Editing River Vale, New Jersey (section)

===Police===
The River Vale Police Department is a full-time department that has provided police services to the township since 1930.<ref>[http://www.rivervalenj.org/166/History History of The River Vale Police Department], Township of River Vale. Accessed October 7, 2019.</ref> As of 2015, there were a total of 21 members of the department: one [[Chief of Police|Chief]], two [[Lieutenant#Police rank|Lieutenants]], five [[Sergeant#Police 3|Sergeants]], 11 [[Police officers|Officers]], and one [[Dispatcher#Public safety dispatchers|Dispatcher]].<ref>[http://www.rivervalenj.org/Directory.aspx?DID=9 Police Department Staff Directory], Township of River Vale. Accessed October 7, 2019.</ref>

The force is responsible for all aspects of policing in the township, including responding to fire and medical emergency calls. Each patrol car is equipped with a [[first aid]] kit, [[oxygen]] tank, and an [[Automated external defibrillator]].

Dispatch for all River Vale emergency services (police, fire, ambulance) is contracted to Ridgewood, New Jersey based Northwest Central Bergen Dispatch (NWBCD). 
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Officers of the River Vale Police Department are members of Pascack Valley Local 206 of the New Jersey State [[Patrolmen's Benevolent Association|Policemen's Benevolent Association]].<ref>[http://www.pba206.org/ Home Page], Pascack Valley PBA Local 206. Accessed December 31, 2016. "New Jersey PBA Local 206 represents the officers of Emerson, Haworth, Old Tappan, Oradell, Park Ridge, River Vale, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake."</ref>