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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Chief heading state association

By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor
   South Brunswick now has a stronger voice in state law enforcement issues.
   Chief of Police Raymond Hayducka was scheduled to be sworn in last night as president of the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police.
   ”I am looking forward to the challenge,” Chief Hayducka said during a telephone interview last week. “We now have a voice in state policy issues. South Brunswick has a seat at the table.”
   Mr. Hayducka has served the community as chief since 2005.
   The association, started in 1912, is celebrating 100 years of serving police agencies throughout the state and even escorted President Woodrow Wilson to his inauguration, according to the organization’s website.
   The organization is marking the event with a huge expo in Atlantic City, which, it claims, is the largest in the country.
   In an earlier statement, Chief Hayducka said he intends to continue the organization’s “tradition of leadership” for law enforcement agencies during the last century.
   ”We have many challenges ahead,” Chief Hayducka said in the statement. “I look forward to leading our organization with innovative concepts to address the State’s policing needs.”
   He also acknowledged that the poor economic climate will remain challenging for police departments throughout the state, and hopes to help address some of those issues by trying to get training processes streamlined for officers in order to save money for the respective communities.
   ”The technology exists that will allow cost savings, we just need to get the programs implemented”, Chief Hayducka said.
   He is also looking to provide increased training and mentoring for new leaders in law enforcement, expand the use of less lethal options for officers, and work with elected leaders to address the changing landscape of New Jersey law enforcement, according to his statement.
   To that end, he is looking to build a partnership with Canadian law enforcement agencies.
   ”By broadening our perspective we were able to develop new command training that will be implemented this year”, he said.