The Chief of Police of the Pohatcong Township
Police Department is hereby authorized to support the concepts and
procedures established by the Warren County Prosecutor for the Warren
County Tactical Response Team. Each and every member of the Pohatcong
Township Police Department shall be afforded the full opportunity
to participate in and to respond to requests for services and training
in the Warren County Tactical Response Team under the command of the
Warren County Prosecutor.
Police of this Township who become members of
the Warren County Tactical Response Team may, upon request of the
Warren County Prosecutor, respond to the request and render police
assistance throughout the County of Warren. Police of this Township
shall not be obligated to respond to such request for such assistance,
and shall not respond if, in their judgment and discretion, responding
would jeopardize public safety in this township. Each and every member
of the Pohatcong Township Police Department responding to such request
of the Warren County Prosecutor shall:
A. While engaged in such assistance, have such rights
and immunities as he may otherwise enjoy in the performance of his
normal duties in this Township;
B. If he suffers a casualty or death while engaged in
such assistance, be entitled to all salary, pension rights, workers'
compensation and other benefits to which such officer would be entitled
if such casualty or death occurred in the performance of his normal
duties in this township.