Notice to Residents: April 1, 2025
The Florham Park Police Department is happy to announce we will be holding another Junior Police Academy class this year. Applications are now being accepted with the class size limited to first 30 eligible applicants. Please note: the applicant's MEDICAL WAIVER does NOT need to be completed for seat reservation, but please know it will be required BEFORE the academy start date to participate. More information can be found within the application packet, which can be found at the link below:
Junior Police Academy Application 2025.pdf
Notice to Residents: March 28, 2025
The Water Department will be conducting their annual hydrant flushing program beginning Monday, March 31, 2025, from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. The program will take approximately four weeks to complete. For more information, please visit:
https://www.florhamparknj.gov/departments/waterutility/WaterUtilityDivision
Hiring Announcement: Per-Diem Dispatcher
The Florham Park Police Department is currently accepting applications for the position of Part Time/Per Diem Dispatcher. The following conditions must be met:
Applications are available at the Police Dispatch desk, located in Police Headquarters at 111 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932, or at the below link:
Interested applicants can also request an application via email at the following address - PIO@fppd.net
Notice to Residents: February 20, 2025
Residents,
Our Police Department is continuing to work in conjunction with the Engineering Department and the Department of Public Works to increase traffic and pedestrian safety within the Borough. We recently procured and erected two solar powered flashing STOP signs at intersections of concern to residents and pedestrians. The flashing Stop signs pictured below were placed on Insley Road at Riverside Drive and Woodcrest Road at Edgewood Drive.
All STOP signs require a full stop prior to proceeding; however, these two locations have continually been reported, by residents of the respective areas, as locations where vehicles roll through the STOP sign without completing full stops. This is obviously a public safety concern as such driving behavior places vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and pets at risk. The Police Department will be placing signboards on Insley Road and Woodcrest Road with the following message, “FULL STOP AHEAD,” to warn drivers and make them more cognizant of the requirement to complete full stops at all intersections equipped with STOP signs.
While our officers have been detailed to these areas for observation and enforcement, when necessary, they cannot be at these locations at all times. It is incumbent upon residents to aid the Police Department with maintaining communal safety for all of our residents and visitors.
Please take care to adhere to the motor vehicle laws for the safety of our community.
Stay safe!
Joseph Orlando
Chief of Police
February 20, 2025
Notice to Residents: December 13, 2024
Residents,
Please click the below link to view a statement issued by the Morris County Commissioners.
Joseph Orlando
Chief of Police
December 13, 2024
Notice to Residents: December 4, 2024
Residents,
You may have observed or become aware of the various reported drone sightings, in the airspace above Morris County, in recent weeks. Morris County law enforcement, in conjunction with our State and Federal partners, have been attempting to determine the launch point and landing location of these drones, as well as the people or entities responsible for their presence in our airspace. Several drone sightings have been reported above critical infrastructure such as water reservoirs, electric transmission lines, rail stations, police departments and military installations. Members of the local law enforcement community have been pressuring our partners for answers regarding this activity as their presence around our critical infrastructure is concerning. While we currently have no evidence or information to indicate these drones pose an imminent threat at this time, their presence appears nefarious in nature.
We are asking that all residents be vigilant and report any drone sightings directly to the FBI at the phone number or email tip lines listed below. Photographs and video are specifically requested and can be uploaded to the email address tip line.
• The FBI has asked all citizens to report drone sightings directly to the FBI Tip-Line at 1-800-CALL-FBI or online at tips@fbi.gov
The sightings have been occurring nightly for the past two weeks beginning just after sunset and lasting well into the early morning hours. Please be mindful that not all low flying aircraft are drones as we have the Morristown Municipal Airport, on our western border, and Newark International Airport in close proximity.
Thank you in advance for your assistance.
Stay safe!
Joseph Orlando
Chief of Police
December 4, 2024
Notice to Residents: August 1, 2024
Residents,
In light of the fatal pedestrian accident, in early July, our department has been exploring several initiatives to aide in pedestrian/cyclist safety as part of our overall mission of communal safety. As our community continues to grow, the number of pedestrians and cyclists on our roadways continues to increase as well. The residential complex constructed at the corner of Columbia Turnpike and Hanover Road will undoubtedly increase the number of pedestrians walking throughout our center district, along with increased vehicular volumes. In an effort to reduce the risks of pedestrian/cyclist encounters with motor vehicle traffic we have been working with the Engineering Department to adjust the timing of our traffic signals to allow for intervals of pedestrian traffic only. Therefore, when a pedestrian activates the crosswalk button, all traffic signals at the intersection would eventually turn red allowing for free flowing pedestrian traffic without the risk of flowing vehicular traffic. We suggested the timing on all of our traffic signals along Ridgedale Avenue, as well as those along Columbia Turnpike, from Crescent Road to Park Street, be adjusted in this manner. Each of those traffic signals are regulated by the County of Morris, which requires permission to adjust the timing of the same. We have begun the inquiry process and may be required to conduct traffic studies to accomplish our goals. I am asking residents to assist us in our endeavor by contacting the Morris County Engineering Department and voicing any concerns you may have for pedestrians along these roadways. The Morris County Engineering Department can be contacted at the following;
Juvenile bicyclists have been another concern for our department. Increased utilization of electric bicycles and scooters has led to a confused motoring public and amplified public concern. The State of New Jersey added new vehicle classes to the NJ Statutes in May of 2019 which addressed electric bicycles and scooters, classifying them in the following categories;
Some of the obvious issues we have encountered with bicycles and scooters of all varieties are failure to wear the required helmets, failure to ride on the right side of the road, failure to ride in single file for the free flow of vehicular traffic, and failure to utilize the required crosswalks.
To combat these issues our School Resource Officers teach bicycle safety during the school year, however a more robust effort on our part is being undertaken at this time.
I want to be clear that while we are addressing violations of these bicycle/scooter laws, we will not be issuing summonses to juveniles. However, we will be contacting parents/guardians to advise them of the violations and to seek their assistance in maintaining a safe environment for their children and all other vehicular/pedestrian traffic. This is an education and safety campaign aimed at increasing communal safety for all of our residents and visitors.
Parents/Guardians please assist our department and our officers with this endeavor by ensuring your children wear their helmets and follow the rules described in this public service announcement.
Stay safe!
Joseph Orlando
Chief of Police
August 1, 2024
Joseph J. Orlando
Chief of Police
jorlando@fppd.net