About Our Staff
On September 9, 2024, Thomas J. Dellane was appointed as Undersheriff by Sheriff Michael G. Mastronardy. Undersheriff Dellane is in charge of the Police Academy and Professional Standards, in the Sheriff’s Office.
Undersheriff Thomas Dellane retired as Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator from the Stafford Township Police Department on March 1, 2024, after 36 years of service to the residents of Stafford Township.
Undersheriff Dellane received his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Stockton University and his Juris Doctorate Law Degree from Rutgers University – Camden School of Law and has been a member of the New Jersey Bar Association since 1999.
Undersheriff Dellane served as the Chair for the Middle Atlantic Great Lakes Organized Crime Law Enforcement Network (MAGLOCLEN) until his retirement from Stafford Township Police Department.
Undersheriff Dellane has served as a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Policy Center Advisory Group since 1996 and is a graduate of the 261st session of the FBI National Academy.
Undersheriff Dellane served as President of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police in 2022 and was appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner to the Joint Committee on Criminal Justice Reform in 2023 and was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy as one of fourteen members of the Interagency Working Group on Body Worn Cameras in 2020.
Lt. John Tate began his law enforcement career in Seaside Heights as a Special Police Officer in May of 1978. In September of 1980, he was made provisional and completed the Ocean County Police Academy in April of 1981. Lt. Tate was made Sergeant in May of 1984 and Lieutenant February of 1996. Winner of numerous awards during his tenure at Seaside Heights, including Ocean County Emeralds Society Law Enforcement Officer of the Year in 1997 and a Meritorious Proclamation from the State Senate and Assembly in 1997 for his part in a cold case homicide investigation from 1968. He also is a two time winner of the Princeton State PBA Bench press championship with his best lift at 430 pounds. Lt. Tate retired from Seaside Heights in November of 2003.
Lt. Tate then accepted the position of Recruit Training Coordinator at the Ocean County Police Academy July of 2005. Lt. Tate still holds this position and has graduated recruits from across the state of New Jersey.
Lt. Tate is a graduate of North Bergen High School in 1974. After high school, Lt. Tate attended Kean University for two years, before moving to Toms River, New Jersey. Lt. Tate received his Associates Degree in Social Science from Ocean County College in Toms River, New Jersey and then his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Science from Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, New Jersey. Lt. Tate has completed his Masters in Justice Administration from the University of the Cumberland’s in Williamsburg, Kentucky.
Lt. Tate is married to his wife Donna for 40 years and has three adult children, with his son Jesse also in law enforcement with Manchester Township. He also has his first granddaughter on the way. He and his wife currently reside in Manchester, New Jersey.
Chief William J. Dikun began his law enforcement career as a Special Police Officer with the Point Pleasant Beach Police Department in May of 1976. In November of 1977, he was sworn in as a Patrolman with the Little Egg Harbor Police Department. He subsequently commenced training at the Ocean County Police Academy, as a member of Class 31, which graduated in May 1978. On June 1, 1978, he changed venues and accepted a position as a County Investigator with the Ocean County Prosecutors Office. While at the Prosecutor’s Office, Chief Dikun was assigned to the Grand Jury Unit, Polygraph Unit and the Special Investigations Unit, which is now the Special Operations Group.
On June 1, 1980 Chief Dikun accepted a position as a Patrolman with the Bay Head Police Department. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1992, Lieutenant in 1995 and subsequently Chief of Police in 1998. He retired from sworn law enforcement service on January 1, 2005 and accepted the position as Chief Police Instructor at the Ocean County Police Academy.
Chief Dikun is a 1972 graduate of Point Pleasant Boro High School. He has attained a Master of Administrative Science Degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Bachelor of Arts Degree from Rowan University and Associate in Arts and Science Degrees from Ocean County College. During his tenure he attended various Federal, State and County in-service courses of instruction and is a graduate of the 188th session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, VA.
He retired 2014 as a Master Chief Petty Officer in the United States Coast Guard Reserve with over 28 years of service. Chief Dikun is a veteran of Operations Desert Shield/Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He remains active in his community as a member of Point Pleasant Borough Fire Department, VFW Post 4715, BPOE 1698 and Durand Masonic Lodge 179.
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