Happy Pride, except to the NJ police chief accused of using a gay slur

A judge and an investigator with a county prosecutor found that the Roselle police chief used a gay slur at work. His eventual punishment was a slap on the wrist.

By: Terrence T. McDonald

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 17, 2026

Words: 881

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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It’s Pride Month and I’m here to talk about a New Jersey police chief found to have used a homophobic slur while on the job and ended up with a slap on the wrist.

The chief is Stacey Williams, who led Roselle’s police department until 2024, when he was fired after a county prosecutor’s probe concluded he used the slur while talking to subordinate officers. I won’t repeat the word, because I …

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