Chief
Louis Ghione announced the North Arlington Police Department will be cracking down
on unbuckled motorists and their passengers as part of the national “Click it
or Ticket” campaign. Beginning
May 18 and running through May 31, the annual initiative includes high
visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols as well
as local and national publicity designed to ensure that drivers and passengers
recognize the life-saving value of seat belts. More Info
Mission
Statement
Our
mission for the North Arlington Police Department
is to protect and serve all the people in
an efficient and professional manner and to
enhance the quality of life while instilling
a sense of security within our community.
It
is critical that all members understand and
support the organization’s mission.
Our mission is our legitimate basis for existence
and the basis of our professional ethics,
goals, objectives, rules, regulations, operating
policies, procedures, and practices.
Mission
is functionally defined by the power established
by legislated authority and the demands for
service from our public. It is the direct
and ultimate responsibility of the administrative
head to interpret public demands and, within
budgeted resources, provide for the best possible
delivery or services.
The
nature of public safety and security forces
services are varied. Examples include but
are not limited to: equal, equitable, and
fair enforcement of laws; responding to calls
for non-enforcement services; active patrol;
security and protection of prisoners; public-relations
contacts; and the personal demeanor, conduct
and image of our personnel, on-duty as well
as off-duty. These services, and the perception
we create while engaging in these services,
are functionally defined, made real and ultimately
judged by the nature of activities we engage
in as well as how we appear while engaged
in such activities. In summary, our mission
is to deliver a service as well as a perception
of service, i.e, a feeling of safety and security.
Our
mission is a contract with our citizens as
well as an affirmation of their trust. A contract
that each employee is charged with the responsibility
to protect and promote. Failure to do so will
lead to the loss of citizen empathy for our
needs, result in public alienation, and eventually
bring about the loss of the public’s
confidence and our authority to exist.
Patch Collector's Policy
Due to the cost and time involved in answering all of these requests and obvious homeland security concerns, the North Arlington Police Department regrets to inform you that we will not honor any requests for the departmental shoulder patches.
We also ask that you refrain from sending any e-mail requesting patches, as it will delay our answering other e-mail inquiries in a prompt manner. Any e-mail received on this subject will not be replied to.
Chief Louis M. Ghione thanks you for your cooperation in this matter.
The
Communications Division is currently staffed
by four (4) Full-Time Dispatchers and Part-Time
Dispatchers. The Dispatchers are responsible
for answering all incoming phone calls for police,
fire and medical assistance. Aside from answering
these calls, they also direct units to various
calls for service; operate local, county, state
and federal computer systems; monitor a CCTV
system; monitor all radio broadcasts and maintain
a police records management database. The Dispatchers
serve a vital role in the day to day operation
of the police department.
The
Police Department is currently outfitted with
a state of the art records management system
that records over 11,000 calls each year.
This database has been compiling reports since
1984 and currently holds nearly 200,000 police
reports.
The
Computer Division compiles monthly crime stats
for dissemination to all officers for better
community policing efforts.
The
Borough of North Arlington Police Department
has established a Crime Prevention Unit to
provide the citizens of Borough of North Arlington
with assistance and to provide crime awareness
and prevention programs to the neighborhoods
and business organizations.
For
information on becoming a member, please call
(201) 991-4400
The
Investigation Division is responsible for the
following functions:
Follow-up
investigations of serious crimes and vice crimes Preparation
of cases for prosecution Recovery
of stolen property Performance
of all identification functions
The
members of the North Arlington Police Department
are committed to providing law enforcement services
that are fair, effective, and impartially applied.
It is in the best interests of everyone that
your complaint about the performance of an individual
officer is resolved fairly and promptly.
Your
complaint will be sent to a superior officer
or a specially trained internal affairs officer
who will conduct a thorough and objective investigation. You
might be asked to help in the investigation
by giving a detailed statement about what happened
or providing other important information. All
complaints against police officers are thoroughly
investigated. You will be advised in writing
of the outcome of the investigation. If
our investigation shows that a crime might have
been committed, the county prosecutor will be
notified. You might be asked to testify in court. If
our investigation results in an officer being
charged with a violation of department rules,
you might be asked to testify in a departmental
hearing. If
our investigation shows that the complaint is
unfounded or that the officer acted properly,
the matter will be closed. It
is unlawful to provide information in this matter
which you do not believe to be true. You
may call the INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATOR at
991-4400, ext.5675 with any additional information
or any questions about the case.
