Monroe Township Police Department

The Monroe Township Police Department in Middlesex County, New Jersey, defines its core duty as serving the community, protecting lives and property and honoring every person's constitutional rights, paired with proactive enforcement. The department holds accreditation from NJSACOP, the statewide police chiefs' group, whose standards reach use of force, training, evidence and property handling, community engagement, internal affairs, patrol and criminal investigations. Every on-duty officer wears a body-worn camera as New Jersey Attorney General Directive 2022-1 requires, and it has added Flock Safety license plate cameras. A voluntary Security Camera Registry lets residents and business owners list their surveillance systems so investigators know where footage may exist. Officers and the township animal control officer respond to sick, vicious or dangerous animals, and owners are reminded that dogs and cats must be vaccinated against rabies, licensed and leashed under township ordinance. A week-long summer Youth Police Academy at the township middle school introduces teens to police work. The department's website also takes firearms permit applications under N.J.S.A. 2C:58-3 and records requests under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.