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Monmouth County Police Academy Graduates 16
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.
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 Comm. 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
