National Night Out

The Jefferson Township Police Department will be participating this year in the National Night Out Program sponsored by National Association of Town Watch.

This will be the eighth year Jefferson Township has participated in the event. This year the entire community will be highlighted and the event will be held at the Jefferson Township Municipal Building.  In previous years the event was held at locations in Milton and a location in Lake Hopatcong.

The event is primarily designed to heighten crime and drug prevention awareness and to strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community relations.

The Police Department will be hosting the event at the Municipal Complex located on Weldon Road and is open for all Township residents on July 31 6 - 9 p.m. The Jefferson Township Fire Co. # 1 & 2 as well as the Milton First Aid Squad, Jefferson Rescue Squad and the Jefferson Township Fire Prevention Bureau, Jefferson Township Office of Emergency Management and Municipal Alliance for a Drug Free Community will be participating and will have equipment on display.

A cookout will be provided by the police department in which hot dogs, soda and chips will be available as long as supplies last as well as activities for kids. Crime prevention material, a firearms display and other displays will be available.

The Police Department's Community Policing Unit and bicycle patrol officers will be participating and tours of the police department will be held. Mayor Russell Felter and the Township Council have been invited to attend. 

The event is open to all residents of the Township and everyone is encouraged to turn on any outside lights in support.

For more information, contact Officer Ivan Rodriquez at 973-208-3628.