Crime & Safety

John W. Dell Named Cinnaminson Police Chaplain

Dell was named Chaplain during the Feb. 27 council meeting.

CINNAMINSON, NJ — Rev. John W. Doll has been named the Chaplain for the Cinnaminson Police Department, the department announced in a Facebook post.

Police Chaplains respond to counsel, assist and support victims and others touched by critical incidents and crises, the department said. This includes death notifications, suicide, homicides, hostage situations, kidnapping and other traumatic events.

“Police Chaplains are specially trained to handle crisis situations and also provide follow-up counseling, group debriefings and individual intervention,” police said in the post. “Police Chaplains are trained to minister to people of all faiths.”

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Chaplains are volunteers, and there is no cost to individuals, families or the department for services.

Dell was named Chaplain during the Feb. 27 council meeting. He has been a pastor at Asbury United Methodist Church in Cinnaminson for nearly 25 years, since July of 1992.

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