The Essex County Prosecutor’s office said it took over the Internal Affairs unit of the Irvington Police Department on Wednesday, but would not say why it took the unusual action.

In a short statement, Acting Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said only that his office’s Professional Standards Bureau would be assigned to direct the operations of Irvington’s internal affairs unit and be responsible for all internal affairs investigations.

A spokeswoman for the prosecutor would offer no further details, other than to say that “no one has been charged or arrested.”

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