Thank you for following the Borough of Highlands Police Department page. This page was created to better provide the public with information via social networking. This page will not replace any other means of communication; it was created to enhance our capabilities of getting information out to the public quickly and efficiently. This page may be updated with info including but not limited to: news releases, storm emergencies, road closures and helpful tips. Please do not use Facebook to report any crime, emergency, serious incident or to request police response. Contact the Borough of Highlands Police Department at (732)872-1158 or for an emergency dial 911. This may be an open forum but it must remain family friendly. Please keep all comments clean, respectful and on topic. It is also asked that you follow these posting guidelines should you decide to comment. You comment at your own risk and do so taking personal responsibility for your comments, your username and any other information provided. The Borough of Highlands Police Department does not agree with or endorse every comment that individuals may post on our page. We would like to share information with the public and it is our intention to accept the majority of the comments made to this page. Comments will be deleted if they contain:
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Violations of the comment policy may cause the individual/author to be blocked, without warning, from the Borough of Highlands page. While social media may be a 24/7 medium, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment immediately. We trust the members of our community to be mature and ignore personal attacks, negative speech and to respond politely. Additionally, with specific exceptions, complaints signed after an arrest/incident are public information and is subject to be released. All persons and suspects are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
