He graduated from Rutgers University and earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a minor in sociology. Mahler grew up in South Brunswick Township and graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2011. He placed in the top three of his class for physical fitness. He graduated from South Brunswick High School in 2017, where he was the captain of the track and field team.Ĭruz earned a bachelor’s degree in homeland security with a minor in leadership from the State University of New York at Albany, Longo said.Ĭruz received special recognition for his physical fitness ability at the Cape May County Police Academy, Longo said. Be the best person that I can be each and every day for the Lawrence Township residents.”Ĭruz was born in Queens, N.Y. In his mission statement, Campbell wrote that he wants to “protect the citizens and be a positive impact in the community. “I want to share that with all of you to show the level of quality officers that we are hiring in Lawrence Township to serve our community,” Longo said. Longo said that when he asked each of the new officers to write something about themselves in preparation for the swearing-in ceremony, Campbell submitted his own mission statement. “Na’air has already shown his commitment to the Lawrence Township community by attending almost every community event that the police department has sponsored since he was hired,” Longo said. He earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology and accounting from Albright College. He graduated from Rancocas Valley Regional High School in 2018. Campbell, Cruz, Mahler and Mohammed attended the Cape May County Police Academy.Ĭampbell grew up in Westampton and later moved to Mount Holly. Longo introduced the five new police officers – Na’air Campbell, Harmodio Cruz, Kyle Mahler, Mark Mohammed and Brian Steigler.

Today, we are lucky to have five of the best ones join the Lawrence Township Police Department.” “We searched for the best police officers that we could. “We are trying to fill that void,” Longo said at a Township Council meeting in June. Those retiring police officers took a tremendous amount of institutional knowledge with them, he said. Police Chief Christopher Longo said the police department has experienced a significant number of retirements in its ranks over the past year.

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