Crime & Safety

Two Officers Join Marlboro Police

Officer Julia Carotenuto and Officer Mark Polera begin field training after graduation from the Monmouth County Police Academy.

Officer Mark Polera and Officer Julia Carotenuto.
Officer Mark Polera and Officer Julia Carotenuto. (Photo courtesy Marlboro Township Police Department)

MARLBORO, N.J.— Officer Julia Carotenuto and Officer Mark Polera are beginning field training with the township Police Department.

The two officers recently graduated from the Monmouth County Police Academy after 20 weeks of training.

"We wish them the best of luck in their careers," the department said in a Facebook post.

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The graduation of 44 newly sworn law enforcement officers from the Monmouth County Police Academy took place on June 2.

Fifteen recruits of the 102nd Basic Course for Police Officers, 20 recruits from the 53rd Basic Course for Class II Special Law Enforcement Officers and nine recruits from the 39th Basic Course for County Corrections Officers received their Police Training Commission certifications during a ceremony at Brookdale Community College in Middletown.

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