Lieutenant Stephen Austin is a graduate of the John H. Stamler Police Academy’s 73rd class in Scotch Plains. He subsequently joined the Toms River Police Department in June of 1996. He received his bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice from Rutgers College. Lieutenant Austin spent the first 22 years of his career in the Patrol [...]
Sergeant Matthew Broderick is a lifelong New Jersey resident and a 10-year veteran of the Toms River Police Department. Born and raised in Hazlet, he graduated from Raritan High School in 2004. In 2008 Sergeant Broderick graduated from Caldwell University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology. Prior [...]
K9 Riggs K9 Kylo Toms River Police Department’s K9s Kylo and Riggs have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Kylo’s vest was sponsored by Michael Carafa of Manasquan Bank and embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of [...]
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We received this awesome email from one of our incredible teachers and had to share. "Last week, in my language arts class, I had my students write a stream-of-consciousness poem about themselves. They were asked to elaborate on their future dreams, their hobbies, their personal traits, and their memories. My student, Cole, chose to elaborate [...]
After nine years in the Traffic Safety Unit, Officer David Bartoshek has decided to return to Patrol for 2021. He is an expert traffic crash investigator, and was a very dependable and dedicated member of the unit. Yesterday was Officer Bartoshek’s last shift with the unit and Sergeant Steve Eubanks, along with Chief Mitch Little, [...]
We'd like to congratulate Captain Dellane on his promotion to Captain on February 1, 2021! Captain Patrick Dellane is a lifelong resident of Toms River. He graduated from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and received a Master’s in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He began his [...]
We'd like to congratulate Lieutenant Rankin on his promotion to Lieutenant on February 1, 2021! Lieutenant Robert Rankin is a lifelong resident of Toms River. He is a graduate of Toms River High School North and received a Bachelor of Science from Rider College. Lieutenant Rankin is a 24-year veteran of the Toms River Police [...]
We'd like to congratulate Lieutenant Bachonski on his promotion to Lieutenant on February 1, 2021! Lieutenant Eugene Bachonski is a 1997 graduate of Rutgers University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics. He joined the Toms River Police Department in 1999 and attended the Ocean County Police Academy, Class #72. In [...]
We'd like to congratulate Sergeant Bayer on his promotion to Sergeant on February 1, 2021! Sergeant Ronald Bayer is a lifelong Ocean County resident and a 13-year veteran of the Toms River Police Department. He graduated Lacey Township High School in 2000 and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Exercise Science and Sports Studies [...]