About Florham Park Police Department

The Police Department serves the Borough, a 7.5 square mile community along the southeastern edge of Morris County, which includes a population approaching 14,000 residents plus the populations of Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Elizabeth Universities that lie within our jurisdictional boundaries. The Borough maintains a diverse mix of single family residential homes, multi-dwelling residential properties, assisted living facilities, educational properties, fortune 500 companies, commercial, retail, medical, recreational and professional sports facilities all of which are served by the 45 dedicated sworn and civilian members of the Florham Park Police Department.  

The Florham Park Police Department has been an Accredited Police Agency since 2012, by the    New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police.  Being an Accredited Agency represents a significant professional achievement identifying the Department as an agency that meets the highest level of acceptable standards and best police practices. In 2022, the Police Department received its Accreditation status for the 4th consecutive three-year cycle, with a perfect score, making Florham Park one of only 10% of the agencies in New Jersey to receive such Accredited status four consecutive times.
The Department is committed to working with the community to make Florham Park a safe and desirable place to live, work, and visit for all people. Our mission and vision statements, along with our values, are the driving force behind our Department’s policing philosophy of high visibility patrol, proactive enforcement, community partnering, and engagement to create and maintain communal safety.

Florham Park Police Department Mission:   

To build and nurture partnerships with all facets of the community in order to protect life and property, while reducing crime, and improving the quality of life in Florham Park.

Florham Park Police Department Vision:  

With Community Policing as our foundation; to be the best trained, most professional, efficient, productive, and proactive Police Department in Morris County, while providing our residents and guests with the safest community to live, work and visit.

Florham Park Police Department Values

•    Professionalism - We value commitment, responsibility and clear direction. We achieve professionalism through teamwork, training, and continual self-improvement.
•    Integrity - Our value as police employees depends upon the respect and confidence we earn from the community. The integrity of each individual, as well as the organization, is imperative in order for citizens to provide us with their trust. Without this trust, we cannot expect to form valuable, lasting partnerships with the community.
•    Accountability - We are accountable to the people in the community, and each other.
•    Compassion - Being able to understand those we serve and treat everyone fairly.

The Department is comprised of three divisions: Patrol Division, Investigations Division, and Support Services Division.
 
Patrol Division: This division handles Uniformed Patrol response to calls for service, Dispatch, Bicycle Patrol Unit, and other specialized units, including those dedicated to serving Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Elizabeth Universities.  The Patrol Division is broken down into two platoons each containing two squads.  A Lieutenant oversees each platoon while a Sergeant supervises each squad.  Our Patrol Officers work twelve-hour shifts, four days on followed by four days off.  They rotate between dayshift and nightshift every sixteen days.

Investigations Division: The Investigations Division is composed of trained detectives who handle a variety of investigations. They receive extensive training in specialties, including crime scene investigation, drug and undercover investigations, financial crimes, internet crimes and interview & interrogation. The Investigations Division handles a broad spectrum of cases, including property crimes, crimes against the person, sex crimes, narcotic investigations, financial crimes, juvenile offenses, and computer crimes. The Investigations Division is responsible for the Department’s Property and Evidence function and is overseen by a Lieutenant and supervised by a Sergeant.

Support Services Division: The Support Services Division is the backbone of our Department.  The personnel assigned to this division are responsible for Records, Information Technology, Training, Fleet Management, School Safety and Security, Community Policing Programs, Social Media, Residential Home Security Assessments, Active Shooter Training for Businesses, and Special Projects.  The Division maintains two full time School Resource Officers and three Special Law Enforcement Officers responsible for maintaining school security.  The Support Services Division is overseen by a Lieutenant and supervised by a Sergeant.