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Ridgewood Picks New Police Chief RHS Grad Jacqueline Luthcke

Chief John Ward and Captain Jacqueline Luthcke

photo courtesy of Ridgewood PD 2013 4th of July Parade

June 29,2016

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, Captain Jacqueline Luthcke will be Ridgewood’s next Chief of Police and Ridgewood’s first woman Chief of Police effective July 1, 2016.

RHS Class of 1988 ie… Jacqueline Bartlett , she took police test and waited 2 1/2 years to be called up. ( at same time as Hoerst (sp) Chemical Co wanted her for international director of security and Prosecutors office  also wanted her. ) She was working as a private investigator and doing executive protection in the meantime. She guarded Christopher Reeves in his first public appearance and the VP of the US at the Baseball Hall Of Fame dinner.

Captain Luthcke started her career with the Ridgewood Police Department in 1996 as a patrol officer advancing to Sergeant in 2005, Lieutenant in 2008 and Captain in 2010. She holds a BA Degree in Sociology/Criminology from Ohio University, where she was graduated with honors. She is a graduate of the West Point Command and Leadership course run by the New Jersey State Association Of Chiefs of Police — graduating first in her class and receiving the Chief Harry Wilde Academic Achievement Award.

Jacqueline has also been active in the Ridgewood community and has been the face of the Ridgewood Police Department to our community.  Jacqueline has had a  distinguished career and has impressive credentials. We are confident that she will make an excellent Chief and that out community will be well served.

She was also a panelists with Lynne Algrant, Councilwoman, Englewood; Stephen Borg, Publisher / President, North Jersey Media Group; Jacqueline Luthcke, Captain, Ridgewood Police Department; Robert Sommer, Public Affairs Executive / Jersey City Official; James Tedesco, Bergen County Executive at the Civility in Public Discourse panel discussion in February.

Mayor Aronsohn in what maybe his last act before he leaves office will be swearing Chief Luthcke in on Friday July 1st at 9:00 A.M. at BF Middle School where the ceremony will also be attended by the graduating class of the Junior Police Academy.

24 thoughts on “Ridgewood Picks New Police Chief RHS Grad Jacqueline Luthcke

  1. Why is Aronsohn swearing her in? Why can’t the ceremony wait for 2 hours for a woman mayor to swear in a woman police chief?
    She is such a fine and deserving officer, why is Aronsohn making her swearing in ceremony a bad memory for her with his name attached to it?

  2. I don’t think that Aronsohn swearing her in as the new chief would be a bad memory for her. On the contrary

  3. 7:12 am – The answer is because Aronsohn is a scumbag and that’s how scumbags operate.

  4. I think SBag should be edited out. No matter what your politics..if crosses the F bomb threshold .we are better than this type of language

  5. If the descriptor fits, use it.

  6. We all loose credibility if we put up with this type of slander..I am no fan of our Mayor but this word has no value at all to our blog..its takes away from all of our victories and community action for better future.

    1. “type of slander” ?????????????????????????????

  7. I am outraged by this inconsequential formality.

    1. Many feel it reflects badly on the income Police Chief

  8. PA will be forgotten in a few months. Who cares.

  9. The real deal is that Aronsohn wants a final photo op while still in office. It’s all about him, as it’s always been.

  10. More importantly what is she being paid and who approved her new salary? Surely not the outgoing council because they haven’t met since June 8. Or is she being hired and the new council will decide her new salary?

  11. It is a sad day for the Ridgewood Police Department. The Men and Woman of the department deserve better, and so do the residents of the Village.

  12. The residents of the Village voted those three into office.

  13. Great to see an OU Bobcat doing it.

  14. What James says publicly about moderating blog comments: “Don’t make things personal and don’t take anything personal.” (https://www.northjersey.com/community-news/ridgewood-panelists-seek-to-define-civility-1.1233772)
    How James actually moderates blog comments: “Calling someone a scumbag? No problem!”

    1. According to James Foytlin, founder and moderator of the Ridgewood Blog, he employs a pair of tips to avoid incivility when reading and posting items: “Don’t make things personal and don’t take anything personal.” He admits, however, that the advice is easier said than done. (Full quote)

      1. Jack did you forget the Mayor and his flunkies have made threats against residents ,and resorted to non stop name calling; so you get what you give , btw you should see some of comments we didn’t approve lol

  15. I use Dirtbag instead of Scumbug….no one bats an eye.

  16. What a bunch of sore losers. Where were all of you when the dirt bag mayor, nit wit Gwenn, fatso Roberta, and full of himself Albert thought nothing of calling Susan every derogatory name in the book? You’re a bunch of losers who just can’t let it go.

  17. When we have elected officials who treat the rest of us with civility and do not shout the F-word at residents and call residents terrorists….then and only then will the dialog become civil.

    This will be in less than 14 hours.

  18. Nice ethics of this group here! “Two wrongs make a right!” “I may be bad, but you’re worse!”

  19. I was sent this article by someone who is close to Chief Luthke, and because I knew her well when I lived in Ridgewood. Then I scrolled down and started reading…..to my dismay, a lot of really awful words. Makes me very sad to see insults thrown, instead of celebrating a wonderful accomplishment.

  20. Who gives shit look at the losers that run that dog and pony show town the corruption that takes place over there is a shame and if anybody wants to challenge me let me know when and I’ll make sure I have the prosecutors office and the news team there The shame of it is that the residence on smart enough and they’re simple brains to watch what is going wrong in town

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