Todd Hoagland recently retired after 24 years as a police officer with the township.
By Amy Batista, Special Writer
Todd Hoagland recently retired after 24 years as a police lieutenant with the township.
Mr. Hoagland left the department on June 28 to spend more time with his family.
”He is a very dedicated and caring officer, who has been a great asset to the department and to the community,” Mayor Janice Mironov said. “He has been especially valuable in his relationships with our emergency management organizations and operations, and his service during Superstorm Sandy was highly commendable. Todd’s commitment to East Windsor was apparent and was demonstrated by some of his special projects such as his construction and beautification efforts for the 9-11 memorial on the municipal building grounds.”
Mr. Hoagland, who lives in Hamilton, said, “I will certainly miss my coworkers. I have already been asked to come back from retirement to cook my famous pulled-pork for the employee picnic. (It’s) hard to pass up the opportunity to catch up with my ‘work family.’”
Mr. Hoagland started his career in 1998 with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s police department in the Piscataway and New Brunswick are. He later joined the East Windsor Police Department.
”I became a police officer out of a desire to help others,” Mr. Hoagland said. “I was inspired by having many positive interactions with police when I was young and I knew there was no other career choice for me.”
According to Mr. Hoagland, he has had a “very rewarding career.”
”I have met a lot of wonderful people and had the greatest coworkers,” Mr. Hoagland said. “Not many people can say they enjoy going to work each day.”
According to Mr. Hoagland, some of his favorite memories are of members of the public taking the time to send thank you cards, especially during the years he did traffic safety, bike safety and occupant protection programs.
”It was nice to hear back from a resident thanking me for helping them properly install their child safety seat,” Mr. Hoagland said. “A few days after I helped one resident, they were in a serious collision where their vehicle overturned. The child was unscathed in the crash and they were thankful for my assistance.”
Chief James Monahan has known Mr. Hoagland for 19 years as his coworker and most recently as his supervisor.
”I’ll always remember his valuable contributions to the department and most especially in the areas of emergency management during large storm events,” Chief Monahan said.
Mr. Hoagland was a “very dedicated and conscientious police officer” who brought a wide range of skills to the job, according to Chief Monahan.
”We will all miss working with him and we wish him well in the future,” Chief Monahan said.

