Lt. Kenneth R. Ehrenberg, Police Officer

Lt. Kenneth R. Ehrenberg Recently promoted from Sergeant to Lieutenant, Ken Ehrenberg hasn’t had time to change his voice mail no less get business cards with his new rank. His incentive for going to further his legal education came from Ritchie Ralph, retired Lt. PO and also a lawyer. Ritchie’s father, John, also a police officer was a very dear friend of mine.
I asked Lieutenant Ehrenberg what his duties were, how they had changed and he responded:

A Patrol Lieutenant has to check equipment at the start of his shift. This includes a hands on inspection of the vehicles and checking all working gear to make sure that they operate properly. He puts out 8 to 12 vehicles on his shift. His department handles all emergency call, 911 and traffic as well as patrolling the entire town, both commercial and residential. On his shift are 8 officers and 3 civilians. Working with him is a sergeant (his former job) who splits the town patrol with him. The sgt. also takes care of scheduling and worksheets.

After 18 years on the force, he pretty well knows the ins and outs of his job and also Paramus. Born in Paramus, Ken and I shared a few observations and mutual friends. His mother, Valerie Frazita, longtime secretary to the Zoning Board, and I have known each other for years. Ken went to school with my daughter Robin. His father, Buddy, was a fire chief; Ken is a fire lieutenant in Company 4 where at one time, my son was a volunteer.

Ken and Saundra have two offspring; Kenny who is 11 and Alex 7 (short for Alexandra). His brother David is a captain in the NYPD and their brother Doug is a PO in Paramus.

Interestingly, Lt. Ehrenberg enlightened me that there are no longer any patrolmen. They are all Police Officers. (politically correct)