BY MICHAEL OLOHAN
OF NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS
A 25-year Englewood Police Department veteran, Gregory Halstead, was promoted to deputy chief by Police Chief Lawrence Suffern Dec. 5 and sworn in at City Hall. An official swearing-in will take place at the Dec. 18 council meeting.
A 25-year Englewood Police Department veteran, Gregory Halstead, was promoted to deputy chief by Police Chief Lawrence Suffern Dec. 5 and sworn in at City Hall. An official swearing-in will take place at the Dec. 18 council meeting.
Prior to his promotion, Halstead served as a captain, lieutenant and sergeant.
“Deputy Chief Halstead is a man of good character who has devoted himself to this profession and to the community he serves. We are lucky to have him as part of this organization,” said Suffern Dec. 6.
“Congratulations to Gregory Halstead on your promotion to Deputy Chief of Police,” said a statement on the department’s Facebook page announcing the promotion.
Halstead joined the department in 1993, rising through the ranks to most recently captain in charge of the department’s patrol unit.
“In his new role, he will assist the administration of the department focusing on the operation of the department,” emailed Suffern.
“Additionally, he will be assisting with the budgeting for the department,” wrote Suffern.
Halstead and his wife, Monica, have three children. Halstead was raised in Englewood and is a graduate of the city’s public school system. He holds a bachelor’s degree in management from William Paterson University.
Halstead provided an update on traffic measures and speeding enforcement at a Nov. 20 City Council meeting. He told members that police radar equipment was outdated and was out for repairs but would return to service in a couple weeks. He said rotating speed limit sign boards and unmarked police cars were employed to mitigate speeding and enhance public safety.
Halstead said evaluating the number of complaints and number of speeding summonses were measures of speeding enforcement success.
Currently Englewood’s police department is projected to be 74 officers in early 2019, said Suffern Nov. 20. He noted the department was currently interviewing officers for five officer positions and one of the top five candidates was a resident.
Photos courtesy Englewood PD Facebook
