PATERSON, N.J. (CBSNewYork ... a new graduate of the police force. Friday morning, 28-year-old Bavennia Franklin was assigned the badge number that belonged to her late brother Tyron Franklin.

The badge number of a fallen Paterson police officer has been reassigned to his sister 13 years after his death. For Bevennia Franklin, serving Paterson is part of her family's legacy. Her father ...

the badge number of a fallen Paterson police officer has been reassigned -- to his sister. In 2007, Paterson Police Officer Tyron Franklin was fatally shot in the line of duty while protecting the ...

PATERSON — A 47-year-old city man was accused of impersonating a police officer after he was apprehended Saturday night in a parked SUV with a loaded semiautomatic handgun and a badge ...

A rookie Paterson police officer was assigned the badge number of her slain brother, who was gunned down while serving in the same department 13 years ago. Bavennia Franklin, 28, the sister of ...

We were able to identify officers who betrayed their badges and violated ... and sends a strong message that police misconduct will not be tolerated in Paterson and that I will take all necessary ...

Truly bad officers that do not deserve to wear a badge escape accountability when internal affairs doesn’t do its job.” Paterson police headquarters at the Frank X. Graves Jr. Public Safety ...