There is hereby established within the Police
Department of the Township of Hanover a branch or section which shall
be known as the "Detective Bureau."
The Detective Bureau shall be under the direct
working supervision of a Sergeant. This officer will be assigned to
be in charge of the Detective Bureau by the Chief of Police with the
consent of the Township Committee. As the officer in charge of the
Detective Bureau, the Sergeant shall supervise and direct the activities
of the Bureau and shall have command and control of other members
of the Bureau assigned thereto, subject to the direction of the Chief
of Police or, in his/her absence or incapacity, the Captain in charge
of the Police Department.
Effective upon the enactment of this chapter,
the rank of Detective shall be abolished. Assignment to and from the
Detective Bureau shall be a work assignment made by the Chief, with
the consent of the Township Committee. No person shall have a right
to, or expectation of, continued employment in the Detective Bureau.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any person holding the rank of Detective
as of the date of the enactment of this chapter shall continue to
hold such rank unless he/she is demoted, promoted or separated from
employment.
[Amended 5-23-2013 by Ord. No. 16-13]
The Detective Bureau shall be responsible for all such investigative
activities of the Police Department as outlined and authorized by
the Chief of Police and shall be responsible to, and receive orders
only from, the Police Chief or his/her designee, or, in his/her absence
or incapacity, the officer in charge of the Police Department.
Members of the Detective Bureau shall keep accurate
and complete records of each day's official business and shall submit
promptly all reports in each and every case assigned to them when
so required by the Chief of Police. The officer in charge of the Detective
Bureau shall keep a daily record of all criminal or quasi-criminal
matters reported or referred to the Detective Bureau and all miscellaneous
matters referred to the Detective Bureau for investigation. The case
status, progress and disposition shall also be recorded on an appropriate
form designed for this purpose. The officer in charge of the Detective
Bureau shall keep the Chief of Police informed of the progress of
all matters under his/her jurisdiction.
No official records or photographs shall be
removed from the files of the Detective Bureau or destroyed unless
such removal or destruction is made in the manner prescribed by law.
Official records or photographs may be temporarily removed from the
files in conjunction with the routine official operations of the Department.
All photographs and fingerprints of arrested
persons required by law shall be taken by Police Department personnel
and shall be kept in a file provided for the same for the official
use of the Police Department and as an aid in the prevention and detection
of crime. The officer in charge of the Detective Bureau shall be personally
responsible for their safekeeping.
No member of the Police Department shall be
permitted to have access to or search any of the files of the Detective
Bureau, except the Chief of Police and the officers assigned to the
Detective Bureau. Information or data on file in the Detective Bureau
shall be obtained only through the Chief of Police or the officer
in charge of the Detective Bureau or, by his/her direction, from members
assigned thereto.
Civilian clothing allowance and other equipment
incidental to investigative work shall be furnished to the members
of the Police Department who are permanently assigned to the Detective
Bureau.
Members of the Detective Bureau shall be furnished
with badges, cards and other means of identification bearing the inscription,
"Police Department of Hanover Township - Detective Bureau," with the
member's rank inscribed thereon. Such badges and other means of identification
shall be turned over to the Chief of Police by any member assigned
to the Detective Bureau when reassigned to other duties or when leaving
the Department.
Members of the Police Department assigned to
the Detective Bureau will comply with the duty schedules as approved
by the Chief of Police or, in his/her absence or incapacity, the officer
in charge of the Police Department.
The Police Department shall establish, by written
policy, an internal affairs function or unit, which shall function
in accordance with the internal affairs guidelines promulgated by
the New Jersey Attorney General.
