Police officials announced that the Newark Police Division’s Communications Division/ 911 Call Center is expanding its Telephone Reporting Unit to process reports for non-emergencies.
According to police, a marked patrol unit will be dispatched to calls for service that cannot be processed by the Telephone Reporting Unit.
This unit can process the following incidents without the need to dispatch a marked patrol unit:
Criminal mischief
Simple assault
Theft
Lost property
Fraud
Harassment (except Bias incident)
Threatening life report
Domestic violence related reports will not be processed via the Telephone Reporting Unit.
Anyone seeking police service for a non-emergency shall continue to call 973-733-6000 and to call 911 in an emergency.
Online reporting is also available via the “Need to File a Report” tab on the Newark Police Division website.
In addition, calls for service involving motor vehicle accidents will be screened for specific criteria.
Motor vehicle accident calls for service that do not involve bodily injury and where the motor vehicle is still operable will be directed to complete the New Jersey State Form online.
Director Ambrose urges anyone with information about any suspicious or criminal activity to call the Division's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477).
All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.