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COMMUNITY
POLICING 
Traffic
The Traffic Bureau is a division of the Cedar Grove Police Department. It is staffed, part time, by officers of the Patrol Division. Sgt. Kenneth Clark, a certified traffic accident re-constructionist, is the Traffic Safety Officer. The primary duties of the Traffic Bureau are statistical in nature. The Traffic Bureau records all motor vehicle crashes and traffic summonses. Problem roadway areas are identified and the appropriate action is taken.
The Traffic Bureau is consulted whenever major construction of buildings or roadways is being planned. Additionally, members of the Traffic Bureau inspect all on-going roadway job sites to insure the safety of the workers and motorists.
Traffic officers respond to all serious motor vehicle crashes to assist the Patrol Officers with their investigation. Many Cedar Grove Police Officers are specially trained in the proper investigative techniques for the handling of serious and/or fatal motor vehicle crashes. These techniques include the drawing of scaled diagrams, finding vehicle speeds from tire marks, determining vehicle direction and obtaining vehicle speeds from vehicle damage.
Traffic officers are members of the New Jersey Traffic Officers Association and the Traffic Enforcement Officers Association of Essex County.
The Cedar Grove Police Traffic Bureau would like to remind all drivers to buckle up and drive safely.
SPEED TRAILER
The Police Department purchased a speed-monitoring trailer in 1999 with the assistance of a Law Enforcement Block Grant. The trailer is placed in various locations throughout the Township where there are complaints of speeding. The trailer is equipped with a radar unit that registers the speed of approaching vehicles. The speed is displayed in large bold red numbers to remind drivers of their speed.
TRAFFIC COUNTER
The Department also possesses a computerized traffic counter The counter s utilized to count vehicles, monitor speed and show data as to time, date, weight etc. This information will better enable traffic officers in their enforcement efforts.
If you reside in an area where the speed trailer is temporarily placed, please help us by keeping a watchful eye. If you feel that an area in the Township is experiencing an inordinate amount of speeders, please contact the Police Department. (973-239-4100).