In December of 2022, Terrence Covert was promoted to the rank of Captain and assigned as Commander of the Professional Standards Division where he oversees the Training Unit, Community Policing Unit, the Traffic Safety Unit, the Class I Special Police Officers and the Crossing Guards.

In 2020, Captain Covert moved from the Patrol Division back to the Detective Bureau in the Investigations Division and served as the Deputy Investigations Commander under Captain David Forrester. Three years later he was assigned as the Deputy Operations Commander over the Patrol Division, and in 2016 Captain Covert was awarded the opportunity to attend the FBI National Academy in Quantico VA. The following year he graduated from the DEA Drug Unit Commanders Class #61 in Quantico, VA.īy 2012, Captain Covert was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and became the Deputy SERT Commander. In 2007, Captain Covert was assigned to the Detective Bureau to run the Drug Enforcement Unit. In addition to his new duties as a supervisor, Captain Covert took over the special units for the motorcycle and bicycle units. After a brief stint back on Patrol, where he continued as a Field Training Officer, he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2005.

That same year he was assigned to the Detective Bureau. Recognized for his capacities as a leader, Captain Covert was assigned to be a Field Training Officer, and in 2001 he was assigned to his high school alma mater as a School Resource Officer.Ĭaptain Covert’s career continued to progress and he earned a place on the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) in 2002. Captain Terrence Covert graduated from Brick Township High School in 1989 and was hired by the Brick Police Department in 1997, graduating with class #196 of the New Jersey State Police Municipal Academy.

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