Prosecutor takes over N.J. police department after chief retires
Updated Apr 02, 2021;
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The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday said it would take control of the Englewood Police Department after the retirement of the city police chief.
The recent retirement of Chief Lawrence Suffern and a prior retirement of a deputy chief left the 79-member police department with a void in its two top positions and came after months of tensions within the ranks. Suffern, who served with the department for 33 years, left Thursday, a day after city officials announced his retirement. Officials have not named any possible candidates to fill the high-ranking police posts.
Bergen County Prosecutor taking over N.J. police department’s internal affairs unit
Updated Dec 16, 2020;
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office is taking over Englewood Police Department’s internal affairs unit for at least the next six months, citing a months-long investigation into the unit.
Starting this week, the Prosecutor’s Office will enter into a monitoring agreement with the Englewood Police department to take complete control over the department’s internal affairs unit, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a statement. The agreement will temporarily override Police Chief Larry Suffern’s authority over the unit for at least six months, with the potential to extend the time period for longer, according to the agreement.