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Linwood
Police Department
 400
Poplar Avenue
Linwood, New Jersey 08221
Phone: (609) 927-5252
Emergency: 9-1-1
Department Fax: (609) 926-8216
Administration Fax: (609) 653-2987
POLICE
DEPARTMENT HOURS:
General Public 24 hours per day
Police Records and Administration:
Monday thru Friday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MISSION
STATEMENT
The
Linwood Police Department is committed to providing the highest
quality of Professional Police services by empowering our employees
and the community, to work in partnership with the common goal
of improving the quality of life within the City of Linwood. We
will enforce the laws, preserve the peace, protect life and property,
reduce fear and provide for a safe environment for all members
of the community, while at the same time maintaining the respect
for individual rights and human dignity as provided for within
the framework of the United States Constitution and the Constitution
of the State of New Jersey.
Jim
Baker
Chief of Police
POLICE
DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL
The
police force occupies headquarters in the City Hall, which is located
at 400 Poplar Avenue. On a year round basis the Department consists
of 22 sworn officers which includes a Chief of Police, one Police
Captain, one Lieutenant, four Patrol Sergeants, one Detective Sergeant,
two Detectives, ten Patrol Officers, three full-time Dispatchers,
seven part-time Dispatchers and one full-time Police Secretary.
There are two Class II Special Officers that patrol the bicycle
path, Memorial Field, and school areas. There are also fourteen
Crossing Guards to assist the City youth to safely walk or ride
bicycles to and from school.
POLICE
DEPARTMENT MOTORIZED VEHICLES
The
Department employs five marked and two un-marked units, a 4x4 utility
vehicle and a stealth traffic vehicle. Three Officers are trained
in the DARE Program and during the school year instruct grades
3 to 5. The Department also uses a motorized bike patrol with Officers
trained in Community Policing.
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