Traffic and pedestrian safety is a priority to the East Rutherford Police Department. We are continually working to improve safety and address the increasing volume of traffic in our community. The department listens to our residents when they express their concern for traffic and parking violations in their neighborhoods. Whatever corrective measures that are needed to solve the problem is swiftly taken.

The Traffic Division periodically performs checkpoints to ensure motorists are in compliance with the seat belt, child safety and inspection statues. The Traffic, Patrol, Motorcycle and Detective Divisions join together to perform DWI checkpoints and patrols through out the year. The East Rutherford Police Department made 103 DWI arrests in 2005.

The Traffic Division supervises 37 school crossing guards that are assigned to pedestrian crossing thought out the borough. All of the school crossing guards received training at the Bergen County Police Academy.

There are ten Special Police Officers assigned to the Traffic Division. Their duties include parking enforcement during the day time. They are assigned to the school during function in the evening hours, park patrol and assist the court during court session. All of the officers received training from the Bergen and Passaic County Police Academies.

PERSONNEL:

• Officer Marino Rotondo joined the department in 1998 and was assigned to the Traffic Division in 2002. He is trained in Motor Vehicle Accident Investigations & Railroad Grade Crossing Collision Investigations. He is a certified Radar & Basic Work Zone Safety Instructor and also certified in Commercial Truck Enforcement. He attended Rutgers University for Traffic Engineering for Police Traffic Officers. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Bergen County Traffic Officer Association and a member of The New Jersey Traffic Officer Association.