Previous Employee Spotlights

Marilena joined The Medford Township Police Department in May 2021 as an Administrative Assistant. She was born and raised In Cyprus. After she graduated high school, she attended college in France where she obtained a Bachelors degree in Languages & Interpretation. She moved to the United States in 1995 and worked at an Investor Relations firm in New York city from 1995-2004. She moved to Medford in 2005 and she is married to her husband Charles and has three children, Charles, Andreas and Vanessa. Marilena enjoys traveling and spending time at the beach with her family and friends.

Officer Hunter Ray was born and raised in Evesham Township where he graduated from Cherokee High School in 2018. From there Hunter attended the Cape May County Police Academy where he graduated in the Spring of 2019. After graduating from the academy, Hunter worked in Wildwood City for the next two summers as a Class II Law Enforcement Officer from the Spring of 2019 through the Fall of 2020. After his second summer in Wildwood City, Hunter was hired as a Class II in Riverton Borough where he worked for half of that year in 2021. At the same time, Hunter graduated from Rowan College at Burlington County with an Associate's Degree in Criminal Justice. During the Summer of 2021, Hunter was hired here in Medford Township and began his career as a full-time police officer. In Hunter's off time, he enjoys hunting, fishing on his father's boat, going to the range, and spending time with his friends and family.

Patrolman Timothy O’Hanlon #25106 grew up in Medford Township and attended the Cranberry Pines Elementary School, Haines 6th Grade Center, Memorial Middle School, and Shawnee High School. Upon graduation Tim enrolled at Temple University, where he is currently working towards his bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and played for the club lacrosse team. Tim's law enforcement career began when he graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy in June 2019 and was employed by the Sea Isle City Police Department as a Special Class Two Officer. In January of 2020 Tim was hired by the Burlington County Bridge Commission Police Department as a part-time officer. Tim worked for the Bridge Commission until he was hired full time in January 2021 by Medford Township. Tim is currently assigned to the Field Operations Bureau. When Tim is off he enjoys spending time with his family and friends and vacationing in Sea Isle City.  

Sneha joined the Medford Township Police Department in 2016 as an Administrative Assistant. She was born in and spent her early years in India where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Business Commerce. She moved to New Jersey in 2002 and settled in Marlton in 2004. She is married to her husband Samir and has two boys, Rahil and Ronav. Sneha enjoys watching her kids play soccer, tennis and piano. In her spare time, she loves to camp with the family and hang out with friends

Detective Patrick Robey grew up in Medford Township and attended Shawnee High School.  After graduating from High School, he began dispatching for Medford Township Police until he was sponsored, by the department, to attend the Gloucester County Police Academy.  Upon graduation from the Police Academy, Patrick was hired as a full-time police officer with Medford Township Police.  Throughout his career he has been worked in the Patrol Division, School Resource Unit, and the Criminal Investigations Bureau, where he is currently assigned.  Patrick is married and has three children. 

May 2021

Susan grew up in Medford Township from the age of 10. She previously had lived in Haddonfield and Cherry Hill. Susan attended Haines School, Milton H. Allen School and graduated from Lenape Regional High School. Susan is a single mother and raised 3 children, 2 girls and 1 boy, now adults with children of their own. She has four grandchildren who she adores. Two girls and two boys, ranging from the ages of 13 to 9 years old. Susan loves animals and always has at least one dog and cat in the household. Her hobbies are most anything crafty including sewing, crocheting and painting. She especially loves it when she can craft with her grandchildren. Susan has been an employee with the Medford Township Police Department since January 1990.

Officer Joshua Meeks grew up in Medford, New Jersey. He attended Shawnee High School, where he graduated in 2012. In 2016, Josh graduated from the Ocean County Police Academy SLEO II Class, after which he began working as a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class II for the Beach Haven Police Department and later for the Westampton Police Department. In 2017, Josh became a member of the Medford Township Police Department, where he is currently assigned to the Patrol Division. During his off time, Josh enjoys spending time with his wife, Marisa, their dog, Kane, and friends.

Sergeant First Class Mike Seybold was raised in Audubon, Camden County, NJ and graduated from Audubon High School in 1988. While still in high school Mike joined the New Jersey Army National Guard at age 17 where he served as a Cavalry Scout in the HHC 1/114th Infantry Scout Platoon 50th Armored Division. After graduating high school Mike enlisted in the active duty Army and upon completion of additional training and selection courses Mike served in C Co 1/75th Ranger Regiment. Mike served in the Ranger Regiment until October of 1994 when he then returned to HHC 1/114th now the 42nd Infantry Division Scout Platoon as a Staff Sergeant Squad Leader until becoming a police officer in Medford Township in August of 1996. Mike served as a patrolman and field training officer in the Operations Division (Patrol) until getting appointed to Corporal in 2002. Mike was promoted to Sergeant in January of 2003 where he serves as a road sergeant in the Operations Division. During his time at the Medford Township PD, Mike has served on the Special Response Team as a member of the entry team and also as the department designated marksman (sniper). Mike also served on the Medford Township Dive/Scuba team and was an instructor in the Firearms Unit.

