Attention Washington Borough & Township Residents: Effective 12 Midnight, Saturday, August 1, 2009 The Washington Township Police will begin patrolling both the Borough and Township areas.

The Washington Township Police Department is an 24 member force patrolling an area of 21 square miles and serving a population of roughly 15,000 people. We are located in the central part of Warren County, New Jersey.

Our patrol fleet consists of 8 marked patrol vehicles and 2 unmarked vehicles. Two of the marked patrol vehicles are SUV's equipped with 4-wheel drive.

Of the twelve 24 officers in the patrol division:

• two are assigned (full-time) to the Detective Bureau;

• one is assigned (full-time) to our K-9 unit;

• five are members of our County's multi-jurisdictional tactical response team; and

• four are members of our County's multi-jurisdictional Serious Accident Analysis Response Team.

Washington Township Police Officers are also tasked with providing security at the Washington Office of the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission. This coverage is paid for through a State Homeland Security Grant