Mahwah Council President Robert Hermansen said the council did not write the legislation.
Mahwah Police Chief James Batelli expressed concern to Grewal in a letter that enforcing the ordinance means violating people’s Constitutional rights and could expose the Mahwah Police Department to civil liability and complaints,.
“At best, the ordinance invites Mahwah Police Department officers to stop individuals for no reason at all, at worst, [officers] may be called on to stop individuals for impermissible reasons,” Grewal said in the July 27 letter.
“Mayor Laforet has an issue with telling the truth. His emails, which were obtained through the Open Public Records Act, show that he was the one that asked the council to adopt these ordinances, not vice versa,” Hermansen said.
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