Fanwood Police Director Michael Bramhall
Borough of Fanwood
The Fanwood Borough Council passed a resolution during its regular monthly meeting August 16, 2021, to hire Michael Bramhall as Police Director.
Director Bramhall is the former chief of the West Caldwell Police Department where he served for 27 years, starting as a patrolman and rising through the ranks. He most recently was training officer for the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and worked for a year as Special Assistant to the Newark Public Safety Director. His official start date was Monday, August 23rd.
Director Bramhall has described himself as a builder of relationships between police and the community, an important quality as Fanwood’s Police Department strives to do the same. He visited Fanwood during the National Night Out held in Augustand got his first taste of the town and some of his officers. He told the Council that his first impression of Fanwood and its citizens is overwhelmingly positive.
The Fanwood Police Department entered a transitional period last August when Chief Richard Trigo retired and his two Lieutenants did the same shortly thereafter. Since then, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office has been in charge of the department.
Photo by Tom Kranz
