The Edison Police Department is seeking applicants to serve as auxiliary police officers.
Eligible applicants for the position – which are on a volunteer basis and unpaid – must be a U.S. citizen, age 18 or older, with a high school diploma or G.E.D, and valid state driver’s licenses.
Applicants must be in good physical condition, pass a criminal background check and an interview. The applicants should be Edison residents or live in towns near Edison that do not have auxiliary police officers.
Auxiliary police augment the Edison Police Department, assisting with traffic and crowd control, security, road closures, extra patrols in parks and public properties, and at emergency or disaster situations.
If selected, applicants must attend the Middlesex County Auxiliary Police Academy from March to mid-June 2020. Training will occur on most Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings and on some Saturdays during that time.
Interested Auxiliary police applicants should contact Lt. Robert J. Dudash Jr. at 732-248-6442 or rdudash@edisonpd.org. Applications may be downloaded from www.edisonnj.org or from www.edisonpoliceaux.com.
Completed applications must be mailed or dropped off to the Edison Police Patrol Bureau, 100 Municipal Blvd. Edison 08817 with attention to Lt. Robert J. Dudash Jr. Applications must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Oct. 25.
