The Detective Division consists of a Detective Sergeant and six Detectives and is run by a Detective Lieutenant. The bureau follows up on all crimes reported to our department. Within our bureau, individual detectives have been trained to investigate specific types of crimes.
Areas
Presently, we have detectives assigned to the areas of:
Arson
Domestic violence
Evidence and property management
Fraud
High priority arrest warrants
Identity theft
Megan’s law processing
Narcotics
Obtaining sworn statements as basis for criminal complaints
Processing and photographing of all crime scenes
Robberies
Sex crimes
Weapons confiscations
Also under the umbrella of the Detective Division are two additional detectives under the supervision of a Detective Sergeant that follow up on crimes committed by juveniles and family offense issues.
Community
Our Detectives work closely with other local police departments and federal and state agencies. Members of the bureau also coordinate the departments’ cases with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office, Division of Youth and Family Services and the New Jersey Attorney Generals Office.