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About the Jersey City
Police Department The Jersey City Police Department is organized into two large divisions: Operations Division and Support Services
Division. The Operations Division contains the functions of patrol, investigations and special operations.
The Patrol Bureau is commanded by a
Police Inspector and divided into five geographic districts. In addition to the patrol and investigations
functions, the department has a number of specialized units such as the Emergency Services Unit. According
to the Jersey City Police Department, “The Emergency Services Unit is a multi-purpose unit of the Jersey City Police
Department. The unit provides numerous specialized services such as tactical entry teams, federally trained
snipers, a fully equipped SCUBA team, and an FBI-trained Bomb Squad. The latest addition to the ESU is a new K-9 Unit which
assists the Bomb Squad. Our tactical entry teams utilize automatic weapons, the latest technology in bullet-resistant body
armor and shields, and high-tech heat sensing/night vision equipment. Our Bomb Squad, part of the New Jersey Render Safe Task
Force, utilizes the latest robotic technology and equipment in the nation and can be dispatched to aid other departments anywhere
in the state.”
The Jersey City Police Department said
of their Canine Unit, in “January 1986 these two teams began patrolling the streets of the city. In
July of the same year, an additional two patrol teams graduated from the NYC K-9 Center and joined the JCPD K-9 Unit. The
K-9 teams were eventually crossed trained as narcotic, explosive and arson detection canines. At its largest size the K-9
Unit had six teams. During these years the K-9 Unit made over 300 felony type arrests, recovered large
quantities of narcotics, seized drug dealers' cash and vehicles, assisted with searches for missing persons, became members
of the Emergency Services Unit Tactical team, and presented Community Relations demonstrations to numerous groups within the
City and County. After the year 2000, the function of the K-9 Unit became solely scent detection.”
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