During his off-time Mike enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, reading about U.S. History and Military History. Mike enjoys collecting military memorabilia, various shooting sports and scuba diving. Mike is a Benefactor Member of the NRA and is a staunch advocate of both firearms’ safety and training.

Officer Amanda Mack was raised in Hamilton Twp New Jersey and was a graduate of Hamilton High School West class of 2010. Officer Mack attended the University of Pittsburgh where she obtained two degrees in Anthropology and Administration of Justice. At the University of Pittsburgh Officer Mack was a member of the women’s rugby team and served as captain her senior year.

Her law enforcement career began in November of 2015 with the Hunterdon County Sheriff’s Office as a Sheriff’s Investigator. Officer Mack was a graduate of the Mercer County Police Academy Class 14-15 in April of 2016. She was then hired by Medford Township Police and has been assigned to the Patrol Division. Officer Mack is currently a part of the Community Relations Unit and enjoys participating in multiple events within the community.  

When off duty Officer Mack enjoys spending time with her husband Sean, her family and her dog.

Sergeant Shawn McVeigh was raised in Magnolia, NJ and is a graduate of Sterling High School.  Sgt. McVeigh attended Rowan University and graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice.  His career in law enforcement began in 1997 when he was hired as a police dispatcher with the Gloucester Township Police Department.  After 2 years as a police dispatcher, he was accepted into the Gloucester County Police Academy Class #16, graduating in August 1999. Upon graduating the Police Academy, Sgt. McVeigh was hired by the Medford Township Police Department in August 1999.   Sgt. McVeigh served the department as a patrol officer until October 2005 when he was appointed to the position of Corporal.  He served the department as a secondary supervisor in the Patrol Division until he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in August of 2015. Sgt. McVeigh currently serves as a Sergeant in the Patrol Division.

During his career, Sgt. McVeigh has had the opportunity to serve the department in various units.  Sgt. McVeigh is currently the supervisor of the Firearms Unit. Sgt. McVeigh has also served the agency as a Special Response Team Member, Field Training Officer, and Firearms Instructor.  During his off time, Sgt. McVeigh enjoys spending time with his wife of 19 years and their three children, as well as coaching several youth athletic teams.

Officer Jim Albertson was raised in Berlin Borough, Camden County and graduated from Eastern High School in 1992. After beginning his career as an electrician, he decided to pursue a career in law enforcement. He became a dispatcher for the Westville Police Department and later was accepted into the Gloucester County Police Academy’s Alternate Route Program, graduating in 1998. His first position was as a Special Class Two Police Officer for Berlin Borough. In 1999 he transferred to Hi Nella Borough as a police officer while simultaneously joining Medford Township Police Department as a dispatcher. In June of 2000, he became a full-time police officer with Medford Township, where he has since served in the Patrol, Traffic, and Criminal Investigative Divisions. Currently, he is assigned to the Administrative Division where he provides support services for the entire police department as a traffic engineer, serious/fatal crash investigator, evidence manager, and a firearms purchasing investigator.   

Jim resides in Shamong with his wife, Kim. Together they have three adult daughters, Nicole, Erin and Alana and five rescued dogs, Rue, Obi, Finn, Bonnie and Momma. An avid Phillies fan, he likes to vacation to Florida for baseball’s spring training. He also looks forward to annual hiking trips in Virginia with his family.

Joanne O’Callahan grew up in Medford and now resides in Marlton with her husband Dan and rescued cat Russell.  She has two adult-aged children, a son who lives in Marlton and a daughter living in Connecticut.

Joanne likes to read, geocache and go to the theater.  Joanne has worked for the Township of Medford for seven years.  Two years in the Township tax office and the past five years at the Police Department where she is currently assigned to the Records Bureau.  She is grateful to be a part of the Medford Police Family.

Officer Andrew Haggerty was born and raised on Long Island, New York where he graduated from the Nassau County Community College with an Associate of Arts Degree in Liberal Arts.  He continued his education at the State University of New York where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in History and Sociology. 

Officer Haggerty attended the Gloucester County Police Academy in August 1996 as a member of the Ninth Class of Special Law Enforcement Officers to graduate from that academy.  He briefly served as a Special Officer Class II with the Merchantville Police Department before accepting a position as a full time Police Officer with the South Harrison Township Police Department on October 15, 1997.  Officer Haggerty joined the Medford Township Police Department on April 6, 1998 and was assigned to the Patrol Division.  Throughout his career, he served in various capacities within the Patrol Division and Detective Bureau.  He served as a member of the Detective Bureau, E.M.T. Unit, Bicycle Patrol Unit, Burlington County Special Response Team as a Crisis Negotiator, Community Relations Unit, D.A.R.E. Officer, and S.R.O. Unit where he currently serves and is assigned to the Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford Campus.

