SOPs require:

• Assessment of violation nature, driver intent, and safety risk before impoundment (unregistered status alone does not authorize it; no evidence of intent was established).
• Offering transportation assistance to drivers, especially disabled individuals (e.g., transport to a safe location, contacting family).
• Completion of a Tow Report documenting registration/VIN checks and consent/inability to arrange removal.
• Operation within territorial jurisdiction (impoundment occurred in Montclair).
• Inventory of vehicle contents for non-criminal matters.

Sgt. Mazza failed on all counts: He provided no accommodation for my visible disability (handicap plate), left me stranded in cold weather, forcing me to walk home (exacerbating my conditions, causing tremors, pain, and missed therapy), and did not complete or provide a Tow Report at the scene or station. He walked away with my license, insurance, and registration without explanation. The vehicle remained impounded for seven days, spoiling my groceries and incurring predatory fees ($575.69 upon retrieval on March 3, 2025). No conditions justified impoundment (e.g., no obstruction, no stolen vehicle, no abandonment).

CAD records show inconsistencies: Dispatched at 15:29 hrs, arrived at 15:28 hrs (impossible arrival before dispatch), cleared at 15:53 hrs (24-minute duration). BWC timestamps: Stop at 00:33, tow truck arrival at 17:40–20:10, departure at 23:37. The citation was issued at 15:43, during detention before the tow truck arrived, suggesting potential fabrication or backdating. Sgt. Mazza dismissed me with "have a good day" at 24:04, ignoring my distress.

Later that day, I called GRPD to report the unlawful seizure; the call was referred to IA, where Det. Sgt. Daniel Manley contacted me. I detailed the events, including Sgt. Mazza's contradictions and violations. Manley acknowledged probable cause as a higher standard but did not resolve the issues, advising re-registration despite my objections. No IA report was created from this call, as confirmed later.

On July 7, 2025, Lt. Timothy Faranda concluded an IA investigation (Complaint 25-5, Incident 25-05455), finding no wrongdoing by Sgt. Mazza—relying solely on his perspective and ignoring BWC/CAD discrepancies, SOP violations, jurisdictional issues, and legal errors (e.g., probable cause vs. articulable suspicion). I rebutted this on September 5, 2025, but received no response.

Specific Allegations of Conduct Warranting Brady/Giglio Inclusion

Sgt. Mazza's actions demonstrate impeachable conduct:

1. Dishonesty and Inconsistent Statements: Contradictory BWC claims (infraction as "crime" then "motor vehicle infraction") misrepresent legal standards, potentially to justify an unlawful stop/seizure. This could impeach his testimony in cases involving traffic stops or probable cause.
2. Fabrication of Reasons: Alleged inspection sticker violation impossible from his position; ignored exemption. Citation timing suggests post-hoc rationalization or falsification.
3. Procedural Violations Indicating Bias or Indifference: Ignored SOPs on impoundment, assistance, jurisdiction, and documentation; no Tow Report provided; left disabled person stranded without accommodation, violating ADA Title II and NJLAD. Noted my race as "(B)" for Black on the citation, though New Jersey's uniform traffic ticket does not include a race field, suggesting discriminatory enforcement and racial profiling (Whren v. United States, 517 U.S. 806 (1996); Floyd v. City of New York, 959 F. Supp. 2d 540 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)). The warrant similarly listed "Black/African American," further indicating bias.
4. Disregard for Rights and Status: Ignored my ministerial status/plaque, interfering with religious duties; questioned my knowledge of rights suspiciously.
5. Systemic Ratification: IA exoneration despite evidence suggests a pattern; Sgt. Mazza's oath of office (obtained via OPRA) binds him to uphold the Constitution, which he breached.

These issues have caused me ongoing harm: heightened anxiety/PTSD, physical distress, financial loss ($575.69 + spoiled groceries), and fear from an active bench warrant (issued May 14, 2025, despite no required appearance). I have submitted numerous notices, motions, and complaints (e.g., Writ of Replevin to Chief Quinn on Feb. 26; Tort Claim to Zichelli on April 17; OPRA requests denied by Rohal), all ignored. Oversight reports to NJ AG Civil Rights, US DOJ, and others yielded minimal action.

Request for Relief

I request:

1. Immediate addition of Sgt. Anthony Mazza to the Brady/Giglio List, with notification to all relevant prosecutorial offices.
2. A full investigation into his conduct, including review of BWC/CAD footage and SOP compliance.
3. Disclosure of any prior complaints or disciplinary actions against him.
4. Remedies for my harms, including warrant recall, ticket dismissal, and reimbursement.

I affirm under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge. Please contact me to discuss or provide evidence.

Sincerely,

Naomi Johnson

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