About the Police Department

The Madison Police Department, comprised of 32 sworn officers, 1 Parking Enforcement personnel, 2 Confidential Secretaries and the Auxiliary Police, is responsible for the safety and protection of its citizens. Comprised of four divisions, Patrol Division, Investigative Division, Traffic Safety Division and the Emergency Service Unit, the Police Department responds to all calls for assistance, including fire and emergency medical assistance, and Homeland Security concerns.

The Police Department serves as the public answering point for all 911 calls within the Borough of Madison. Whenever a resident calls 911, the telephone will be answered by Madison Police personnel who will then dispatch the associated emergency response units. The Police Department responds to all 911 emergencies.

The Madison Police Department also oversees Project Community Pride of Southeast Morris County. This is a youth diversion and counseling program, which encompasses Madison, Chatham Borough and Florham Park. This program currently has available social and bilingual social workers to assist the youth and families in these communities whenever a crisis may occur in the household or when youth are involved with law enforcement. It is used as a diversion program from the county criminal justice system.

After 4:00 p.m. and on weekends, the Police Communication desk handles all calls for emergency assistance in the Borough, including water, electric and sewer.

In the event of an emergency, all residents are urged to call 911 or the Madison Police Department at (973) 593-3000.

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John Trevena promoted to Chief of Police

On Monday June 8, 2009 at 8:00pm during the council meeting, Acting Chief John Trevena was promoted to Chief of Police for the Madison Police Department.  The historic event was witnessed by family, friends and the entire Madison Police Department.  Officers were dressed in Class A Uniforms and stood behind the Council as Trevena was sworn in.  The Madison Police Honor Guard presented colors during the ceremony.  View video of ceremony here.

 

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Message from John K. Trevena Chief of Police

The Madison Police Department is comprised of a team of highly trained professionals committed to providing excellence in service.  We are dedicated to improving the quality of life by preserving the peace and safety of our community.  We are firmly committed to the value of human life, possessing the courage to do what is right, exhibiting fairness, compassion and approachability in the performance of our duties, and striving for continuous improvement.

As such, each member of the Madison Police Department is committed to adherence to the philosophy of legendary football coach Lou Holtz: the principle of P.R.I.D.E.

Personal

Responsibility

In

Delivering

Excellence

The Madison Police Department is also committed to creating partnerships with community stakeholders and striving for constant positive interaction between the public and our department. We endeavor to exceed your expectations in these areas and welcome your suggestions by clicking on the compliments/complaints tab.  

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Police Department Joins Nixle Community

In an effort to deliver vital information to the residents and business owners of Madison Borough quickly and efficiently, the Madison Police Department has partnered with Nixle, LLC to deliver a new public communications program.  The Madison Police Department is the first police department in northern New Jersey to provide Nixle to its residents.  This service is already being successfully used by larger police departments such as the Baltimore Police Department, the Virginia Beach Police Department, and the Scottsdale Police Department in Arizona.

Nixle will connect our police officers to the residents and business owners of Madison in real time, delivering information to geographically targeted individuals over their cell phones (via text messages), through e-mails and through Web access.  Registration is free, but if individuals choose to receive alerts via text message, standard text messaging rates will apply.

Nixle differs from current services such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, which provide unauthenticated platforms for communication.  Nixle solves this problem by providing a single secure standardized service for residents and business owners to receive immediate and credible neighborhood-level public safety and community information.

The Madison Police Department expects to use Nixle to alert residents of road construction, notify them of emergency road closures due to motor vehicle crashes, and alert them to missing persons or suspects wanted by the department.  Residents will also be alerted to community events, such as Bottle Hill Day, May Day, the Christmas Walk, and P.B.A. sponsored events.  Further, those who sign-up will be able to learn about crime trends throughout the Borough that may impact their family or business.

To register for Nixle so you receive free up-to-the-minute information from the Madison Police Department, please visit www.nixle.com or click on the Nixle picture above.

If you have any questions about the service, contact Ptl. Chad Rybka at 973.593.3000, or e-mail at: rybkac@mpd.rosenet.org.

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Seven Madison and Chatham police officers participated in a 310 mile bike tour from Newark , NJ to Washington D.C.   The Police Unity Tour started in 1997 by Police Chief Patrick Montuore of the Florham Park Police Department.  That year, 18 officers, 3 of whom were from the Madison Police Department, raised $18,000 for the National Law Enforcement Memorial Fund.  Today, over a thousand officers representing 7 chapters nation-wide participate in the Police Unity Tour and continue to raise money for this fund.

