A veteran Dumont police sergeant died at his home in Ramsey on Monday, borough officials said.

Sgt. James Flaherty Jr., a 24-year veteran of the force, joined the department in 1995. No cause of death has been given.

"Please keep him, his family, and our brothers and sisters at the Dumont Police Department in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time," the Police Department said in a Facebook post.

Mayor Andrew LaBruno, in a statement, called Flaherty's death "a tremendous loss to our Police Department, borough, and community."

"He served Dumont, with pride, for over 24 years, where he has built relationships and friendships with our residents and community," LaBruno said. "We ask that you please keep Sgt. Flaherty's family and our members of the Dumont Police Department in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time."

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Flaherty joined the force in 1995, according to public records. He was a graduate of the Ocean County Police Academy in 1991. He then served as a Conrail police officer from March 1992 to April 1995. He was also a Class 2 special police officer in Seaside Heights from April 1995 to September 1995.

In September 1995, Flaherty was hired by the Dumont Police Department, and he served in that capacity until January 2007, when he was promoted to the rank of sergeant.

Flaherty was a participant in the Dumont Police Adopt-a-Cop program. He received a Meritorious Service Award in December 1998, and a Distinguished Service Award in 2017 from the group END DWI.

Funeral arrangement will be posted at a later date, the Facebook post said.

"Jimmy was a good friend and very compassionate," one comment on the post said. "He will be missed and never forgotten."

Dumont Fire Department Company 1 expressed condolences on Facebook.

"We stand with our brothers in blue during this difficult time," the post said.

A Dumont police official was not available for further comment.

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