Crime & Safety

Galloway's Justin Savine Among Graduating Class of Corrections Officers

The 22-year-old is also in his fourth year with the Air Force.

Justin Savine was one of 16 officers to graduate from the Atlantic County Police Training Center as a corrections officer during a ceremony at the Egg Harbor Township Middle School Friday afternoon, Jan. 13.

Savine, who is also in the Air Force, was part of Class 22, which recently completed a 12-week training course.

“It was strenuous. We did a lot of different things,” Savine said, adding he thought it was fun. “I already went through basic training so I kind of knew what to expect.”

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Savine, 22, is in his fourth year as a member of the Air Force.

He and his classmates underwent training for hostage negotiations, firearms use and how to deal with being pepper sprayed.

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Savine was one of 13 officers assigned to the Atlantic County Department of Public Safety. The others were: Stephen Czajkowski, Folsom; Timothy Flanigan, Somers Point; Matthew Gray, Mays Landing; Marcus Hubbard, Mizpah; Mark Jenigen, Mays Landing; Edward Madison, Hammonton; Nelson Ryan, Northfield; Michael Pihs, Mays Landing; Anthony Rodriguez, Egg Harbor Township; Zachary Shurig, Dorothy; Irvin Smith, Jr., Egg Harbor City; and Douglas Stonehouse, Mays Landing, who was also the class president.

Three officers are assigned to the Cape May County Sheriff’s Department: William Lear, Cape May Court House; Michael Nuscis, Cape May; and Dustin Wagner, Rio Grande.

Lear won the most awards in the class, including top Academics Honors, the Merit Award, the Don Sauder Award and second place for firearms training. Hubbard was the top in the class in firearms training.

Nuscis won the Overall Physical Fitness Award. Also in the Physical Fitness category, Czalkowski earned Most Improved honors and Flanigan won the Intensity Award.


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