FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
December 9, 2009

Monmouth County Police Academy graduates 16

Newly minted NJ Transit Police Officer Michael A. Tambini is flanked by Monmouth County Freeholder Director Barbara J. McMorrow and Freeholder Deputy Director John D’Amico following graduation exercises. Tambini was the Merit Award winner of his class. 

FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Police Academy graduated 16 new police officers recently, eight of whom will now go on to serve as full-time patrolman or transit officers.

Sixteen members of the graduating class, eight of whom paid their own way through the Academy and do not have promises of employment, trained for nearly 750 hours over the course of 20 weeks in order to complete the 78th Basic Course for Police Officers.

In her graduation address, Freeholder Director Barbara J. McMorrow praised the young officers and said it takes courage, dedication, integrity and good judgment to be a police officer.

“Today, you have earned the right to serve your communities as police officers,” McMorrow said. “By becoming police officers you become role models and community leaders. This is a great privilege because there is no higher responsibility than community service.”

“As police officers you will make our communities better and safer places to live. Wear your uniforms and badges with pride because you earned it,” McMorrow continued. “Congratulations to all of you on your achievement, and thank you for making Monmouth County a safe place to work and raise our children. May God protect each and every one of you.”

Police Academy Director John G. McCormack said the new officers are fully trained and ready to begin protecting citizens in the communities they will serve. As police officers, he said, they will be held to a higher standard of conduct and are expected to demonstrate an abiding sense of fairness.

“The people you serve expect these things from you,” McCormack said.

Award winners are: Bradley J. Dussault, Marksmanship Award; Jake W. Savage, Academic Award; Bradley J. Dussault, Outstanding Trainee Award; Thomas G. Poznanski, Physical Fitness; Jake W. Savage, Traffic Officers Association Award, and Michael A. Tambini, Merit Award.

*  A photo and a list of graduates is attached.

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The graduates and the towns where they will work:

Jason M. Andrews, Alternate Route*
Thomas A. Appell, Alternate Route*
Ryan D. Binnix, NJ Transit police
Joseph A. Carullo, NJ Transit police
Bradley J. Dussault, NJ Transit police
Paul A. Fevola, Alternate Route*
Jonathan L. Losquadro, Deal
Michael S. MacDonald, Alternate Route*
Matthew J. Mason, Sea Girt
Sean P. Moody, Alternate Route*
Peter A. Napoli Jr., Brookdale Community College
Thomas G. Poznanski, Alternate Route*
Jake W. Savage, Holmdel
Brian K. School, Alternate Route*
Michael J. Scuorzo, Alternate Route*
Michael A. Tambini, NJ Transit police

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