Newark Police Department
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The Newark Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving Newark
, New Jersey
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The Newark Police Department is the largest municipal law enforcement agency in New Jersey. The department is headed by the police director Samuel DeMaio. The post of Chief of Police
was abolished in 2008, when the job of Chief of Police was to handle day-to-day operations and the Director was to handle policy. However, the position of police chief was reinstated by the City Council in July, 2011 and Sheilah Coley was appointed.
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
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The Newark Police Department is the largest municipal law enforcement agency in New Jersey. The department is headed by the police director Samuel DeMaio. The post of Chief of Police
Chief of police
A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
was abolished in 2008, when the job of Chief of Police was to handle day-to-day operations and the Director was to handle policy. However, the position of police chief was reinstated by the City Council in July, 2011 and Sheilah Coley was appointed.