Teaneck Police Department

Glad to have these officers guarding my family.
They're a hard-working, well-trained, professional, and courteous lot. I don't know any of them personally, I have no family members or friends in the force. I encounter them in the local shops, when we've called for assistance, and during public emergencies, storms, etc. They are great.

What a contrast to the overpaid, arrogant, lazy and abusive NYC police force, which I've witnessed many times in [in]action.

I got caught drving while being black today! Ask me why... I dont even know. But because I did not have my lights on with my windsheild wipers. Any other person would have gotten a simple warning or flicker so that I could put them on but no.. a $54 ticket is suffice. I could not even count of my fingers the amount of other cars that drove past me while I was pulled over without there lights. I should've took pictures and write down all the different license plates so that I could help out the officer. I'm 18 and haven't even been driving for that long anyways and it's exactly 9:30 in the morning. Call me what you want but I would have rather been pulled over for suspicion of drugs or something in my car because after all... its 4/20. I've never seen something so dramatic. This extremely bad rainy day and there are so many people speeding and getting into car accidents and I get a ticket for not having my lights on with my windsheild wipers and I was literally going to the computer lab to print out my paper from one side of the campus to the other. Wow! Teaneck, New Jersey police you derserve an award for your hard work and dedication. At least if this penalty appeared on the list of commonly charged offenses on the back of the ticket but no...the officer just wrote it down in other. We all still remeber what teaneck high school students did not so long ago. Protect the people in the town... don't waste your time on little old me. Let's please focus on more important things. And that is when Teaneck will really become one of the safest towns. I'm from West Orange and I have so much respect for many of the officers in my town but this my friends is absurd. Everybody wants "world peace" but why don't you start off by making someones day, not ruining it. Its Monday and its raining for Christ sake! Who ruined this officers day so that he could come and ruin mine? Yall just woke up and came to work with the mindset like "hmmm I want to give out 30 tickets today, lets make it happen!" Continue the nice work officers! - {Freedom of speech right? or will I get lynched?}

I received a ticket from Officer Paul C. Kearns for being parked within 25 feet of crosswalk. I measured the distance and had someone else measure it as well. I was parked approximately 25 feet away give or take a couple of inches. I can't believe I received a ticket for something like this. Of course I did not fight the ticket because I would never win. I asked my brother who is a sargent in another town if he used to give tickets in situations like this and he said no but he said that's how some cops operate. It's unfortunate that Officer Kearns felt the need to ticket me in this situation but I'm sure I'm not the only one. I now make sure I always have a tape measure when parking in Teaneck and I add on extra inches.