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History
From Rural Patrols to a Full-Time Force — 50 Years and Beyond
A Legacy of Service: The Evolution of North Brunswick Policing
Explore the milestones that shaped the North Brunswick Police Department from its earliest records in 1919 to the establishment of a full-time force in 1964.
- 1914 ~ Enacted State Police Legislation for Rural Police (instead of the limited protection provided by the County & Constables)
- 1919 ~ Earliest written record of Police (Specials) for North Brunswick Township
- 1921 ~ Enacted State Police Bill (period saw N.J. State Police as service agency for local police departments)
- 1949 ~ Police Department provides service and protection to the public, but not to overlap the service rendered by the N.J. State Police Department --Police Commissioner Vincent L. Darago, Lieutenant William Hofer (Chief 1950-1962), Lieutenant John Amorino & 15 patrolmen including Officer Carmen
- 1949 ~ Ordinance to Establish a Police Department in Township of North Brunswick
1914 to 1949
1958 to 2014
- 1958 78 ~ Special Officers with no pay; 30-Police Officers – paid police
- 1960 ~ Still a part-time Police Department
- 1961 ~ Resolution Adopting Civil Service Rules and Regulations for North Brunswick Township
- 1963 ~ Ordinance to Establish Rules and Regulations for North Brunswick Police Department ---Mayor Fred J. Hermann announced that North Brunswick will have a full-time police force
- 1964 ~ Police Commissioner John Flanagan moved the police department into a full-time operation.
- 2014 Commemorates 50 years of a full-time operation Police Department in North Brunswick Township
Decades of Dedication
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