Cranbury Township Police Department

Chief	Michael J. Owens
Address	1 Logan Drive Cranbury NJ 08512
Phone	609-395-0031
Website	https://www.cranburytownship.org/police
Number of Officers	19
Population Served	5000
Seasonal Pop. Served	5000
Specializations	Bike Patrol, DARE Program

Current Openings

Open Jobs	Salary	Deadline
Cranbury Township - Entry Level Police Officer / Certified and Non-Certified	Starting $45,000 (1st 6 months), then $59,326.35 - $128,856.58	November 12, 2024

The mission of the Cranbury Township Police Department is to keep the peace while preserving a positive relationship with the community.

•Cranbury Township is approximately 13 square miles. The residential population is approximately 3,800 people. With the business population, the figure is approximately triple.
•We are located just outside Princeton, New Jersey, halfway between New York City and Philadelphia.
•Our Department is composed of nineteen (19) sworn officers, one (1) Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Police, and eleven (11) school crossing guards.
•We have a patrol division as well as a detective bureau and a traffic bureau.
•The majority of our officers have eight years or more service with our department. Most of our officers have come from other police departments or have attended the police academy via the alternate route program. Our two newest officers graduated from Cape May County Police Academy in January of 2019.
•Many of our officers have Bachelor's Degrees, and some either have or are working on their Master's Degrees.
•We have one officer who is a certified paramedic, three who are Drug Recognition Experts, and four who are traffic crash reconstructionists.
•The South Brunswick Township Police Department provides dispatching services for our Department.
•Municipal Court for Cranbury Township is held in Plainsboro Township.