Officer Haggerty has been a resident of Medford Township since January 2000, where he resides with his family.  

Officer John Sabados was raised in Vineland New Jersey, and was a graduate of Vineland High School class of 2002. Officer Sabados began his career with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office in January of 2011, and was employed there until April of 2016. Officer Sabados was then hired by Medford Township Police, and began his career within the Patrol Division. Officer Sabados has since transitioned from Patrol Division to the School Resource Officer Unit taking affect in September of 2018, where he currently remains assigned as one of two full time School Resources Officer’s at Lenape High School.  

When off duty, Officer Sabados enjoys spending time with his wife Amanda. Officer Sabados also likes taking his German Shepherd to the beach for some swimming and fun.

Corporal C.J Walsh was born and raised in Medford Township and graduated from Shawnee High School in 2001 before attending the Burlington County College.  During the course of his education he was introduced into the public safety profession after becoming a certified Emergency Medical Technician with the Medford Township EMS Squad.  As his experience grew, his focus became drawn to the law enforcement aspect of public safety.  Shortly thereafter C.J. took on the responsibilities and position as a Communications Officer with the Medford Township Police Department where he held that position from 2004 through 2006.  After taking his knowledge and experience from EMS and police communications he was honored in representing this agency in the 18th Class at the Gloucester County Police Academy where he graduated and was soon hired by the Medford Township Police Department as a full time police officer.  Throughout C.J’s 15 years of service, he has held the positions of Field Training Officer, SWAT Team Operator, Firearms Instructor, and recently took on the responsibilities of supervision after being appointed to the position of Corporal in the Field Operations Division.  C.J continues to plan towards the agencies future and become part of a generational footprint that has been developed over the history of the Medford Township Police Department.

C.J.’s  passion has been to serve his life-long community by giving its members the feeling that safety and security can be relied upon at a moment’s notice.  With that being said, behind everyone’s professional journey there is a person’s true love, family.  C.J. has been blessed with three wonderful boy’s, oldest Weston and identical twin boys, Corey and Brady.  When C.J. is not serving our community, he is doing all that he can do to savor the priceless moments of fatherhood by watching his boys grow.  C.J. finds a majority of his hobbies through his son’s, with endless sporting events, fishing, camping, traveling, along with the occasional movie night with buckets of popcorn and candy. 

Sergeant George Jackson was born and raised in Tabernacle and attended Shawnee High School graduating in 1996.  In August of 1997, he was hired by the Medford Township Police Department as a Communications Officer.  In September of 1998, George attended the Gloucester County Police Academy SLEO II Class #11 graduating in May of 1999 and worked as a special officer for the police department. He was hired as a police officer in August of 1999 and assigned to the patrol division as a member of the Police EMT Unit.  In September of 2004, George was appointed to Traffic Safety Bureau and as a Field Training officer.  George attended numerous Traffic Accident investigation and Engineering classes and became a Traffic Accident Reconstructionist and continues to investigate serious and fatal motor vehicle crashes for the department.   In June of 2010, George was appointed as an Evidence Control Officer. In January of 2016, George was appointed a Corporal and assigned to the patrol division.  He was promoted to Sergeant in September 2019 and serves in the patrol division.  George is also responsible for the police fleet acquisition, set up and equipment maintenance. 

George has been a state certified Emergency Medical Technician since 1994 attending the Burlington County First Aid Academy.  He is a life member of the Tabernacle Rescue Squad and has served as Chief of the department since 2004.  He is a District Warden with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and a CPR instructor for American Heart Association.  George serves as the Chief EMS Coordinator for Burlington County and serves on numerous Emergency Services Committees including the Burlington County Emergency Services Advisory Board, Active Shooter Rescue Task Force Committee and New Radio System Committee. 

George still resides in Tabernacle with his children George IV, Olivia and two dogs Major and Sarge. He enjoys spending time with his girlfriend, Tracy and large extended family. He enjoys restoring old vehicles and spending time outdoor s camping, kayaking or at the beach. 

Officer Robert Carbone was born and raised in South Jersey and began his career with the Medford Township Police Department in March of 2003. He graduated from Rowan University in 2000 with a degree in Criminal Justice. Over the years, Officer Carbone has been assigned to various units to include Patrol, Field Training Officer Unit, Criminal Investigations Bureau, Traffic Unit, and School Resource Officer Unit. Presently Officer Carbone is assigned to our Field Operations Bureau as a Patrol Officer. For over a decade, Officer Carbone was responsible for training new recruits hired with the Medford Township Police Department that have since gone on to become outstanding, well rounded police officers. He is married with three children and in his spare time, Officer Carbone is fluent in music theory and has been playing the guitar for over 25 years.

