|
| Name |
Year
of Hire |
Year
of Retire |
| Chief John Wilson + |
1927 |
1929 |
| Chief William “Bud” Lever |
1929 |
1961 |
| Ptlm. Michael Banning ++ |
1929 |
1946 |
| Ptlm. Harry Gant |
1934 |
1959 |
| Chief Howard Chambers |
1944 |
1970 |
| Chief Edwin L. Kroeger |
1956 |
1983 |
| Chief Thomas Wolcott |
1959 |
1984 |
| Chief Robert Shaw |
1961 |
1987 |
| Lt. Frank M. Silipigni |
1964 |
1985 |
| Sgt. Lewis Cullen |
1964 |
1989 |
| Sgt. Robert Webb |
1965 |
1985 |
| Sgt. Ronald Cordery ++ |
1965 |
1992 |
| Chief Raymond T. Seyler |
1967 |
1998 |
| DSG. Edward Woltman |
1968 |
1979 |
| Chief John A. Surace |
1969 |
1996 |
| Sgt. Ronald M. Cullen |
1973 |
2002 |
| Sgt. John R. Hafner |
1974 |
2000 |
| Capt. John L. Glasser |
1977 |
2002 |
| Lt. William J. O’Donnell |
1978 |
2003 |
| Sgt. Walter P. Grizky |
1978 |
2003 |
| Sgt. Edward D. Newman |
1978 |
2003 |
| Det. Charles J. Faisst, Sr. |
1978 |
1995 |
| K-9 Ptlm. Frederick R. Steinman* |
1985 |
1998 |
| Det. John Batchelder ++ |
1992 |
1996 |
The Northfield
Police Department was created by municipal ordinance in 1925, in accordance
with New Jersey State Law. The department in 1925 consisted of two
officers. When those two officers were not available police duties
were performed by the New Jersey State Police. Since that time the
Northfield Police Department has expanded and grown to a compliment
of 23 full-time sworn officers, two full-time civilian employees and
16 part-time employees. The department consists of two divisions, first
the Uniform Patrol Division, the most highly visible component of the
department, on duty seven days and week, 24 hours a day, which is responsible
for proactive preventive patrol for both criminal and traffic offenses.
Second, the Administrative Division consists of several bureaus such
as the Detective Bureau, which is responsible for the investigation
of criminal offenses against person and property, Records Bureau, which
maintains all department records, and School Crossing Guards, who provide
a safe environment for children to move to and from the Northfield
Community School.