Bergen County Police Department
| Bergen County Police Department | |
|---|---|
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1917 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | County of Bergen County in the state of New Jersey, United States |
| Population | 905,116 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 66 Zabriskie Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 |
| Agency executive | No Chief at this time |
| Website | |
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| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
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
- ↑ 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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