To the Editor:

We write to voice our support for Nick Sutter, Officer in Charge of the Princeton Police Department. Recently, Captain Sutter requested the opportunity to meet with the Princeton Human Services Commission in order to share his views on how the Commission and the Police Department can support each other in making Princeton a safer and welcoming community for all of its residents.

The three areas in particular that he would like to see as priorities for the department include police and race relations; reaching the underrepresented population; and youth concerns. He was very supportive of the idea of a working group of members of the commission, the police department, and other appropriate community members to develop and implement approaches that would positively address each of the three initiatives. In addition, he has instituted innovative immigration training which we believe to be the first of its kind in the state and may become a model for other law enforcement agencies.

Kudos to the Princeton Police under the direction of Captain Sutter. With his leadership the Princeton Police Department can continue to be a force for healthy and positive police-community relations.

Rarely does a town have so much time to observe the performance of a potential employee. Princeton has had a year to observe the excellent quality of Captain Sutter’s oversight. We, the undersigned, energetically encourage the Princeton Council to formally name Captain Sutter as the next Princeton Chief of Police.

Leticia Fraga Nadler

Neil Court

Larry Spruill

Bayard Lane

Carol Golden

Snowden Lane

Harry and Barbara Purnell

Edgerstoune Road

Maria Juega

Grover Avenue

Bill Wakefield

Prospect Avenue