Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
East Rutherford, New Jersey, in Bergen County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from East Rutherford depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Open Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: East Rutherford public records, Bergen County police reports, East Rutherford arrest records, East Rutherford property records, New Jersey arrest records and New Jersey inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from East Rutherford
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside East Rutherford that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as East Rutherford Police Department); outside it, the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Bergen County State Police in Bergen County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Palisades Interstate Parkway (state agency) and Prosecutor in Bergen County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the East Rutherford Police
For East Rutherford, SearchSystems opened and checked the East Rutherford police records page at eastrutherfordnj.net/232/Police-Reports (page title: Police Reports | East Rutherford, NJ), phone 201-438-0709, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for East Rutherford reported 87 arrests for 2022.
Reports from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office
The Bergen County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 795 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Open Public Records Act Requires
The Open Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying at 5 cents a page for letter size, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at bergencountynj.gov/boards-commissions/submit-an-opra-request (page title: Submit An OPRA Request | Bergen County, NJ).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Prosecutor, 201-336-6000, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in East Rutherford?
From the agency that took it. The East Rutherford police records page is at eastrutherfordnj.net/232/Police-Reports, phone 201-438-0709; the sheriff's reports come from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in East Rutherford have to answer?
Under the Open Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying at 5 cents a page for letter size.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in East Rutherford?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Bergen County State Police in Bergen County.
How do I get a report from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Open Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official East Rutherford website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.