New Clark Township Police Officers
Clark Township
Five new police officers were sworn into the Clark Police Department on Wednesday, December 1st, by Mayor Sal Bonaccorso at Clark’s Municipal Building. These officers were selected from over 60 candidates that applied. All the officers are transfers to the department from other civil service jurisdictions within New Jersey. The officers will start their training immediately on a daytime unit of the patrol division. The new officers are:
Patrolman Michael Mazzulla is a graduate of Colonia High School. After high school, he attended the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He started his career in law enforcement as a Corrections Officer at the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Facility in 2015. In 2017, he was hired by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office where he worked in the DNA Division/Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Field Training Officer.
Patrolman Teriq Ricks is a graduate of Irvington High School. He began his career in law enforcement working at the Corrections Corp. of America located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Ricks worked in this position for over 11 years. From there, he was hired by the Irvington Police Department in 2018. He first worked in the S.A.F.E. Unit, a crime deterrence unit. Ricks was later transferred to the Patrol Division, then to the Housing Unit, which is responsible for handling all emergency calls in a high-rise building known for gang activity. In addition, Ricks was a School Resource Officer, where he rotated through each of the thirteen schools and worked directly with the community youth, providing security and assisting with programs and safety drills.
Patrolman Patrick Delome is a graduate of Irvington High School and attended Essex County College. He began his career in law enforcement as a NJ State Corrections Officer, working in Trenton State Prison for two and a half years. He was then hired by the Irvington Police Department, where he has worked for the last 4 years. Delome worked in the Patrol Division answering calls for service and in the S.A.F.E. Unit, a crime deterrence unit aimed at improving the quality of life for residents. For the last seven months, he worked as a detective conducting various types of investigations. During his time at Irvington PD, Delome was the recipient of multiple command citations for arrests, summonses issued, and overall job performance.
Patrolman Michael Fabijanczuk is a 2009 graduate of Arthur L. Johnson High School. After high school, he earned an Associate’s Degree in Early Childhood Education, from Union County College, and a Bachelor’s Degree in accounting, from Kean University. Fabijanczuk was a member of the Clark Volunteer Fire Department from 2015 through 2021. He was hired by the Union County Sheriff’s Office in 2019 and attended the John H. Stamler Police Academy. After graduation, Fabijanczuk was assigned to a court in the Criminal Division.
Patrolman Timothy Lisowski attended Union County College where he received an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice. During this time, he was an Auxiliary Police Officer with the Cranford Police Department. While there, Lisowksi was a recipient of the Chief’s Award and the 5 Year Service Award. He also worked for the Cranford Police Department as a Dispatcher. Lisowski’s first position as a sworn law enforcement officer was with the Kean University Police Department, where he has served since 2020. Further, he holds certifications in Bicycle Patrol and Basic Water Rescue.
It has been 32 years since the Clark Police Department onboarded this many officers in one day. In 1989, officers, Kevin Shackleton, John Doherty, Susan Ricci, Walter Merfert, and Don DeAquino, joined the force together. All had long careers with the department and have since retired.
Along with the new police officers, the Clark Police Department also hired a dispatcher who began his training on November 21, 2021.
Dispatcher Ryan obtained an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Union County College. He began working in Clark as a volunteer EMT with the Clark Volunteer Emergency Squad in 2013, then became a paid EMT in Clark in 2015. Since then, he has also worked as a paid EMT in Woodbridge, Port Reading, and Avenel-Colonia, where he is a Captain. Wakstein is a certified instructor inStop the Bleed and other tactical medicine.
