On Friday, February 17, 2017, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch, installed Detective Douglas Porter, of the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office, as a monitor of the Hamburg Police Department. Detective Porter will be assigned to the Hamburg Police Department indefinitely. Detective Porter has more than 46-years of experience in law enforcement. He is a retired Lieutenant with the New Jersey State Police, and was formerly a Station Commander at the Sussex and Perryville State Police barracks. The Borough of Hamburg, and Police Director Wayne Yahm, have been cooperative with Detective Porter's new assignment in Hamburg.PRESS RELEASE