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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John R. Hagerty, State Police Public Information Office
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Sgt. Al Della Fave
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STATE POLICE HAIL GRADUATES OF 56th NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE TROOPER YOUTH TRAINING CLASS

       Sea Girt, NJ - First Assistant Attorney General Paul Zoubek and Major Fred Madden of the New Jersey State Police, today hosted commencement exercises for 89 high school seniors from across the state as they completed a week-long, police-oriented educational program with the 56th New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week training class.

        First Assistant Attorney General Zoubek noted that the State Police Trooper Youth program has become an important stepping-stone for youngsters seeking a career in law enforcement and police work. Additionally, the simulated police training exercises taught throughout the week provide the students with a keen awareness and understanding of the tough standards required of police.

       "As cadets in the 56th Trooper Youth Training Program, you have had an opportunity this week to learn firsthand about what it takes to become a State Trooper," Zoubek said. "You represent some of the best and brightest young people in New Jersey. And, although you will not be faced with making a final career choice for a few years, your participation this week shows respect for the law and a recognition of the critical role state troopers play in ensuring the public's safety."

        Sponsored by the Department of Law & Public Safety, the Division of State Police and Department of Education, the Trooper Youth Week training program provides young people interested in a law enforcement career with a "real life" police experience.

        The "future" troopers of the 56th New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week training class participated in a wide range of activities - activities which simulate the actual police recruit training experience. The Trooper Youth cadets were exposed to the regimen of reveille, roll call, academic classes, tough physical fitness training and conditioning regimen and actual police field exercises.

        As part of the training program, State Police instructors placed special emphasis on exposing the Trooper Youth cadets to the unique pressures and problems associated with illegal drug use, teen violence and the aftermath of violent and deadly acts. Lectures and motivational speakers served to focus the Trooper Youth cadets on issues such as peer pressures associated with the personal and social consequences of substance abuse and conflict resolution. The students also learned about New Jersey's vast cultural diversity and the constitutional guarantees afforded all citizens.

        Additionally, the Trooper Youth cadets explored various practical and theoretical aspects of police science, including the history and functions of the New Jersey State Police; crime scene investigation procedures; firearms safety; CPR and lifesaving techniques; motor vehicle law and safety; the rapidly expanding use and application of computers and high-technology in police work; teenage drinking and driving and use of the breathalyser and overall exposure to police work as a career.

        A listing of the 56th New Jersey State Police Trooper Youth Week graduating class is listed below.

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NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE TRAINING BUREAU
SEA GIRT NEW JERSEY
55th TROOPER YOUTH WEEK
August 6 - 10, 2001

ATLANTIC COUNTY HOMETOWN NAME OF SCHOOL
Irvin T. Smith Jr. Egg Harbor City Absegami H.S.
David O. Gaeckle Ventnor Holy Spirit H.S.
Ryan C. Ripley Sr. Mays Landing Oakcrest H.S.
 
BERGEN COUNTY
Thomas M. Letizia Fair Lawn Fair Lawn H.S.
John M. Rosko Jr. Fair Lawn Fair Lawn H.S.
Daniel T. Veith Carlstadt Henry P. Becton Reg. H.S.
Malgorzata Mlynaryk Wallington Wallington H.S.
Edyta Wnorowska Wallington Wallington H.S.
 
BURLINGTON COUNTY
Brandon M. Bond Cinnaminson Cinnaminson H.S.
Michael J. Fiori Cinnaminson Cinnaminson H.S.
Robert W. Frick Jr. Cinnaminson Cinnaminson H.S.
Kevin J. Ridgway Cinnaminson Cinnaminson H.S.
Jeffrey A. Moore Jr. Delran Delran H.S.
Brian J. Robbins Delran Delran H.S.
Matthew P. Horgan Palmyra Holy Cross H.S.
Paul A. Costa Jobstown Northern Burlington Co. Reg.
Zachary L. Wagner Wrightstown Northern Burlington Co. Reg.
Javeena D.A. McIntyre Palmyra Palmyra H.S.
 
CAMDEN COUNTY
Thomas E. Grosmick Audubon Audubon Jr.-Sr. H.S.
Brian M. Sharpe Cherry Hill Camden Catholic H.S.
Joel H. Gallardo Barrington Haddon Heights H.S.
Jesse J. Daley Haddonfield Haddon Twsp. H.S.
Joseph M. Henry Westmont Haddon Twsp. H.S.
Dennis M. Richards Jr. Glendora Triton Regional H.S.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
John W. Braidi Vineland Vineland H.S.
Walter Pizarro Jr. Vineland Vineland H.S.
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
Brian W. Minton Westville Deptford H.S.
Justin S. Graham Mullica Hill Kingsway Regional H.S.
       
