2 East Windsor Officers Promoted To Fill in Vacancies

EAST WINDSOR, NJ - Two township police officers were recently promoted to fill in the existing openings in the department.

Mayor Janice Mironov administered the oath of office in a ceremony attended by township officials and police personnel.

Det. Sgt. Thomas Meyer was promoted to police lieutenant and Joseph Carabelli was promoted to police sergeant.

Meyer, hired in August 2006, has served in Uniform Services including as a Field Training Officer and Secondary Officer-in-Charge, and in May 2013, was assigned as a Detective to Investigative Services.

In August 2017, Meyer was promoted to Sergeant serving as a Platoon Supervisor and Field Training Program Coordinator. In January 2019, he was assigned as Detective Sergeant serving as the Investigative Services Supervisor. Meyer also served as a Public Information Officer, Humane Law Enforcement Officer, Municipal Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Internal Affairs Unit member, and part-time Instructor at the Mercer County Police Academy.

Meyer has received several awards and recognitions during his career. He has a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Juris Doctor Degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.

He is assigned as the interim Commander of Administrative Services.

Carabelli, who was hired in May 2011, served in Uniform Services including as a Field Training Officer, Secondary Officer in Charge and Primary Officer in Charge.

In February 2020, Carabelli was assigned as a Detective to Investigative Services, and also has served as a part-time instructor at the Mercer County Police Academy.

Carabelli has a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Seton Hall University and a Master’s Degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Sergeant Carabelli is assigned as a platoon supervisor in Uniform Services.