Police, School District Work Together for Safer Schools

The Berkeley Heights Police Department is working with the Berkeley Heights Board of Education to install additional security cameras in local schools, thanks to a $76,000 grant the BHPD recently received through the federally-funded COPS community policing program.

This grant matches the $76,000 investment in security cameras already made by the Board of Education.  In addition to the installation of new surveillance cameras in and around the school buildings, the COPS grant funding will cover the cost of establishing remote access for the Police Department to the cameras.

“The Police Department did an outstanding job in applying for the grant and we are truly appreciative of their efforts,” said Donna Felezzola, School Business Administrator for the Berkeley Heights Board of Education.  “This collaborative effort between the police and school district is an excellent example of the benefits of shared services and cooperation between government agencies.”