Gloucester City NJ Hires First Black Police Officer
Get our free mobile app Nay'Shon Obey was hired by Gloucester City Police Department earlier this year. The addition of a Black police officer is a monumental occasion for a city that's existed for nearly 400 years (Gloucester City was established in 1623). While Obey feels proud to open the door to a hopefully more diverse police force in Gloucester City, many comments on the NJ.com Instagram page, which you can read below, criticized the department, in some instances very sarcastically, for not hiring more minorities sooner. View this post on Instagram Officer Obey, also a member of the Ne...