[Adopted 8-11-1971 as Ord. No. 1971:221
(Art. IV of Ch. 72 of the 1967 Code)]
There is hereby created and established a Detective
Bureau in the Police Department of the Borough of Closter, which shall
operate and function under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
The Chief of Police, subject to the approval
and consent of the Mayor and Council, may, as he or she deems it necessary,
assign and detail any officer or member of the Police Department,
not to exceed three in number, to duty in the Detective Bureau or
transfer any police officer serving in the Detective Bureau from said
Detective Bureau to duty in the uniformed division of the Police Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 50-18, Ranks;
salary, was repealed 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1993:660.
[Amended 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1993:660]
The Detective Bureau shall operate under the
officer in charge assigned by the Chief of Police. Said officer in
charge of the Detective Bureau shall be subject to the orders and
directions of the Chief of Police.
[Amended 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1993:660]
The officer in charge of the Detective Bureau
shall be responsible for the proper and efficient operation of the
Bureau. He shall be responsible for the supervision of all Bureau
activities and the assignment of all police officers assigned to duty
in the Detective Bureau. He shall submit monthly and yearly reports
in writing of the activities of the Detective Bureau to the Chief
of Police on dates specified by the Chief.
The duties of the police officers assigned to
duty in the Detective Bureau shall include:
A.
The investigation and solution of all crimes committed
within the borough.
B.
Exerting all efforts to prevent the commission of
crimes in the borough.
C.
The maintenance of proper, written reports and records
of all investigations conducted.
D.
The execution of all orders for investigation and
police action issued by the Chief of Police.
E.
Obeying all the rules of the Police Department.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 50-22, Extradition
cases, was repealed 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1993:660.
[Amended 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1993:660]
All police officers serving in the Detective
Bureau shall work according to schedules prepared by the officer in
charge of the Bureau and shall be subject to the orders and directions
of such officer in charge.
[Amended 12-22-1993 by Ord. No. 1993:660]
The officer in charge of the Detective Bureau
shall have such authority and jurisdiction over subordinates in the
Detective Bureau as a ranking officer would have in the Uniform Division
of the Closter Police Department.
