Latina Police Captain Makes History In Hudson County

The North Bergen Police Department's first female police captain also happens to be Hudson County's first Latina police captain.

Cindy Montero is the North Bergen Police Department's first female police captain and Hudson County's first Latina police captain.
Photo Credit: *NBPD*

Cecilia Levine

06/15/2019 12:26 p.m.

Cynthia Montero is in her 13th year with the department. She became the first Latina supervisor in the department's history when she was promoted to sergeant in 2014. Then, she became the highest-ranking female with the NBPD when she was promoted to lieutenant in 2016.

Montero and several other veteran officers were promoted on June 12. The captain will be assigned to the administrative command division, overseeing the department's internal affairs unit, the chief's office and informations technology unit.

Lieutenant Montero graduated from the prestigious FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (LEEDS), and is a certified public manager (Rutgers).

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