Twenty-Five recruits graduate from Monmouth County Police Academy
25-recruits have now become corrections officers after graduating Monmouth County's Police Academy and are set for deployment across the state of New Jersey.
The Tuesday November 21 graduation ceremony from the 35th Basic Course for County Corrections Officers came after an "intense" 12-week curriculum that preps the recruits for their careers as correction officers.
"It takes dedication, courage and compassion to have a career in law enforcement," Sheriff Shaun Golden said. "As these corrections officers join the ranks of professional men and women, those values will guide them in safeguarding lives and property and preserving peace in a correctional environment. I commend the family and friends of today's graduates for the support they provided to each of these graduates during the past 12 weeks of transition from recruit to corrections officer."
The 12-week course run by the Monmouth County Police Academy tested recruits strength through various physical training drills as well as teaching them how to properly use batons, firearms, emergency medical response, unarmed self-defense and handcuffing techniques.
In the classroom it was focuses on law enforcement and ethics, stress management, contraband, evidence processing, characteristics of inmates and drug interdiction and identification.
"These selfless men and women have committed their professional lives to serving in public safety and I applaud them," Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry, liaison to the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office and member of the Police Academy Board of Directors said. "Their extensive training and personal character leave them well-prepared for a career in law enforcement and we are truly grateful for their efforts."
"The outstanding men and women graduating today should be praised for choosing a career based on service," Freeholder Deputy Director John P. Curley, a member of the Police Academy Board of Directors said. "Being a corrections officer is challenging work but I have no doubt they have been expertly prepared thanks to the diligence and expertise of their instructors."
Training for the Basic Course for County Corrections Officers is coordinated by Staff Sgt. Christopher Citarella of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, Corrections Division.
An amazing 690-corrections officers have completed this course to date.
Of the 25 graduated recruits, 14 will serve at the Union County Department of Corrections, 10 will serve at the Middlesex County Department of Corrections and one will serve at the Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office Corrections Division.
Here is a full list of the graduates and who they're representing:
Iris D. Brana Union County Department of Corrections
Michael S. Fredda Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Angelica M. Garcia Union County Department of Corrections
Irlanda S. Garcia Union County Department of Corrections
Wesley Glessman Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Sean R. Graves Union County Department of Corrections
Brittany L. Greenhill Union County Department of Corrections
Shannan M. Henn Union County Department of Corrections
William E. Hicks, III. Union County Department of Corrections
Attila Hosszu Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Roberta E. Johnson Union County Department of Corrections
David G. Laboriel Union County Department of Corrections
Nicolas T. Leonardi Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Wilson A. Morales Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Jose A. Moscat Union County Department of Corrections
Christian Osorio Union County Department of Corrections
Christian A. Paez Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Steven Paladines Union County Department of Corrections
Cynthia A. Pydeski Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Kyle P. Reardon Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Yeimi J. Silva Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Leigh D. Smith Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office, Corrections Division
Vincent L. Sorrentino Middlesex County Department of Corrections
Sean M. Vaccaro Union County Department of Corrections
Shareedah S. Willis Union County Department of Corrections
WAIVERS
Michael V. Aquino Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division
Eric J. Geib Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Division
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