Officer Gregory Blash Jr started his law enforcement career with the Medford Township Police Department in 2007 as a Communications Officer in dispatch. In 2011, Blash graduated from the Gloucester County Police Academy Special Class II program, earning honors for vehicle operations. Blash served as a Special Officer Class II for two years and was hired as a full time officer with the Medford Lakes Police Department. In 2015, Blash returned to the Medford Township Police Department as a patrol officer where he is currently assigned to the field operations bureau as a Field Training Officer. In addition, Blash is also a certified Emergency Medical Technician. 

For the last three years, Blash has taken part in the Police Unity Tour with Team Medford, which honors and remembers Police Officers who have been killed in the line of duty.  In his free time, Blash enjoys spending time with his family and friends, his two dogs and spending time at the beach.

Patty Simalchik has worked with Medford Township Police since April 2015 as an Administrative Assistant in the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Patty graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in Economics and started her career in corporate banking in New York City, She “retired” to raise her children before returning to work. Patty, her husband Rob and grown children, Katie and Ryan have been residents in Medford for approximately 22 years, In their spare time they like to spend time in Ocean City and with their yellow lab Finn.

Sergeant Jeffrey Pultrone started his law enforcement career with the Medford Township Police in 1996. Sgt Pultrone was assigned to the patrol division, a Field Training Officer and a member of the Burlington County Joint Tactical Team. In 2004 he was assigned to the Criminal Investigations Bureau as a Detective until returning to the patrol division in 2007 as a Corporal. Pultrone was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2018 where he has continued supervising a squad within patrol.  This September, Sgt. Pultrone will take on a new assignment as the supervisor of 5 school resources officers which are assigned to Lenape, Shawnee, BCIT and Memorial.  In addition, Sgt Pultrone is also a firearms and active shooter instructor. 

One notable incident in Pultrone’s career was his deployment to New Orleans in 2005 where he worked for 2 weeks in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath and was sworn in as a Louisiana State Police Special Officer. 

When off duty, Sgt Pultrone enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with friends and family. 

Officer Justin Chase was raised in Medford Township and graduated from Marist College in New York with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. He started his law enforcement career with the New York City Police Department in 1999 where he was assigned to patrol the housing projects in northern Manhattan.  In 2001, he was hired by the Medford Township Police Department. Ofc. Chase is currently assigned as a School Resource Officer at the Burlington County Institute of Technology, Medford Campus. He was previously assigned as a Detective to the Criminal Investigations Bureau, a Corporal to the Field Operations Bureau and as a tactical operator with the Special Response Team.  Officer Chase is also a certified firearms instructor.  For the past ten years, Chase has taken part as a member of the Police Unity Tour team, which honors and remembers Police Officers who have been killed in the line of duty.  

Ofc. Chase is married with two children, who spend their time kayaking locally, going to the beach or hiking in New York.

Officer Chris Sentell grew up in Hammonton, New Jersey. He attended Stockton University, where he graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice. In 2016, Chris graduated from the Cape May County Police Academy SLEO II Class, after which he began working as a Special Law Enforcement Officer Class II for the North Wildwood Police Department and later for the Hammonton Police Department. In 2017, Chris became a member of the Medford Township Police Department, where he is currently assigned to the Patrol Division. He additionally serves on the Community Relations Unit. During his off time, Chris enjoys staying active with his fiancé and their two dogs.

Officer Bill Webb has been with the Medford Twp. Police Department for 17 years.  He grew up in Washington Twp (Gloucester County) and attended Gloucester Catholic High School.  He started his law enforcement career as a Police Dispatcher with the Washington Twp Police Department in 1996.  Bill graduated the Gloucester County Police Academy SLEO #10 class in May 1998 after which he began working as a Class II Special Officer for the Pitman Police Department, and then later for the Washington Twp Police Department.  He worked in the department as a Full time Dispatcher and Special Officer II until he was hired by Medford Twp in August 2001.

During his career in Medford, Bill has worked in various units within the department and is currently assigned as a School Resource Officer at Lenape High School.  In addition, he is a Crash Reconstructionist assigned to the Traffic Unit.  Bill is a certified Firearms Instructor, Police Motor Officer, and Field Training Officer.  He has served in Field Operations, Criminal Investigative Bureau, EMT Unit, Bicycle Patrol Unit, and Firearms/Training Unit. 

Outside of work, Bill has been a volunteer Firefighter for 25 years and he currently holds the rank of Deputy Fire Chief with Medford Fire-EMS.  He is also a volunteer baseball coach at Shawnee High School.  Bill is married and he and his wife, Mandy, enjoy traveling and riding motorcycles in their off-time.