HUDSON COUNTY HOMETOWN NAME OF SCHOOL
Christopher E. Hojnowski Bayonne Marist H.S.
Peter J. Vincent Bayonne Saint Anthony H.S.
Joseph A. Nebbia Clifton Saint Peter's Preporatory H.S.
Diana C. Pena Union City Union Hill H.S.
HUNTERDON COUNTY
Tiffany M. Giles Flemington Hunterdon Central Reg. H.S.
 
MERCER COUNTY
Clifford A. Pollard Ewing Ewing H.S.
Chad M. Frascella Hopewell Hopewell Valley Central H.S.
Brian E. Kinsella Jr. Freehold The Peddie School
 
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
Brynn M. Joyce Edison Bishop Ahr H.S.
Eric Bergery Jr. Carteret Carteret H.S.
Joseph C. Czech Jr. Colonia Colonia H.S.
James J. Wataha Colonia Colonia H.S.
 
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Michael D. Purcell New Egypt Allentown H.S.
Daniel M. Wood New Egypt Allentown H.S.
John N. Rundy Holmdel Christian Brothers Academy
Gerald T. Barbato Jr. Wall Christian Brothers Academy
Peter J. Salvadore Jr. Holmdel Holmdel H.S.
Stephen A. Nicosia Keansburg Keansburg H.S.
Matthew C. Ehrenreich Middletown Marine Academy of Science and Technology
Richard J. Silvestri Jr. Belford Middletown H.S. North
Stephen J. Melnykevich Avon Red Bank Catholic H.S.
James F. Wladich Manasquan Wall Twsp. H.S.
 
MORRIS COUNTY
Mary Beth Keyes Florham Park Bayley-Ellard H.S.
Ryan R. Olsommer Bloomingdale Butler H.S.
Jaao-Paulo O. Miranda Morristown Madison H.S.
Daniel S. Fernandez Mt. Arlington Roxbury Twsp. H.S.
Marc W. Fernandez Mt. Arlington Roxbury Twsp. H.S.
Anthony J. Alfieri Jr. Succasunna Roxbury Twsp. H.S.
         
OCEAN COUNTY HOMETOWN NAME OF SCHOOL
Melinda Kritsikokas Bayville Central Regional H.S.
Matthew P. Petty Forked River Lacey Twsp. H.S.
Michael A. Conklin Toms River Manchester H.S.
Monica A. Christensen Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Borough H.S.
Michele Sterner Point Pleasant Point Pleasant Borough H.S.
Kenneth A. Welshman Jr. Toms River Toms River H.S. East
Christoffer W. Larsen Toms River Toms River H.S. North
PASSAIC COUNTY
Graham R. Fox Hawthorne Eastern Christian H.S.
Gerald J. Flanagan Jr. Hawthorne Hawthorne H.S.
David A. Humphrey Jr. Paterson Passaic Co. Technical Institute
Hector Lamourt III Paterson Passaic Co. Technical Institute
Joseph A. Narvaez Sr. Paterson Passaic Technical H.S.
Thomas M. DeFrancisci Little Falls Passaic Valley H.S.
Jason R. Heese Little Falls Passaic Valley H.S.
SALEM COUNTY
Richard M. Barnhart Pennsville Pennsville Memorial H.S.
Evan C. Rishel Monroeville Woodstown H.S.
 
SOMERSET COUNTY
John D. Kennedy Raritan Bridgewater-Raritan H.S.
Scott W. McCarthy Raritan Bridgewater-Raritan H.S.
 
SUSSEX COUNTY
Jared R. Masker Sussex High Point Regional H.S.
Kevin E. Kulesa Stanhope Lenape Valley Regional H.S.
Justin R. Gear Newton Pope John XXIII H.S.
Anthoy W. Wolcott Stanhope Pope John XXIII H.S.
Joseph T. Trainor Sussex Pope John XXIII H.S.
Anthony J. Pumilia Sparta Sparta H.S.
Ivan O. Quinones Sparta Sparta H.S.
Kenneth R. Hynes Jr. Vernon Vernon Twsp. H.S.
 
UNION COUNTY
Fauziyah A. Al-Khalil Hillside Hillside H.S.
Allison G. Arias Hillside Hillside H.S.
Rene Jumique Linden Linden H.S.
       
WARREN COUNTY HOMETOWN NAME OF SCHOOL
Richard J. Jensen Hampton Warren Hills Regional H.S.
Chad R. Byerlee Washington Warren Hills Regional H.S.
Lucas J. Harrison Washington Warren Hills Regional H.S.
Lorence S. Torres Washington Warren Hills Regional H.S.