If
you have never been issued a firearms ID card
or a pistol permit, a $60.25 money order made
payable to the NJ Division of S.B.I.
If
you have been issued a firearms ID card or pistol
permit, an $18.00 money order to the NJ Division of S.B.I. in lieu of the $60.25 money
order
$5.00
cash for firearms ID card
$2.00
fee per pistol permit
Personal
identification for proof of residence
Liquor
Employee License
$60.25
money order made payable to the State Police
Division of SBI
If
you have been issued a liquor license in the
past year, an $18.00 money order payable to
the NJ Division of S.B.I. in lieu of
the $60.25 money order
$20.00
cash borough processing fee
Personal
Identification
Limousine/Taxi
License
$30.00
money order made payable to the State Police
Division of SBI
If
you have been issued a limousine license in
the past year, an $18.00 money order payable
to the NJ Division of S.B.I. in lieu
of the $30.00 money order
$25.00
cash borough processing fee
Personal
identification/birth certificate and driver's
license
Medical
clearance/doctor's certificate
Proof
of insurance
Canvassing
An
$18.00 money order payable to the NJ Division of S.B.I.
$25.00
cash borough processing fee (photo: $5.00; record
check: $10.00; ID card: $10.00)
Fingerprinting
$5.00
cash fee for first card
$2.50
cash for each additional card
Miscellaneous
Fees
Copies:
First page to tenth page, $0.75 per page; Eleventh
page to twentieth page, $0.50 pre page; All
pages over twenty, $0.25 per page
The
Department Records Bureau is comprised of
full time personnel responsible for the collection,
storage and dissemination of all police records
and documents. Under the new Open Public Records
Act, all citizens requesting copies of records
must complete a request form. The form
can be obtained online for easy completion.
Some
types of reports include: Traffic Accidents,
Investigation Reports and Vehicle Releases.
The
Special Operations Unit (S.O.U.) is a unit
of police officers who train and qualify with
selected specialized weapons (in addition
to the duty handgun and shotgun) and employ
tactics directed to deal with special law
enforcement situations that may present enhanced
risks.Officers are
trained to deal with these enhanced risk situations
and to assume all of the various roles within
the S.O.U. team concept.Additionally,
these S.O.U. police officers in dealing with
special law enforcement situations.The S.O.U. uses elements of High-Risk
Police Concept skills and other Firearms Training
Unit skills as outlined in FBI training in
dealing with special law enforcement situations.
Typical
use situations of the S.O.U. are directed
to any situation wherein prior training with
duty and special weapons and the related tactics
to their use enhances police officer safety,
civilian safety and offender safety n an environment
of higher risk or unusual circumstances.They include but are not limited to:
Enhanced
risk warrant service or arrest situations
Search
warrant execution or enhanced risk restraining
order service and follow-up
Containment
and crime scene security at Barricaded Subject
incidents
Crime-in-progress
interdiction and perimeter security
Team
arrest (multiple offender, etc.) situations
Large
scale public event utilization as arrest teams,
crowd control, etc.
Strike
or civil disturbance crowd control
Executive
or dignitary protection
Cooperative
investigations with outside agencies where S.O.U.
capabilities are consistent with intended goals
(i.e.) Bergen County Prosecutors Office, Narcotics
Task Force, Bergen County SWAT
These
situations can be dealt with solely by the S.O.U.
or in concert with on-scene patrol officers,
etectives and/or outside agencies.
The
North Arlington Police Department's Traffic
Division is committed to ensuring that traffic
conditions throughout the borough are as safe
and efficient as possible for motorists and
pedestrians utilizing our streets and roadways
on a daily basis. This is accomplished through
continued inspection and maintenance of traffic
control devices, warning and enforcement activities,
public services such as child safety seat
inspections and installations, and by providing
educational information to community groups
and students in our schools. For information
call (201) 955-5685.
Pay
Traffic Tickets Online NJMCdirect
- the fast, secure, convenient way to access
your traffic ticket information online. Please
have the following information ready: your
parking or traffic ticket your
license plate number VISA
or MasterCard (if you want to pay online).
Any card that contains the VISA or MasterCard
logo may be used on the NJMC site.
Press
"Continue" to access your ticket information.
Follow-up
investigations of serious crimes and vice crimes
Firearms
Identification Card & Pistol Permits
