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Paterson Police Department

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About this picture: Daisy Mercado congratulates her daughter, Capt. Lourdes Phelan, the first woman promoted to captain in the history of the Paterson Police Department, on her promotion after she took her oath of office during a ceremony held at City Hall on Monday.
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About this picture: The Honorable Mayor Jose “joey” Torres and Police Director Jerry Speziale proudly announce that the recent group of twenty‐five (25) police recruits hired on July 21, 2014 will formally graduate the police academy on Friday; December 19, 2014. 

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Paterson Police Department partnered with a world leader in law enforcement software (Public Engines) to provide you with a single source app for our Website, social media channels, alerts, anonymous tipping and crime map.


Our app improves community Engagement by allowing us to send you alerts, receive your tips, publish crime data, direct message anonymous tipsters and best of all keeps our city safe and connected. 

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