Freehold Twp.

Freehold Twp.

promotes six

police officers

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Six officers in the police department were promoted during the Township Committee’s Aug. 27 meeting.

Kurt T. Schriefer was promoted to the rank of captain. Born in Jersey City, Schriefer lived in the township for 14 years and now lives in Hamilton Township. He began his career as a police officer in 1987 and was promoted to sergeant in 1995 and to lieutenant in 1998.

Schriefer is a state-certified police instructor at the Monmouth County Police Academy where he teaches motor vehicle stops and evasive driving. He will be the commander in charge of the patrol division.

His brother, Ernest, is the township’s police chief and his father is a retired Jersey City homicide detective. His grand-father retired as a lieutenant from the Jersey City Police Department.

James A. Lasky was also promoted to the rank of captain. He is a township resident and has been a police officer since 1980. He graduated from Freehold Bor-ough High School, enlisted in the Marine Corps and attained the rank of lance corporal. Lasky has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in business administration. He will be the commander in charge of the administrative and detective division.

Christopher Paul Brunner was promoted to sergeant. A Jackson resident, he grew up in the township and graduated from Freehold Township High School in 1982.

Brunner joined the force in 1987 and has since received two unit citations. He will be starting his 16th year of service this month and is a defibrillator-certified emergency medical technician and a lifetime member of the East Freehold Fire Company.

Brunner will be assigned as a supervisor in the patrol division.

George Baumann, a township resident since 1979, was promoted to detective sergeant. He joined the police department after serving four years in the Marine Corps as a military policeman. He also worked as a seasonal officer for the Seaside Heights Police Department.

Lawrence Loos, a Freehold Borough resident, was promoted to lieutenant. He has been with the department since 1990 and is a certified accident reconstructionist and a recognized court expert in this field.

Loos also comes from a family in-volved in law enforcement. His father is a retired sergeant with the New York Police Department and trained that department’s mounted patrol unit. Loos also has a sister who is a police officer. He will be assigned as a watch commander in the patrol division.

John Todd, a township resident, was promoted to detective lieutenant. He has been a police officer since March 1995 and has a bachelor’s degree from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey, Ewing). He has held several jobs, including investigator for loss prevention consultants and border patrol officer.

Todd will be assigned to the detective bureau as lieutenant in charge of detectives.

The police department is made up of 64 officers, including the chief of police, two captains, five lieutenants and seven sergeants.

— Linda DeNicola