Before the Little Egg Harbor Township Police Department became the 45-officer force it is today, it was a small but mighty group of officers trying to fit the needs of a growing community.
Fifty years ago, the department was officially established by ordinance. Before 1974, Little Egg Harbor Township was patrolled by a handful of part-time officers. One of those was Bill Kleinow.
Kleinow started as a dispatcher in 1971, and attended the police academy in 1973.
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