Galloway Police to Add Extra Patrols

The Galloway Township Police will be adding supplemental patrols as a pro-active approach to addressing areas of high incidents and/or complaints through out the Township. 

Starting Friday, officers will be utilizing plain-clothes tactics and uniformed patrols to detect, investigate, and deter illegal activity and address some traffic-related issues in areas that have been identified through calls for service, complaints, statistics, etc. 

Specifics related to how many officers, number of details, areas, days and/or nights of the week that the patrols will take place, will not be released as they will be changing and adjusting constantly. We want the patrols to be “unpredictable” and we expect other county and neighboring agencies to join in as we continue the patrols throughout the year.  

“Previously, we had funded a similar program that was very successful but due to budget issues it had to be cut out," Police Chief Patrick S. Moran said. "Fortunately, we just received permission to utilize funding from our forfeiture account to add the extra patrols. The irony is that the bad guys are actually funding an offensive against themselves.”

It should also be noted that the officers of the Galloway Township Police Department have agreed to a detail rate that is less than their normal overtime rate to help make this happen.  By agreeing to a lesser rate, the officers have allowed for additional staffing and patrols.       

“It is no surprise to me that the officers agreed to a lesser rate to help the community," Moran said. "They are truly dedicated to public safety and the well-being of our residents.  Our officers and employees are constantly doing more with less and now they are agreeing to do more for less and  I commend them for their hard work and dedication.”

— News release from the Galloway Township Police Department