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Mission
The Police Department, in accomplishing its purpose and mission of maintaining the peace, prevention and detection of crime, apprehension of offenders and protection of persons and property, is continuing its tradition of supplying an invaluable service to its community.
Staff
The staff of the Department has 24 sworn members, including the Chief of Police, a Captain, 6 Sergeants, 14 Officers in Patrol, two Detectives assigned to Investigations, one Officer assigned as the School Resource Officer, one full-time and one part-time Animal Control Officer. Unsworn personnel include five Dispatchers, one Records Clerk, one part-time Records Clerk, one part-time janitor, and an Administrative Assistant to the Chief.
School Resource Officer
The special assignment of School Resource Officer is a newly created position. The Officer will be committed to addressing identified problems within the student population, the position will be driven largely by the need to (1) be proactive in identifying concerns before they become issues; and (2) instill in the student population the legal and ethical responsibilities, we as citizens have to others. The School Resource Officer will work with the East Windsor School System, Youth Services, and the Park and Recreation Department to foster a healthy environment for the student population.
Juvenile Review Board
East Windsor's Juvenile Review Board, which has served the community for the past four years, consists of various professional persons from Social Services, Juvenile Services, Education, Law Enforcement (East Windsor School Resource Officer) and a representative of the general community. The Board is responsible for reviewing cases brought before them of local youths involved in criminal or socially disruptive behavior requiring early intervention on the part of the community. The Board allows for an alternate step before referring local youths to the Juvenile Court. It has been successful in diverting first time offenders from the Juvenile Court system and providing a method of intervention before these offenders become heavily involved in the system.
Training
In order for the Department to provide the most competent officers for the Town of East Windsor, officers continue to receive training in various aspects of policing. This training covers a wide spectrum of topics including but not limited to the following topics: Officer Survival, Bomb Recognition, Drug Enforcement, Basic Crime Scene, Child Sexual Abuse, Interview and Interrogation, Driving While Intoxicated Enforcement, Urban Street Gangs, etc. This is in addition to mandated Firearms, PR24, and Recertification Training.
Police personnel continue to take an active role in representing the Department at many of the Town’s public functions, e.g., Broad Brook and Warehouse Point Fire Department Parades, Community Week Parade, reading during Library Week to grammar school students, and participation in an open forum with school personnel on responding to bomb threats.
Animal Control
The Animal Control Officer’s activity continues to provide a valuable service to the Town. This position has increased or maintained its level of activity since the present Animal control Officer’s hiring in 1996. This position deals not only with domestic animals but wildlife as well, which included an increase in rabid animals.
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