2 Brick Officers Promoted, New Patrolman Sworn In As One Retires

BRICK, NJ — The Brick Township Police Department has promoted two officers and sworn in a new patrol officer, while bidding happy retirement to a longtime lieutenant.

Lt. Joe Oliveri, who joined the department in January 1995, retired Nov. 30 following a career that included a variety of assignments, from patrol to professional standards to administrative services and the detective bureau. He was a field training officer and trained 17 patrol officers, and investigated computer crimes and motor vehicle thefts. He spent a year with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office in the Computer Crimes Unit, working to catch child sexual predators.

Oliveri received numerous honors during his career, including the department's Lt. Thomas McNelis Leadership Award, which is given to a supervisor or non-patrol personnel who has done an outstanding job in his or her position.

On Dec. 2, Mayor John G. Ducey swore in two officers who had been promoted: Lt. James Burgess and Sgt. Daniel Waleski. Burgess will take over the Records Bureau. Waleski has been serving as an acting patrol sergeant since February and will remain in that position, the department said.

In addition to the promotions, the department has a new officer. John Sullivan, 25, was sworn in as a patrolman on Nov. 17. Sullivan, who will be a patrol officer, is a 2013 Brick Township High School graduate and earned a bachelor's degree in criminology in 2017 from the College of New Jersey.

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