Administrative Services

ADMINISTRATION DIVISION

The Administration Division is staffed by a Captain and two Lieutenants, two Sergeants and three officers along with one administrative assistant. Additionally, there are civilian employees that work in the Communications Unit. The Deputy Chief is directly responsible for preparing and overseeing the Police Department’s O&E and Capital budgets. The division is comprised of nine separate units and bureaus.

The Records Bureau is primarily responsible for the filing and maintenance of all reports and documents generated by the Police Department as governed by the New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management. The Bureau is also responsible for the dissemination of those reports to the public in accordance with the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), disseminating police reports and all related relevant information such as officer qualifications to the prosecuting authority whether it is a State, County or Municipal entity as well as providing discovery in accordance with the court rules governing discovery. Additionally, the Police Records Bureau compiles the data and generates and disseminates the required monthly, quarterly and annual reports such as Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), Stationhouse Adjustments and NCIC validations. The Police Records Bureau is open to the public Monday thru Friday from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

The Identification Bureau is responsible for the intake, cataloging, maintenance and dispositions for all property in the possession of the Brick Township Police Department. They conduct firearms applicant investigations and report their findings to the Chief of Police to issue or deny a firearms application. They prepare all evidence for the State Attorney General, County Prosecutor, Municipal Prosecutor and defense attorneys for trails and court related matters, document crime scenes and scenes of incident/accidents, which would need to be preserved and collect forensic evidence such as fingerprints and DNA samples. They are also responsible to the State Department of Corrections for the inspections and upkeep of our jail facility.

The Supply Unit is responsible for the ordering, receiving, storage and inventory of all supplies used by the department on a day to day basis such as office supplies, office furniture, uniforms, etc. from both O&E and Capital Budgets. The supply clerk completes all purchase orders and prepares them for signatures, and while working with the Administrative Division Commander, ensures all purchase orders are charged to the correct budget line item. The supply clerk also monitors all of the escrow accounts, which are required by ordinance and established by outside contractors that hire off-duty police officers to work at their site. The supply clerk reports directly to the Administrative Services supervisor.

The Fleet Maintenance Unit is responsible to ensure the vehicle fleet is in working order, performs minor repairs, and schedules repairs and servicing with the Township Vehicle Maintenance.

The Radio Technology Unit is responsible for all radio communication systems for the Township of Brick. This includes Police, Fire, EMS, Public Works, Recreation and Lifeguards.

The Communications Center function is to receive incoming calls for service and dispatch the appropriate units to the call for service (i.e., Police, Fire, and EMS). The center is staffed with twenty-two full time employees along with part time staff Telecommunication Operators and one Telecommunications Supervisor. The Telecommunications Operators perform several important tasks including the handling of 9-1-1 and non-emergency calls for service, the dispatching and monitoring of Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within the Township of Brick.

All Telecommunications Operators are Basic Communications Operators as well as receiving continuous training in domestic violence call handling, crisis and hostage negotiations, tactical communications, and advance public safety dispatching in addition to being proficient in local, state and national databases. In addition, several of our Telecommunications Operators have been trained as Tactical Dispatchers.

The NCIC (National Crime Information Center) is responsible to ensure that all NCIC entries are validated through the State Police NCIC 2000 validation system and ensure training is complete and records are accurately saved.

The Information and Technology Unit’s primary function is to ensure police telephone and computer systems run efficiently with minimal downtime. They also maintain all computer servers and workstations, data infrastructure, planning and implementing hardware and software upgrades and provide technical support to all users. System uptime, data availability, redundancy and disaster recovery are amongst the IT Units most crucial functions.

Capt J. ForresterBorn and raised in Brick

Graduated from Christian Brother Academy in 1997

Enlisted in the New Jersey Air National Guard and served Honorably for 6 years.

He was hired in 2002

As a patrolman he worked all three patrol shifts.

In 2006 Joseph was nominated for Patrolman of the Year. 

In 2007 he was promoted to Sgt. and was assigned to Operations where he supervised squads on all three patrol shifts.

In 2009 he was assigned to supervise the Selective Enforcement Team (SET)

In 2011 he was assigned to supervise the Drug Enforcement Unit

In 2015 he was promoted to Lt. and assigned back to Operations Division where he led as a Patrol Shift Commander

In 2018 he was transferred to the Community Policing Division where he managed the Traffic Safety Unit, our Emergency Medical Services personnel and our Community Policing Officers.

He was later assigned to the Administrative Services Division to help design and manage our newly formed Body Worn Camera Program.  

He has received numerous awards throughout his career including awards for meritorious service, honorable service, the grand cordon, a lifesaving award and multiple chief certificates.

He is a graduate from The College of NJ with a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance.