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IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office IT'S DONE: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office
IT'S Done: Bergen Sheriff Consolidates County Police Into His Office Bergen County’s freeholder board and the state Civil Service Commission were expected to rubber-stamp the merger of what once was the Bergen County Police Department into the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office. In exchange for job security and the opportunity to apply for special units and promotions, three dozen former county police officers agreed to become sheriff’s officers. That means withdrawing grievances and lawsuits filed over the past five years. “Creating one unified police force on the county level” provides for “greater flexibility, improves public safety, and saves taxpayers mone…