Detective Bureau
201-794-5410
The Fair Lawn Police Detective Bureau is comprised of 12 Detectives. The “Bureau” as it is known with the Department is responsible for investigating a wide range of issues within the Borough of Fair Lawn. Detectives assigned to the Bureau investigate all crimes reported to the department. Some of the more common type of crimes our Detectives investigate are Thefts, Burglaries, Robberies, Fraud, Narcotics, Sexual Assaults, and Juvenile Investigations. Some of the other functions the Bureau is responsible for is conducting background investigations for police applicants, firearm purchase permits, and conducting Internal Affairs Investigations. To file an internal affairs complaint, call Det. Captain Patterson at 201-703-4264 or email him at rpatterson@fairlawnpd.com. Forms and information sheets are at the bottom of this page.
The Detective Bureau is also responsible for mandated yearly department wide training, and is in charge of the School Resource Officers.
The Detective Bureau is commanded by Det/Captain Ronald Patterson and consists of the following personnel:
| Det. Captain Ronald Patterson | Detective Bureau Commander / Training Coordinator / Class III Officer Liaison / Internal Affairs | 201-703-4264 |
| Det. Lieutenant Eric Leitman | Detective Bureau Supervisor / Internal Affairs | 201-564-6147 |
| Det. Sergeant Paul Donohue | Training Sergeant | 201-564-6163 |
| Det. Sergeant Sean Macys | Detective Bureau Supervisor | 201-777-6154 |
| Det. Christopher O'Shaughnessy | Theft / Burglary Detective | 201-564-6172 |
| Det. Anthony Lugo | Training Officer | 201-564-6166 |
| Det. Brian Rypkema | Fraud Detective | 201-564-6167 |
| Det. Brian Simpson | Evidence / Firearms | 201-794-5415 |
| Det. Stephen Cannici | IT Administrator | 201-794-5414 |
| PO Luke Hintzen | Fair Lawn High School SRO | 201-794-5450 ext.1013 |
| Det. Geovanny Buitron | Narcotics Detective | 201-564-6108 |
| Det. Justin DiGuglielmo | Narcotics Detective | 201-564-6162 |
| Det. Melissa Mercedes | Juvenile Detective | 201-794-5412 |
Internal Affairs forms and information sheets:
| Language | Information Sheet | Complaint Form |
| Arabic | Download | Download |
| Chinese | Download | Download |
| English | Download | Download |
| Haitian | Download | Download |
| Hindi | Download | Download |
| Korean | Download | Download |
| Polish | Download | Download |
| Portuguese | Download | Download |
| Spanish | Download | Download |
| Tagalog | Download | Download |
| Vietnamese | Download | Download |
