Bayshore Task Force

The Bayshore Task Force (BTF) was incorporated in 1972.  Chief R. Bruce Phillips (Holmdel Township) and Deputy Chief Joseph Booket (Aberdeen) approached the Bayshore Conference of Mayors regarding the development of a Bayshore Task Force investigative unit that would work with each town in the Bayshore area.  There are ten towns that make up this partnership:  Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Keansburg, Union Beach, Keyport, Hazlet, Middletown, Holmdel, Matawan, and Aberdeen.

Each town contributes to the BTF expenses, and are thereby able to utilize shared resources, which would not otherwise be available to individual communities.

In 1983 the Bayshore Task Force formed a separate unit, which is known as the Bayshore Task Force Narcotic Strike Force.  Officers from these towns are assigned to the Strike Force for one year.  They work as undercovers, investigating various degrees of narcotic trafficking.

Another unit within the BTF, the Advisory Committee, consists of investigators from each municipality who make recommendations on equipment and training to the BTF Board of Directors, which consists of Chiefs from each municipality. 

For more information on the Bayshore Task Force:  Contact Chief Wilson's office at 732-946-9690 ext. 1722 or email to rwilson@holmdelpolice.org