This year’s bike ride began in Newark on Saturday May 9^th at 11:00 am.  Other participating chapters joined the tour over the four day trip to the nation’s capital.  Police officers who participated from Madison and Chatham Township are Joseph Longo, Daniel Papa, Anthony Maccario (third year riders); James Cavezza, Craig Perrelli, Sergeant Peter Iossa (fourth year riders); and Carmine DeCaro (tenth year rider and charter member). 

For more information please visit the website www.PoliceUnityTour.com.

             

      

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Madison Police Departments free child seat inspection program aims to secure our most precious cargo.

Studies show that motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for the age group 2 to 14 years old (based on figures from the National Center for Health Statistics). Statistics also illustrate that young children properly restrained in safety seats have an 80 % lower risk of fatal injury than those who are unrestrained (insurance institute).  It is also recognized that 80%-90% of all child safety seats are installed incorrectly.

  New Jerseys child passenger safety law (39:3-76.2a) requires children less than 8 years of age who weigh less than 80 pounds must ride properly secured in a child safety seat or booster seat of the vehicle.  If there is no rear seat, the child may sit in the front seat, but must be secured by a child safety seat or booster seat.

The Madison Police Department would like to remind its citizens that we offer free child seat safety inspections. These inspections are performed by officers who have attended a five day course and have been certified by the Safe Kids Worldwide organization (www.usa.safekids.org).  During this inspection, our officers will be checking the car seat in accordance with the National Highway Safety Administration standards for proper installation. Inspections usually take from 15 to 30 minutes.  Our goal is to increase the safety of our children by educating parents about the proper installation of safety seats. In 2008 Madison Officers assisted and educated citizens with approximately 92 child safety seats inspections. 

If interested, citizens are asked to contact the program coordinator, Sgt. John Keymer, at 973-593-3035 to make an appointment.  This service is also open to citizens who reside outside of Madison .

 

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Madison Police Department joins the HERO Campaign

The Madison Police Department has joined the Ensign John R. Elliott HERO Campaign for Designated Drivers.  In 2001 John’s law was enacted after an intoxicated driver took the life of a young United States Naval Academy graduate who resided in Egg Harbor Township.  Ptl. Chris Keller and Ptl. Sean McCarthy investigated the details of the program and found it to be very powerful.  They then reached out to Drew University Public Safety to inquire if they might be willing to participate in the program as well, which they readily agreed to.  The University agreed to promote advertising of the campaign around the campus. The officers also spoke with the owners of Poor Herbies, Rocco’s and 54 Main who additionally pledged their commitment to the campaign.  Ptl. Keller and McCarthy feel that by working together we can all be HERO’s by getting people home alive.

The purpose of this campaign is to promote the awareness of both use of a designated driver, and the campaign itself.  This program does not just apply to local college students, but is available to everyone in the community, with the purpose of getting drunken drivers off our roadways.  For further information on this program visit www.herocampaign.org

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National Night Out Against Crime & Drugs

Tuesday August 4^th, 2009  6pm-10pm

Sponsored by The Madison Police Department Community Policing Unit.

Block parties , Cookouts, Neighborhoods Gathering in Unity.

Great for Kids, Police motorcycles ,K-9 , Police officers , etc,

For More Information Contact Detective Lt. Jerry Mantone

973-593-3012  or mantoneJ@mpd.rosenet.org

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Madison Police Officer Alan Imperiale deploys to Iraq

Patrolman Alan Imperiale gets orders for deployment with his Marine Reserves Unit to Iraq.  Imperiale has been a sworn officer since December 8, 2008.  This will be his third deployment to the Middle East.  The borough council authorized a military leave of absence for Imperiale from May 18, 2009 through June 4, 2010.  Imperiale, a Marine captain served previously in Baghdad from January through July 2007.  Prior to that he served in eastern Afghanistan, commanding 34 Marines from June 2005 through January 2006.

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On April 28, 2008 the Madison Police Department officially began occupying our new Police Building.  Click on the link to New Police and Fire Building in the navigation bar to the left or click here.

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Madison Police Honor Guard presents Colors during the National Anthem at the New York Jets opening day ceremony.  Click below to view video.

MPD Honor Guard

   

 

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National Night Out 2008

                     Darren Dachisen promoted to Lieutenant

2009 Commuter/ Merchant /Tenant Parking Information

Keep Out Of Mischief Night 2007

       Memorial Day Parade May 28, 2007  

Emergency Contact Information For Merchants and Landlords

Tour of our former Police Department building

Emergency Services Unit lockdown drill at Madison High School

 

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