Writing New York

The Old Birdge Police department in New Jersey has been looking for its department diversity for many years.  In an effort to create more diversity on the police force, officials are looking to make some changes to the Old Bridge’s police hiring ordinance.The idea is to recruit officers  from other municipalities  for potential officers into the township. Right now there are two women police officers in the whole department and only one African American. The township Mayor, Jim Phillips says that,” our town is certainly more diverse than our police department, so we need to do something about that.” The amended ordinance which had its first reading at the council’s April 23rd meeting, proposes that Police Chiel Thomas Collow be given the ability to recruit two existing police officers per year to come and work on Old Bridge’s force. These officers will be subjected to a phisycal examination, interviews and psychological tests, but not written and physical tests . www.gmnews.com