Crime & Safety
New Police Officer Hired In Bernards Township
The position became available due to a resignation in the department.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — The Bernards Township Committee voted to hire a new police officer on Tuesday night.
Kendall Bohannon was appointed as a full-time Patrol Officer with the department effective Monday, May 24 at an annual salary of $49,992.
Bohannon previously served with the Montgomery Police Department since 2012.
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She was commended last December by Montgomery Township Police Director James M. Gill for her "swift actions to de-escalate and control the situation" in which a man chased a woman and her kids with a fake gun. Read More: Montgomery Man Jailed For Chasing Woman, Kids With Fake Gun: Cops
The Bernards Township Police Officer position became available due to a resignation in the department, according to the township's resolution.
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