Internal Investigation Launched Following Viral Video Of Rahway Police

RAHWAY, NJ — The Union County Prosecutor's Office(UCPO) is investigating after a video recorded at the Motor Vehicle Commission office involving Rahway Police went viral.

"The City of Rahway and the Rahway Police Department are aware of the recent video posted online that was recorded at the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission(MVC) office located in Rahway," according to a joint statement released by the Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner and Mayor Raymond Giacobbe on Monday.

As a result, the Rahway Police contacted the UCPO and an internal affairs investigation into the incident was started.

"The City and the Police Department are unable to comment further until a thorough investigation is completed," continued the statement.

The UCPO did not respond to Patch's request for comment.

The video in question was posted by the Long Island Audit and is more than 27 minutes long.

"Fellow Patriots & Freedom Lovers, I was peacefully exercising my constitutional rights at the Motor Vehicle Commission In Rahway, New Jersey when I was confronted by security who called law enforcement and that’s when things really got out of hand," according to the description of the video.

The Long Island Audit is run Sean Paul Reyes who claims to be a Constitutional Activist and Investigative Journalist, according to his YouTube page.

Some of the issues Reyes' raises in the video include being questioned about whether the MVC property is private or public property, whether he can film on the property, having his hand in his pants which he refuses to remove, and a search of himself.

Click here to watch the full video.

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