Thirty-nine cadets have graduated from a civilian police academy held by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office.
Craig Balicki, of Plainsboro; Jeffery Bector and Christine Pogorzelski, of Carteret; Mary Bernas, of Fords; Randall Boulton and Francis Flaherty, of Sayreville; Joan Brennan and Roberta Leapman, of Iselin; Gerald Bressman and Barbara Wagner, of Old Bridge; Glenn Bynes, Louella Foote, Jennifer Sempervive and Anthony Torres, of North Brunswick; Joseph Cerami, Patricia Costello and Jeffery Williams, of South Plainfield; Omar Chaudhery and Rahman Idlett, of Perth Amboy; Shon Grandberry, Alejandro Henriquez, Schuery Lujan, Juan Martinez and Brandon Smith, of New Brunswick; Michelle Hardy and Aida Ramirez, of Piscataway; Kathleen Leary, Mary Marzak, Kathleen Reinhard, Joan Smith and George Vassiliades, of Colonia; Anthony Massoni, of East Brunswick; Manuel Mulero, of Monmouth Junction; Jonathan Olweck, of Milltown; Erik Sienkiewicz and Michael Winters, of Edison; and Frank St. Marie, of Woodbridge were congratulated during a graduation ceremony on Nov. 15 at the Middlesex County Police Training Center in Edison.
“Each one of your gave of your time to be here every Thursday because you truly wanted to learn what we do here in the Sheriff’s Office and how we interact with your communities,” Middlesex County Sheriff Mildred S. Scott said.
During the nine weeks of the Sheriff’s Civilian Academy, cadets visited with a former drill master, toured the Middlesex County courthouse, met Assignment Judge Travis Francis, heard from transportation officers regarding procedures for transporting inmates, learned from the Sheriff’s Office Investigations unit about the apprehension of people with outstanding warrants, observed fingerprinting methods, learned methods for using a baton with an officer in a Redman suit, used the firearms training system machine and the driving simulator, observed the work of the Sheriff’s Office K-9 dogs, heard from the Community Awareness team regarding safety programs and received information from the staff responsible for serving civil papers and conducting Sheriff’s sales.
“Although I was not sure what the Sheriff’s Office did when I started the class, I have grown to have the utmost respect for Sheriff Scott and all of the officers who serve the citizens of Middlesex County. I will be sure to spread the word amongst my colleagues and friends about how important the Sheriff’s Office is to all of the citizens of this county,” said Vasiliades, who was the cadet keynote speaker.
For more information on the Sheriff’s Civilian Academy, contact Frank Sautner at 732-745-5909 or email frank.sautner@ co.middlesex.nj.us.