Newark public safety director resigns, mayor names police chief to replace him

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka named his fourth public safety director in eight years on Tuesday, choosing longtime city police officer and chief to replace an outsider who resigned last week two years after the mayor hired him.
The new director is Emanuel Miranda, a 23-year veteran and the outgoing chief of the Division of Police, which Baraka paired with the city’s fire department in 2016 to create the Department of Public Safety, with a civilian director in charge of both.