Police

Liaison - Council President Joseph Ascolese

Members of the Police Department are appointed by a majority vote of the Borough Council at a regular meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Qualifications, testing and promotion procedures, powers and duties, rules and regulations of the Department are delineated in the Borough of Norwood Code, Chapter 50.

The non-emergency number for the Police Department is 201-768-0850. For emergencies, call 911.

Other Information
Norwood participates in the National Take-Back Initiative National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day collections twice a year . Here are a couple links with more information:

DEA National Take-Back Initiative

Project Medicine Drop:
http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/meddrop

Residents can receive emergency text and email alerts by signing up at www.nixle.com. 
Residents can also receive emergency phone notifications by entering their cell/phone numbers into the Swift Reach Portal found on the title page at www.norwoodpd.org.