Edison PD Accepting Applications For Auxiliary Police Officers

EDISON, NJ — The Edison Police Department is accepting applications for auxiliary police officers.

Auxiliary officers are unpaid volunteer positions open to U.S. citizen, 18 years or older, with a high school diploma or a G.E.D and a valid NJ driver's license.

Applicants must be in good physical health and able to pass a criminal background check and interview.

The applicants should be Edison residents, or live in towns near Edison that do not have auxiliary police officers of their own.

Auxiliary officers assist the Edison Police Department with traffic control functions, crowd control and security, road closures, extra patrols in parks and public properties, and may be dispatched to emergency or disaster situations.

If selected, applicants will be required to attend the Middlesex County Auxiliary Police Academy which will tentatively start in May or June, for a six weeks program.

The training will happen on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and a couple Saturdays.

Applicants should contact Lt. Robert J. Dudash Jr., Senior Auxiliary Police Liaison at (732) 248-6442 or via e-mail to rdudash@edisonpd.org.

Applications can be downloaded from: www.edisonnj.org or from www.edisonpoliceaux.com

Completed applications must be mailed or dropped off to:

Edison Police Department, Patrol Bureau, 100 Municipal Blvd. Edison, NJ – 08817

Addressed to - Attention: Lt. Robert J. Dudash Jr.

Applications must be submitted no later than April 1, at 4 p.m. to be considered for the 2021 appointment process.