Stafford Promotes Four Police Officers At Council Meeting

by Patricia A. Miller

The recent reorganization of the Stafford Township Police Department and the promotion of four officers will ensure that residents have overlapping coverage during busy times, Police Chief Joseph Giberson said at a recent Township Council meeting.

Four Stafford police officers were sworn into various ranks at the July 15 meeting.

"The police department we have here is second to none," Mayor John Spodofora said. "It's one of the hardest police departments to get into here in Ocean county...because our standards are so high."

Giberson reorganized the department last year into six squads, with each officer working 10-hour shifts.

"I guarantee they support each other each and every day, to make sure they get home safe," the chief said. "I thank you for supporting them in their personal and professional lives. This can be a very tough profession."

Capt. Thomas Dellane is now the only captain. The number of lieutenants will rise from two to three.

• Sgt. Jeffrey Ross was promoted to lieutenant. Ross will command the detective bureau, the drug unit and the training unit.

• Patrolman Robert Conforti was promoted to sergeant. He will command the patrol division.

• Special Officer Robert McFarland Jr. was promoted to rank of patrolman.

• Special Officer Mark Baloski was appointed to rank of patrolman.