West Milford Police Chief John Moeller, left, and Capt. Jack Ryan check the teletype machine at Police Headquarters. which was in the balcony of the current West Milford Museum, in the early 1950s. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Early police communications In the 1930s, the New Jersey State Police’s Statewide Police Teletype System was developed to provide instant communications... Columns 07 May 2025 | 11:42
Police Chief John Moeller, left, and Capt. Jack Ryan, who became chief when Moeller retired, at the desk of the first cramped police quarters. It was in the balcony of the former Methodist Episcopal Church that was the first West Milford Town Hall. The building now is the West Milford Museum. (File photo by Ann Genader) Looking back: Police involved in shootout A year before Jack Ryan was hired as West Milford’s second full-time police officer in 1942, lone lawman John Moeller may... Columns 02 Apr 2025 | 11:54
When West Milford celebrated its 100th birthday in 1934, the ‘special police’ on duty included Waldo Fredericks, Jack Ryan. Arthur Sisco, Billy Struble, Walter Card, John Moeller Jr., John Moeller Sr. and Les Fredericks. Sommer Stites was chief of the group. Others in the photo are unidentified. They are in front of Brown’s Hotel at Greenwood Lake. (Photo by Charles Rotsaert) Looking back: Police on motorcycles Before West Milford had a full-time police officer or bought its first police car, two “special police” officers patrolled... Columns 26 Mar 2025 | 11:50
