Tag: Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office
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Millstone Township author supports county K-9 unit
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has accepted the donation of a new bulletproof vest provided to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit by children’s book author James Wiater of Millstone Township. Wiater is the author of “The Adventures of Solo, The Big Dog” and he named the book after K-9 Solo in the dog’s…
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Sheriff’s officers equipped with body-worn cameras
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the deployment of 30 body-worn cameras with which sheriff’s officers of the criminal fugitive warrants section in the Law Enforcement Division were equipped on Jan. 12. The cameras were purchased through a grant provided by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General’s Department of Law and Public…
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Social Awareness Weekend set to reflect on MLK’s contributions
By JESSICA HARDING Staff Writer RED BANK — Pilgrim Baptist Church of Red Bank and its partners understand how important Martin Luther King Jr.’s contributions to society were. They have decided to hold a “Social Awareness Weekend” where everyone is welcome to come out and participate in many different activities. The weekend will kick off…
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Ceremony honors service of National Guard and Reserve
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden hosted the Patriot’s Pride ceremony on Dec. 7, the 75th anniversary of Japan’s attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that launched the United States into World War II. The event honored men and women of the armed forces, particularly employees of the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office…
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Corrections officers complete training
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the graduation of 23 recruits from the 33rd Basic Course for County Corrections Officers. The graduation, held at the Monmouth County Police Academy, Freehold Township, on Nov. 22, comes after the completion of a 12-week curriculum that prepares recruits for careers as corrections professionals, according to a press…
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Monmouth County sheriff adds new K-9 team
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has announced the newest team to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit. Sheriff’s Officer Ralph Irizzary and K-9 Fuze, a 2-year-old German shepherd, graduated from the New Jersey State Police Canine Training Academy on June 17 after 33 weeks of training in explosive detection and patrol, according to a…
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Hundreds attend local vigil to honor slain Dallas police officers
By Gloria Weg Staff Writer Local police, fire and EMS personnel along with civilians attended a candlelight vigil held Monday evening, July 11, at the Monmouth County Police Academy in Freehold Township. The ceremony honored the memory of five police officers who were killed July 7 in Dallas, Texas. Hundreds of emergency personnel in uniforms,…