Cranford Police Department 2011 Annual Report - Cranford.com

Law Enforcement Challenge
Cranford Police Department: 2011 Law Enforcement Challenge Winners
The Cranford Police Department was honored
on May 20, 2011 after receiving a first place
finish in the 46-75 officer category of the New
Jersey Law Enforcement Challenge for the fourth
consecutive year. The Law Enforcement
Challenge is a competition between similar sizes
and types of law enforcement agencies. It
recognizes and rewards the best overall traffic
safety programs in the United States. The areas
of concentration include efforts to enforce laws
and educate the public about occupant
protection, impaired driving, and speeding. The
winning safety programs are those that combine
officer training, public information, and
enforcement to reduce crashes and injuries
within its jurisdiction.
For placing first in our category, the department
received a Doppler radar unit from MPH
Industries, Inc. valued at $2,500. Unlike
traditional radar units, this unit allows officers to
isolate traffic from only one lane, while
disregarding other lanes and directions. The
radar unit will be used for speed enforcement on
a daily basis.
The Law Enforcement Challenge is financed
through a grant awarded to the International
Association of Chief’s of Police (IACP) by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA). Both of these organizations believe an
increase in traffic enforcement in a community
results in a decrease in motor vehicle crashes,
injuries, and fatalities. The New Jersey State
Association of Chiefs of Police has established
it’s own state Challenge program along with the
New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety.
Above, left to right, Captain John C. Baer and Detective Russ Luedecker help get the word out for the
department’s 2011 Click It Or Ticket Campaign.
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