Crime & Safety

County Corrections Gains 2 Recruits From Manalapan

Manalapan residents Jordan R. Andrews and Mathew J. Catalano have successfully made it through an intensive course at the Monmouth County Police Academy, and are now headed for jobs at the county jail in Freehold. 

The mission will be to safeguard lives and property, and keep the peace in the prison. During training, the officers learned how to handle firearms, handcuffs, batons, and physical restraints. They mastered self-defense skills. 

"It takes courage, commitment and compassion to have a career in law enforcement," said Sheriff Shaun Golden at their graduation. 

The men was among 9 others who successfully completed the 14-week course to prepare for their jobs at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold, which houses 1,328 inmates. 

The starting salary of a Monmouth County Corrections Officer is $34,006, according to Undersheriff Ted Freeman of the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office.

The other graduates went on to careers with Union and Essex County law enforcement. 


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