Bergen County Police Department

Bergen County Police Department
Agency overview
Formed 1917
Legal personality Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Bergen County, New Jersey, United States
Population 905,116
General nature • Local civilian agency
Headquarters 327 East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652

Agency executive
  • No Chief at this time
Website
www.bcpd.org

The Bergen County Police Department (BCPD) was a county police force responsible for providing police and security services to and on county property; it also assisted the 70 municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey in police operations. Formed in 1917, the department was responsible for all county roads, highways, parks, etc. BCPD had many different units, such as a Bomb Team, Communications, Detective Bureau, Hostage Negotiators, Juvenile Bureau, K-9 Units, OEM (Office of Emergency Management), Patrol, SWAT Team, Traffic Safety, and WSAR (Scuba team). In 2015, it was merged with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Kleimann, James (January 2, 2015). "Bergen County begins merger of its police force and sheriff department". nj.com. Retrieved January 30, 2016.


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