New Officer Sworn In To East Windsor Police Department

EAST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, NJ — John J. Cate has been sworn in as a new police officer in East Windsor, filling a vacancy that resulted from recent police department retirements and promotions, Mayor Janice S. Mironov announced.

Cate, who graduated from the Ocean County Police Academy in May 2017, will be assigned to the Uniform Services Division of the Police Department. He is pursuing an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice from Ocean County College.

He previously served as a Class II Special Law Enforcement Officer with the Lacey Township and Point Pleasant Beach police departments, and as a telecommunications officer with Ocean Township.

“I congratulate John J. Cate who has the good career fortune to join an outstanding, professional and community caring organization of officers under the leadership of Chief Geary and our superior ranked officers,” Mironov said.