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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Testing, testing: Record crowd takes SBPD exam

The entrance examination for South Brunswick police officer candidates drew a record 972 candidates last Monday evening at the high school.

By Ed Birch, Special Writer
The entrance examination for South Brunswick police officer candidates drew a record 972 candidates last Monday evening at the high school.
   Lines of candidates stretched around the front of the high school. At one point, the line extended to the front of the gymnasium.
   More than 80 percent of those candidates who had expressed interest in the positions appeared for the examination, according to police.
   According to department spokesperson Lt. Jim Ryan, “preliminary numbers reveal that 10 percent of the test takers reside in South Brunswick, and 18 percent were females.”
   ”This would be a great job for me. I would be very much interested in becoming a police officer in this town” said Kendall Park resident, 23-year-old Chris Weir. “I jumped at the chance to take this exam once the announcement was made,”
   Jerry Sarno, 23, from South Brunswick, was a Military Police Officer, stationed in England, Syria, Korea in recent years.
   ”I would really welcome the chance to work not only in my hometown, but to work for a police department that has the excellent reputation that South Brunswick has,” he said.
   Lt. Ryan said the number of applicants set a state record for a single testing as measured by the state Chiefs of Police Association.
   The department went back to open testing this year after using alternative route candidates to fill past positions.
   Applicants tested Monday will be advised of their scores in about two weeks, Lt. Ryan said.
   The list, which will be used to fill two positions this year, will also be used to fill positions if any become open during the next two years.
   ”The number of applicants was tremendous. I want to thank the New Jersey Chiefs of Police as well as the South Brunswick Board of Education for all their help” said South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka.