248 Arrests Made In Long Valley During 2015

LONG VALLEY, N.J. – Numerous promotions, new hires, and the appointment of a new chief all speckled the Washington Township Police Department in 2015, but that didn’t take away from a busy year that saw hundreds of arrests and thousands of incident responses.

According to Lt. Doug Compton, the department handled 42,296 calls for service or incidents. A “call” is deemed as any response made by a police officer. Washington Township police cover the municipality, which is 45 square miles, in addition to the borough of Califon, which is three square miles.

A total of 4,490 motor vehicle complaints were also issued, along with 5,265 motor vehicle warnings.

There were 248 arrests made in 2015, broken down by the following:

• Driving While Intoxicated: 24
• Controlled Dangerous Substances: 75
• Warrant Arrests: 69
• Other Criminal: 80

The Washington Township Police Department also recorded two Narcan saves of persons overdosing from opiate drugs.