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The Twp. of Washington Police Department, the Westwood Police Department and the Emerson Police Department regrets to announce the Pascack Valley Junior Police Academy will be cancelled in 2021 due to Covid-19 restrictions. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to running the program next year. Please follow our social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) [...]

  🚧RIDGEWOOD ROAD PAVING PROJECT 🚧 Please be advised the county will begin milling and paving on Ridgewood Rd. between Pascack Road and Lafayette Avenue (up to the Westwood border) on 4/20 - 4/26 from approximately 8:00 am - 5:00 pm daily. Expect delays and please plan an alternate route.  

April 11-17, 2021, The National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is celebrated the second week of April each year. This week aims to honor all telecommunications staff whose work is involved in a public safety communication.  The Township of Washington Police are extremely proud of our 911 Dispatchers who are on on the front line of [...]

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a united nationwide effort to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving and eliminate preventable deaths and injuries on our roadways.  According to the NHTSA, Distracted driving has become a deadly epidemic on our roads. While drivers texting behind the wheel tops what seems like an endless list [...]

Congratulations to our two winners of our essay writing contest in conjunction with the Bergen County Prosecutors Office @bcponj.  We thank each and every student who participated in this contest.  All of the essays were wonderful, inspiring and thoughtful!   Pictured below are Chief Skinner, Lt. Scherer and Cpl. Cangialosi handing the winners their prizes [...]

The Township of Washington Police Department would like to remind all residents that the Washington Township Baseball League will NOT solicit sponsorships by calling residents requesting money for the Washington Township Baseball Association.  Any questions regarding the Baseball team, please visit the Washington Township Baseball Website by clicking here.  Please do not give any money [...]

  It appears that some of our residents are experiencing phone calls from Scammers requesting Bank Account Information and Social Security Number Information.  Please DO NOT give anyone your social security/bank/or any other personal information over the phone.  Being it is tax time and with a few key pieces of personal information – such as [...]

PSE&G Raises Awareness of Scams During National Consumer Protection Week Utility warns customers to be alert for requests for payments via popular fund transfer aps (NEWARK, N.J. – March 1, 2021) PSE&G encourages customers to learn how to spot the signs of fraud and scams, and report them. This week PSE&G joins Utilities United Against [...]

To the Parents of Washington Township, On February 22, 2021, Governor Murphy signed three laws which legalized cannabis, decriminalized marijuana, and outlined procedures to have previous convictions and/or pending cases dismissed. We were aware of this pending legislation and understand that a majority of New Jersey residents voted to have marijuana legalized in the state. [...]

Please click the below link for the Official Press Release from 02/26/2021 PRESS RELEASE 2021