Long Branch Police Department (New Jersey)

The Long Branch Police Department (LBPD) is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for the City of Long Branch, NJ. It currently has 92 sworn officers, making it one of the largest police departments in Monmouth County. The Long Branch Police Department is actually a division within the Department of Public Safety. The Long Branch Fire Department comprises the other division. The LBPD is headed by Chief Jason Roebuck, the former Director of Public Safety. Before 2018, Long Branch did not have a Chief of Police for almost 50 years.[1]

Long Branch Police Department
Jurisdictional structure
Legal jurisdictionMunicipal
Operational structure
HeadquartersLong Branch, New Jersey
Sworn members92
Agency executive
  • Jason Roebuck, Chief
Website
Official website

Organization

The Long Branch Police Department is made up of three divisions. The largest of these is the Patrol Division. The Patrol Commander is Captain Jorge Silverio. Some of the patrol divisions responsibilities are routine patrol, investigating crimes, apprehending offenders, investigating non-fatal traffic accidents and enforcing motor vehicle laws.

The next is the Detective Bureaus headed by Captain Frank Rizzuto. The detectives are responsible for investigating crimes, targeting narcotics and interviewing suspects among other things.

A Long Branch Police Department vehicle.

Another division of the Long Branch Police Department is the Support Services Division, headed by Captain Peter Antonucci. Support Services handles the record keeping function of the Police Department, as well as the dispatchers, budgeting and Traffic Bureau.[2]

The Internal Affairs Bureau is headed by Captain Joshua Bard.

The Long Branch Police Department also utilizes Class I and Class II Special Law Enforcement Officers during the summer months to handle the increase in traffic and population in the areas along the oceanfront. The Department hires 20-25 Class I Specials and 10-15 Class II Specials each summer.[3]

Officers are issued the SIG Sauer P229R DAK .40 S&W pistol and officers have the choice of attaching a tactical light if deemed necessary by the officer. Prior officers carried the 9mm Beretta 92 semi-automatic pistol.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Long Branch Police Department, three officers died while on duty.[4] On November 20, 1997, Patrick King was shot twice in the back of the head.[5][6][7][8]

See also

References
  1. Long Branch Police Department, Safety Tips; 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  2. Long Branch Police Department Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Police Info; 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  3. Long Branch Police Department Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, Police Info; 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  4. The Officer Down Memorial Page
  5. "Springsteen Event to Aid Slain Officer's Family". The New York Times. January 14, 1998. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  6. "Officer's Killer Was Told F.B.I. Sought Him, Detectives Say". The New York Times. November 28, 1997. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  7. McFadden, Robert (November 23, 1997). "Killer of New Jersey Officer Called Career Criminal". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-15.
  8. David M. Herszenhorn (November 22, 1997). "Detective Was Known as a Hero Who Stayed True to His Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-12.

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