Todd A. Griffith
Allendale
Summary
Experienced with leadership and strategic planning in high-stake environments. Utilizes strong problem-solving and decision-making skills to drive operational success. Track record of effective team leadership and conflict resolution, ensuring mission objectives are met. Dynamic law enforcement professional with extensive management experience at Allendale Police Department, excelling in traffic safety and Police driver training.
Overview
45
45
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Lieutenant/Traffic Safety Officer/Internal Affairs Officer
Allendale Police Department
Allendale, New Jersey
03.2023 - Current
Perform duties as Executive Officer while also overseeing Traffic Safety Bureau and Internal Affairs Unit. Manage School Guards, Supervise police authorized tow service rotations, coordinate railroad park and ride parking permit fee collection and manage police fleet operations.
Police, Traffic Safety, Internal Affairs Officer
Allendale Police Department
Allendale, New Jersey
07.1996 - Current
- Promoted to road patrol Sergeant in 1996, in charge of all aspects of assigned shift including Officers, School Officers, overtime road construction detail officers, 9-1-1 Telecommunicators, and School Guards. Handle Medical and Fire calls as first responder.
- Assigned per-diem to the Fatal Accident Investigation Unit of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
- Assigned per-diem to the Bergen County Office of Highway Safety as Drug Recognition Expert Instructor and Child Safety Seat Technician.
Police Officer
New Jersey Transit Police
Newark, New Jersey
05.1986 - 06.1987
- Worked as a Police Officer for New Jersey Transit Rail Operations maintaining safety and security for commuters.
- Assigned to vehicle Patrol of over 544 miles of total trackage.
- Responded to emergency calls and incidents throughout the 10 rail lines of Newark and Hoboken Divisions.
- During NJ Safe Streets grant periods rode on trains and assisted conductors with handling fare evaders and disorderly passengers
Police Recruit
Middlesex County Police Academy
New Jersey
11.1985 - 05.1986
Auxiliary Police Officer
Town of Orangetown
Orangetown, New York
07.1981 - 11.1985
Education
Bachelor of Science - Police Science
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)
New York, NY06-1984
Skills
- NJSP certified Public Information Officer
- Completed Methods of Instruction Certification courses in New Jersey, New York and Michigan
- Collision Reconstructionist
- State licensed Emergency Vehicle Operations Instructor
- Public Speaking
- Strategic planning
- Work coordination
Affiliations
- International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
- Bergen County Police Traffic Officers Association (PTOABC)
- New Jersey Association of Accident Reconstructionists (NJAAR)
- Pennsylvania Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Society (PCARS)
- National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
Awards
- AAA National Gold Award, Ranked top 18 Traffic Bureau of all US agencies under 50K population
- AAA North Jersey Crystal Special Achievement Award, Developed in 2010 specifically for Allendale Police
- Bergen County Office of Highway Safety Professionalism citation, First agency to ever receive the award, presented for innovative High School Crash safety and anti-DUI programs
Special Training
- 15 year annual attendee, Pennsylvania State Police Collision Reconstruction Seminar and Crash Tests, hosted at locations including State College, Erie and Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania.
- 19 year annual attendee, Michigan State Police Vehicle tests, at Chelsea and Belding Michigan.
- 10/21, National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists, hosted at Ocean City, Maryland, Grand Hotel and Ocean City airport grounds 2021 Joint Reconstruction Conference and crash tests
- 06/09, Rutgers University, School of Engineering, CAIT Crash Data Retrieval Technician, Vetronix & Bosch version 3.1x
- 11/07, Michigan State Police Academy, Lansing, 44th Advanced Precision Driving Instructor School, 120 hours.
- 04/99, Northwestern University Traffic Institute Vehicle Dynamics
- 12/96, Swedish Police Authority and Swedish National Road Administration, Gothenburg, Sweden, and Haellered Race Track, Torslanda, A.B. Volvo training for Fatal Accident Investigation Units
- 10/96, Texas Engineering Extension Service-Texas A & M University System Law Enforcement Training Division Advanced Accident Reconstruction
- 09/95, New Jersey State Police at Sea Girt, New Jersey Department of Transportation Work Zone Safety Instructor and U.S. DOT MUTCD Part VI Train the Trainer course
- 11/95, Rutgers State University of New Jersey Basic Engineering for Police Officers
- 09/95, Rutgers R2T2 Center for Government Services satelite, Mahwah, NJ, United States Department of Transportation Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices Instructor
- 11/94, Texas Engineering Extension Service-The Texas A & M University System Criminal Justice Academy Pedestrian & Bicycle Accident Reconstruction
- 03/96 Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Fire Academy, Fire and Arson Investigator, Crime Scene Search and Arson Vehicle Inspection
- 11/93, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction-Nighttime visibility & Human factors/Update on Perception-reaction time research
- 10/92, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management Advanced Accident Reconstruction with Microcomputers
- 04/92, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management Investigation of Seat-belt/Child Restraint Injuries
- 11/91, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction-Articulated vehicles/Update on Pedestrian Accident & Human impact tolerance research
- 02/91, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management Accident Reconstruction
- 05/90, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management Advanced Traffic Accident Investigation
- 03/90, University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management At-Scene Traffic Accident Investigation
Certification
Police Training Commission Certified Academy Instructor, State of New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, PTC ID 2947-4928, expires December 31, 2026
Timeline
Lieutenant/Traffic Safety Officer/Internal Affairs Officer
Allendale Police Department
03.2023 - Current
Police, Traffic Safety, Internal Affairs Officer
Allendale Police Department
07.1996 - Current
Police Officer
New Jersey Transit Police
05.1986 - 06.1987
Police Recruit
Middlesex County Police Academy
11.1985 - 05.1986
Auxiliary Police Officer
Town of Orangetown
07.1981 - 11.1985
Bachelor of Science - Police Science
John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY)