The Services Division encompasses all functions not directly related to patrol and is vital to ensure the smooth operation of the department. This division is commanded by Captain John Kruse and assisted by Detective Lieutenant Steven Sarinelli. The division currently has a staff of 2 Police Officers and 3 civilian employees.

Records Bureau - Communications Division - Internal Affairs
School Resource - Fleet Maintenance - Firearms Unit

Records Bureau

The Records Bureau is responsible for maintaining, filing, sorting and storing all records created by the Morristown Police Department. This includes all Incident Reports, Accident Reports, Property and Inventory Reports and all other documentation that is required by the State and Federal Governments. In addition, this unit maintains a database of all persons arrested in Morristown that includes all pertinent information of the arrest as well as photographs and fingerprints when applicable. The Records Bureau also does fingerprinting for citizens by appointment. To make an appointment, please contact the Records Bureau during normal business hours at 973-292-6621.

The Property Bureau is staffed by a full time Police Officer and is responsible for the storage and handling of all property obtained by the department. All property and evidence that is recovered is stored in a secure area and is catalogued for retrieval at a later time. The Property Officer is also responsible for submitting all evidence to the proper labs and maintaining the chain of custody.The Records Bureau is run by Detective Mark Meehan and supervised by Sgt. Gregory Belcastro. One Police Officer and two civilian employees staff the unit.

Communications

The Communications Unit of the Police Department is responsible for receiving all calls for service within the Town of Morristown and for dispatching all appropriate responses.  At this time, the Morristown Police Department employs 4 full time civilian Communications Officers who are assigned to a particular squad. 

The Communications Officer serves as the focal point of the department as all calls for service come through this area.  Communications Officers are responsible for answering the Police Desk (non-emergency) phone as well as the 911 Emergency line and are responsible for dispatching all police, fire and emergency medical units. 

Each call for service must be logged into a computer aided dispatch center so that the assigned units may be tracked and monitored and vital information may be easily retrieved at a later time.  This Communications Officer is also responsible for providing NCIC/SCIC lookups, warrant checks and motor vehicle lookups as requested by the patrol officers. 

Internal Affairs

The Internal Affairs Unit is supervised by Captain John Kruse and is responsible for the receipt, investigation and resolution of citizen complaints of police misconduct. All inquiries or questions should be directed to Captain Kruse at 973-292-6616.

School Resource / DARE

The Morristown Police Department recognizes the importance of education as a means to prevent children from taking the wrong path in life. To that end, MPD strives to maintain a good working relationship with all school officials to identify and prevent potential problems within the school population. Unfortunately, due to current staffing and budget constraints, the department no longer assigns a full time resource officer to the school system. We continue however, to maintain a strong, visible presence at openings, closings and throughout the school day.

Fleet Maintenance

The Police Department uses a variety of vehicles to complete the many tasks that must be fulfilled each day. The fleet maintenance officer must ensure that all vehicles are road ready and are outfitted with the necessary equipment at all times.

	The primary vehicle used by the Morristown Police Department is the Ford Crown Victoria with a police interceptor package. The Department currently operates a fleet of 12 of these vehicles. The police cars are easily recognized with their distinctive black and white color scheme and the MPD logo proudly displayed on the front doors.
This 1987 Ambulance was donated to the Morristown Police Department by the Morristown Ambulance Squad and is being fitted to become the new Mobile Command Post, replacing the old MCP, which was retired in 2003.
	This vehicle, a 1985 Dodge Pickup, is used by the Services Division and serves by transporting materials to and from scenes as needed. It is frequently used by the Firearms Unit for transporting training materials to and from the firearms range.

Firearms Unit

The Morristown Police Department strives to ensure that all police officers maintain an extremely high level of proficiency with their firearms and has established a demanding training program, which all officers must complete. The department attempts to provide it's officers with real life training scenarios and uses a combination of target shooting and computer simulations to provide the most realistic training possible.

Officers are required to show proficiency with their firearms by qualifying twice annually as required by the NJ Attorney General Guidelines and may be required to shoot in all kinds of weather. The department has a small number of officers who have undergone extensive training to become instructors and who are responsible for running the MPD Firearms Training Unit. Members of this unit have attended specialized classes held throughout the country and many are graduates of the Smith & Wesson Training Academy.