To all Linden Citizens and the Linden Business Community:
In the Linden Police Department, we pride ourselves on providing our
residents and businesses with strong and effective public safety
services. Clearly, the value of feeling safe and secure in one's home,
business, neighborhood and community cannot be overestimated.
During my tenure as Police Chief, we continue to undertake initiatives
to combat crime and maintain public safety services:
Crime prevention surveys and Neighborhood Watch are available to
residents and are coordinated through the Juvenile Bureau..
We have created a Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) comprised of
community volunteers who provide critical support to domestic violence
victims. The Linden Police Department has been at the forefront of this
initiative, and has been enlisted by the Union County Prosecutor’s
Office to assist other Departments in Union County in organizing their
own teams.
There
is hereby established a Police Department in the City of Linden, County
of Union and State of New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:14-118, et seq. The ordinance is intended to ratify the existence
and operation of the police department which has historically operated
within and served the City of Linden and at the same time satisfy the
statutory requirements of the legislation amended in 1981 and 1988
respectively.
The mission and purpose of said police department is generally three
fold; to preserve life and property; to provide a general police service
for the residents of the City of Linden, Union County, State of New
Jersey; to enforce federal, state, county and municipal laws, statutes
and ordinances; and as hereinafter may be more expressly defined. The
Linden Police Department is committed to the pursuit of an ethos
reflecting the highest degree of ethical, moral, and fairly applied law
enforcement.
Code of Ethics
Law
enforcement is an honorable calling. Service in this field demands a
professional, rather than an occupational philosophy. Personal honor, a
desire for professional status, and devotion to service above self are
the motives which impel members and employees to discharge their
responsibility in full measure.
Members and employees lives are one of self-sacrificing service to a
high ideal, based upon their recognition of the responsibilities
entrusted to them, and the belief that law enforcement is an honorable
vocation. They fully accept their responsibilities to defend the right,
to protect the weak, to aid the distressed, and to uphold the law in
public and private living. They accept the obligation to report facts
and to testify without bias or display of emotion, and to consider all
information coming to their knowledge by virtue of their position a
sacred trust to be used for official purposes only. Members and
employees give their loyal and faithful attention to the identification
and apprehension of criminals, being equally alert to protect the
innocent and prosecute the guilty. They perform the functions of their
office without fear, favor, or prejudice and do not engage in unlawful
or improper practices.
They do not disclose to unauthorized persons any information concerning
pending matters which might be prejudicial to the interests of the
State, the City or the Department.
They do not seek to benefit personally by any confidential information
which has come to them by virtue of their assignment. They are
respectful and courteous to all citizens. They are faithful and loyal to
their organization, constantly striving to cooperate and promote better
relations with all regularly constituted law enforcement agencies and
their representatives in matters of mutual interest and obligation.
Rigid adherence to the principles set out above is mandatory for anyone
accepting a position in the police department. Acceptance of these
principles should not be perfunctory; they should be weighed carefully.
Citizens are quick to criticize any misconduct of members or employees
of the department; the community places a trust in the police department
and expects all members and employees to conduct themselves as to merit
this trust. Members and employees should be proud to hold a position
that demands so much.
There must be a moral philosophy and strong appreciation of the need for
service in any profession. Unwavering adherence to such a moral
philosophy will earn the respect and support of the public.
All members and employees shall abide by the Code of Ethics as adopted
by this agency as written above.
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Linden Superior Officer’s Association is conducting a FOOD DRIVE. Click here for more
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There
is hereby established a Police Department in the City of Linden, County
of Union and State of New Jersey, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:14-118, et seq. The ordinance is intended to ratify the existence
and operation of the police department which has historically operated
within and served the City of Linden and at the same time satisfy the
statutory requirements of the legislation amended in 1981 and 1988
respectively.
