FAQs

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The Township of Washington Police Department would like to advise all residents that all non criminal fingerprint requests (i.e. job/civil applications - employment) will no longer be conducted by the Township of Washington Detective Bureau.  All requests must be referred to the New Jersey State Police website by clicking here. There, you will find a [...]

Yes, the Township Police Department currently has two police officers who are trained in the proper use and installation of child passenger safety seats as a courtesy to the Township of Washington residents. Call the police desk at 201-664-1140 and ask to make an appointment with one of these officers, or email us at [email protected]. [...]

Yes.  The Township of Washington Police Department sends regular messages to subscribers via Twitter, a social networking website. Subscribers can "follow" the Police Department on Twitter and opt to have messages sent directly to their mobile phone via text message. Please visit twitter.com/washtwppolice for more information.

The fastest way to have this resolved is by contacting PSEG directly HERE.  If you prefer, you can notify us at [email protected], and we will notify PSE&G.

Parking on any street, within the Township, is prohibited by local ordinance § 223-17Overnight parking. between the hours of 2am-5am.  Please  visit the following link to enter your information to request overnight parking-https://www.frontlinepss.com/townshipofwashington NO PERMISSION will be given during snow storms, if there is a forecast for snow, or when the streets are still covered in snow [...]

Power outages, Telephone service disruptions, residential water supply problems, or any other utility questions should be directed to the specific utility. PSE&G can be reached at 800-436-7734, Suez Water at 800-422-5987 or 201-487-0011 (After hours), Verizon at 800-VERIZON, Cablevision - 201-262-8600. All WIRE DOWN incidents should be reported immediately to the Police.

Any change in the normal opening of school will be signaled by sounding the towns’ siren systems at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 A.M.  Specific information about the changes for the day can be obtained in any of the following ways: By logging onto the District Website at www.wwrsd.org. By calling the District Switchboard – 201-664-0880. [...]