CHIEF TALK: Episode #20
Ocean County Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy
Michael G. Mastronardy brings 40 years of law enforcement experience to the Office of Ocean County Sheriff. Having worked his way up the ranks of the Toms River Police Department, Mastronardy was named Chief of the Department in November 1992. He served in that capacity until his retirement December 31, 2013.
Currently serving his 4th Term as Ocean County Sheriff, Mastronardy is responsible for preserving the peace and providing the security for the judges, the courts and the people who use them. He is responsible for the Ocean County Office of Emergency Management, Communications Division, Enhanced 911, the Criminal Investigation Unit, Criminalistics, Project Lifesaver, the Drone Unit, the Marine Unit, the Countywide Identification Program, the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program and the Ocean County Police Academy. He provides K-9 support for all 33 municipalities including bloodhounds to track missing people, bomb dogs, drug dogs and an arson dog.
Sheriff Mastronardy is past president of the Ocean County Association of Chiefs of Police and the New Jersey State Chiefs of Police Association. He has served as a consultant to NOBLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives) on Cultural Diversity issues and has served on the New Jersey Human Relations Commission. He presently serves as President of the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. He is Past President of the New Jersey Sheriff’s Association, and currently serves as 2nd Vice President. He serves on the National Sheriff’s Technology and Narcotics Committees as well as being a member of the National Sheriff’s Association Board of Directors. He also serves as member of the Board of Directors for the National Public Safety Cadet Program.
