Technology

Communications Center

The Communications Division of the Toms River Police Department employs 17 full-time and 15 part-time dispatchers. The Communications Division answers emergency and non-emergency calls for service from the public. In 2006 alone the Division answered over 110,000 calls which generated 26,000 police reports. This number does not include the numerous calls that do not generate a police response such as: driving directions, general public information, etc.

The Communications Division, in cooperation with the Department’s Information and Technology Division, is currently in the process of implementing a new Computer Aided Dispatch system. The new CAD system should be fully implemented in the first half of 2008.

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R-911 Notification system

Revered 911

REVERSE 911 ® is used effectively in thousands of U.S. communities, counties, commercial businesses and non-profit organizations to dramatically improve the lines of communication to the general population and targeted groups. The system has played a key role in solving and preventing crimes, and it has a wide variety of potential uses in many organizations, such as:

Law Enforcement Agencies
Universities
Emergency Management Agencies
Utility Companies
Chemical Manufacturing Companies
Transportation Companies
Health Care Facilities
Public Safety AgenciesState and Local Governments
State and Local Governments

In the event of an emergency, an operator in the 911 Center can identify the affected neighborhood or region of the County and record a message that describes the situation and recommends the protective actions residents should take. The Reverse 911 system will automatically call out to all listed telephone numbers within that geographic area and deliver the recorded message. If phone lines are busy, the system will attempt to redial those numbers a predetermined number of times to make contact. If an answering machine picks up the call, the emergency message will be left on the machine.

Radio System

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TV CH Info

COMMING SOON-Channel 22

TOMS RIVER’S OWN LOCAL PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNEL WILL BE INITIALLY AVAILABLE TO ALL COMCAST CUSTOMERS ON COMCAST 22.

Web Cam

The New Jersey Department of Transportation uses cameras on state highways to help traffic flow as efficiently and safely as possible and to handle emergencies.
For more information requarding State Hwy. 37 Route Cameras, click on the link below.

http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/traffic/cameras/rt37/rt37_13.2.shtm