History of the Police Department
Chief Frank Eisele -1930
Township of Ocean Police – June 1929
Township of Ocean Police - May 1992
Township of Ocean Police – May 2010
On December 21, 1928 the Township Committee
passed on final reading Ordinance #115 to “Establish a Police
Department.” On May 17, 1929 the original Ordinance #115 was amended by
Ordinance #119 to provide for the “regulation, control and management of a
Police Force.”
Frank Eisele was appointed the first Police
Chief of Township
of Ocean in 1929.
The department continued to grow under the leadership of the Chiefs to
follow:
Chief
of Police Frank Eisele 1929-1956
Chief
of Police Richard J. Garrity 1956-1961
Chief
of Police Harry Harvey 1961-1972
Chief
of Police Neil A. Tantum 1972-1988
Chief
of Police Joseph R. Torchia 1988 – 1991
Chief
of Police William E. Koch 1991 – 2000
Chief
of Police Robert E. Swannack 2000 – 2005
Chief
of Police Antonio V. Amodio Jr. 2005 – 2012
Chief
of Police Steven R. Peters 2012 -2022
Chief of Police Michael Sorrentino 2022-
The Township of Ocean Police Department
today has many divisions of operation and specialty units such as:
Patrol, Criminal Investigative, Traffic, Communications, Records Bureau,
Technical Services, Honor
Guard, Monmouth County Emergency Response Team (MOCERT), Emergency Medical
Technician Unit and Police Explorer Post. The Police department has 62 sworn members consisting of a Chief of Police, 2-Captains, 4-Lieutenants,
11-Sergeants, 6-Detectives and 36-Patrol Officers. There are also
7-non-sworn personnel, 1-Special Officer Law Enforcement Officers II, 8-Full
Time Dispatchers, 2-Part-time Dispatchers and 5-School Crossing Guards
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