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The Criminal Investigation Bureau is responsible for identifying and apprehending criminal offenders and for preparing the cases for prosecution. These cases may involve murder, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, major thefts, arson, drugs and other serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation Bureau also investigates cases of non-criminal nature, including liquor license applications, missing persons reports and firearm applications. Members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau also provide programs to civic organizations in our community. Detectives assigned to these criminal cases often act as evidence technicians, processing the crime scene for physical evidence. The detectives may take photographs, handle and collect trace evidence from the crime scene and dust the area with fingerprint powder for latent fingerprints. Additionally, the detectives interview and take statements from victims, witnesses and defendants.
Detectives are non-uniformed personnel who work an eight hour day between the hours of 0800-2330. A detective is on-call between the hours of 2330-0800. Detectives assigned to the Criminal Investigation Bureau receive more in-depth training in areas of sexual assaults, arsons, interviewing, surveillance, drugs. The Criminal Investigation Bureau is comprised of a Detective Sergeant and four/five detectives. If you have any information that you feel could be helpful, please call us. All Information will be kept confidential.
Community Oriented Policing Services
School Resource Officer Program
The Lower Township Police Department, Lower Township Elementary School District, and the Lower Cape May Regional School District have entered partnerships that provide a sworn police officer at each school district. The officers are known as School Resource Officers. The officers provide a proactive strategy for the schools and community. The program is designed to assist schools and community in reducing juvenile delinquency through a collaborative approach between law enforcement and schools, focused on education, prevention, communication and information sharing. Our SRO program, established in 1994, was one of the first in the State of New Jersey and has become a model for other departments.
Combat Auto Theft
The Combat Auto Theft program is available to all residents. The program is designed to aid police officers in detecting stolen property. Participants will have a marker special designed sticker attached to their vehicle. If the vehicle is observed late at night, officers can have the owner contacted to see if the vehicle should be on the roadway.
Contact the Community/Tactical Unit for more information at 886-1619 ext. 133
Operation ID
Operation Identification is a nationwide program designed to discourage burglary and theft of valuables from the home or business. Citizens can barrow an engraver and identify their valuables with an assigned identification marking. An inventory sheet is also provided. The program provides a way for property owners and law enforcement officials to easily identify ownership of stolen property.
Contact the Community/Tactical Unit for more information at 886-1619 ext. 133.
Senior Call in Program
The senior call in program is available to all seniors or those who are in need of daily contact. Each day the participant will call the police department before a certain time. If no call is made then an officer will go to the residence to make contact or locate the participant. This program has been very successful especially when participants have fallen or have immediate medical conditions that can be addressed.
For more information contact the Community/Tactical Unit at 886-1619 ext. 133
Home Security Survey
The Lower Township Police Department offers home security surveys to all residences. Certified Crime Prevention Officers will come to your residence and perform an complete evaluation of your home safety needs. The interior and exterior areas will be inspected and a written recommendation safety sheet will be provided to the homeowner or tenant.
Contact the LTPD at 609-886-1619
The Communications Bureau
A Communications Operator, or Dispatcher as we used to be called, doesn’t just answer the telephones at the Police Department, as some people may think. The Communications Operator’s job entails many things that most people never think about. For example, most people already know the men and women who answer these telephones don’t only answer the regular telephones, but they also answer telephones in the 9-1-1 system. And for those who don’t know, the State of New Jersey has a statewide Enhanced 9-1-1 network, with Lower Township included in this system. This means wherever you go, anywhere in the State of New Jersey and Dial 9-1-1, you will be connected to a certified 9-1-1 operator. But remember, 9-1-1 should ONLY be used in a life threatening emergency! These people CAN and DO make the difference in life and death situations, by giving YOU instructions that can SAVE LIVES!
In addition to regular and 9-1-1 telephone systems, these dedicated and highly trained men and women also use many other resources and pieces of advanced telecommunications equipment to help the lives of the citizens and visitors of Lower Township in various other ways. These systems our in-house Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management System (CAD/RMS), the New Jersey and National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NJLETS & NLETS), the National Crime Information Center (NCIC), the New Jersey Wanted Person System (NJWPS), and computer systems maintained by the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC). These systems help these men and women locate wanted and missing persons, stolen vehicles and articles, and assist the court systems in the State of New Jersey with collecting outstanding fines and child support moneys. Communications Operators in Lower Township also dispatch the Lower Township Police Department, The Lower Township Rescue Squad, Inc., and Villas, Town Bank, & Erma Volunteer Fire Companies to emergency and non-emergency calls. So when you think about Police Communications Operators, the voice at the other end of the telephone, or that anonymous voice on the radio, remember they are the unsung heroes that do so much more than just answer the telephone at the Police Department!
Records Bureau
The Records Bureau is responsible for maintenance, routing, filing and distribution of all reports for the Lower Township Police Department.
Records Bureau Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
RECORDS OFFICE TELEPHONE: 609-886-1619 ext. 105
The Records Bureau of the Lower Township Police Department is committed to excellence. To expedite the many requests for police reports, the following is a guide when requesting these reports.
Police reports are available 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday except some holidays, at the Lower Township Police Department Records Bureau located in the Public Safety Building in the Cape May Airport Complex. If you cannot pick up the report when the Records Bureau is open, call the Records Bureau at (609) 886-1619 ext. 105 during business hours and request that a copy of your report be left for you with Police Dispatch for you to pick up at anytime.
You cannot simply call and ask for information to be released over the telephone. You may request information by filling out the
Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Request Form. The information needed is your name, address, date and approximate time of the incident and case number, if you have that information. Also, you will be asked what type of incident it was, i.e. motor vehicle accident, lost item, etc. Without the necessary information, it will require additional time to locate any one report. To expedite your requests please have the necessary information ready when you fill out the OPRA Request Form.
New Jersey law allows the Police Department up to seven (7) days to process your request. Additional time may be necessary, depending on the nature of the request.
There is a charge for police reports as follows:
• 1 to 10 pages of a police report is $ .75 per page
• 11 to 20 pages is $ .50 per page
• 20 plus pages is $ .25 per page
Motor Vehicle Accident reports are normally available for release 5-7 working days after the accident. When requesting an accident report the following information is required: name, date and location of accident, and the accident number.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need to bring identification and be listed on the accident report in order to pick up a copy. The cost of the report is 75¢ per page. Most accident reports are 4 pages or less.
The Bureau does not accept requests via phone or e-mail, nor do they fax or e-mail reports.
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