Barnegat Police Department

The Barnegat Township Police Department is a forward-thinking, premier municipal lawenforcement agency. The agency’s foundation is built upon a guardian mindset. The guardianmindset guides officers in the use of their considerable power to ensure that it is used solely forthe defense, service, and protection of the people.The agency’s motto: a regnati consensu translates to, “from the consent of the governed”. Thisphrase is borrowed from the Declaration of Independence which stated, “Governments areinstituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.” Thismotto is again a reminder that our power is ultimately derived from the people, and is intendedto empower us to defend, serve, and protect the people.