Haddonfield Borough has a long and honored tradition of volunteer service. Auxiliary Police Officer Fred Chase, a life-long resident of Haddonfield, NJ, proudly wears a special gold badge that is engraved, “50 years service”.  Fred’s avocation as an auxiliary officer began as a teenaged Civil Defense volunteer during WWII.  Whenever the air-raid sirens wailed, it was Fred’s job to ride his bicycle to Haddonfield High School, where he climbed a tower and looked toward the sky for enemy aircraft.  The Haddonfield Police Reserve, as it was known then, operated under the authority of the federal Office of Civil Defense and assisted the regular police with war-time duties by acting as air-raid wardens and maintaining black-outs.

After WWII, the Reserve Police Department became a supplement to the regular police department.  In December 1980 the authority for the Reserve Police was transferred to the newly established NJ Office of Emergency Management, a division of the New Jersey State Police, and the official name was changed to Auxiliary Police.  The Haddonfield Auxiliary Police is under the immediate command of the Chief of Police and their mission is to augment the regular police.  Over the years, many Haddonfield residents have served in the Police Auxiliary.  Several of the Auxiliary Officers have moved on to full-time police work, and some remain as honorary members.

Today, your neighbors make up the ranks of the Haddonfield Auxiliary Police. They include moms and dads, real estate agents, accountants, business owners, executives and others who are committed to doing their part to make Haddonfield a safer community.  In 2005 the Auxiliary Police established a bicycle patrol, and in 2007 the Auxiliary Police was honored with the Alfred E. Driscoll Award for outstanding community service.  In 2011 the Auxiliary Police provided over 1,400 hours of volunteer assistance to Haddonfield. 

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Auxiliary Officer Training 

Various training seminars are conducted by qualified members of the Haddonfield Police Department. Some officers take optional classes at the Camden County Police Academy, and other law enforcement training classes. All officers are instructed in basic law enforcement protocol, radio communications, police vehicle operations, and safe traffic control.  Officers are also taught self defense, ASP baton, hand-cuff techniques, pepper spray, and basic firmarm training.  Auxiliary Officers have arrest powers while on official duty.  The Auxiliary also mans a bicycle patrol.  Officers also remain current with first-aid and CPR certifications. 

Officers taking CPR/AED certification examination.