Six Princeton Police Department police officers entered a pivotal point in their careers as they received promotions in a ceremonial swearing-in at a recent Princeton Council meeting.
Police Corporals Eric Dawson, Craig Humble and Darwin Kieffer were sworn in as police sergeants, and police officers Dashawn Cribb, Dan Ehnstrom and Steve Lattin were sworn in as police corporals.
Police Chief Christopher Tash said their promotions were the culmination of years of unwavering dedication to the Princeton Police Department and to the Princeton community.
“The officers’ journey to this point reflects their perseverance, commitment and professionalism that defines the men and women of our department. I cannot be more proud of them,” Tash said.
The six police officers are fully prepared to embrace the new challenges and responsibilities that come with their promotions, he said.
“While we celebrate their accomplishments, we must also recognize the vital role their families and friends have played. Their encouragement has been instrumental in helping the officers to achieve this milestone in their careers,” Tash said.
Dawson graduated from the Burlington County Police Academy in 2004. He worked for the Burlington County Sheriff’s Department and the Mansfield Township Police Department, prior to being hired by the Princeton Police Department in 2015. He has served in the patrol and detective bureaus.
Dawson has earned several awards, including the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Law Enforcement Distinguished Service Award. He is a three-time winner of the Patrolman Billie D. Ellis Honorable Service Award and also earned the Patrolman Walter E. Harris Meritorious Service Award.
Humble graduated from the Burlington County Police Academy as an alternate route candidate, and was hired by the Medford Township Police Department in 2009.
Humble has been a Princeton police officer since 2012. He was assigned to the newly formed Community Impact Unit and was also assigned to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigation Unit as a member of the Mercer County narcotics task force.
Kieffer is a third-generation police officer. He joined the Princeton Police Department in 2010 after graduating from the Mercer County Police Academy’s alternate route program.
He has served in the patrol and detective bureaus. He is a field training officer and a firearms instructor, and an instructor at the Mercer County Police Academy. He is a member of the Princeton Police Department Honor Guard unit.
Cribb joined the Princeton Police Department in 2014. He has served in the patrol and detective bureau, and has been a field training officer. He was assigned to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office’s Serious Investigations Unit.
He is trained as a Community Law Enforcement Affirmative Relations (CLEAR) and crisis de-escalation instructor.
Ehnstrom graduated from the Ocean County Police Academy and worked for the Beach Haven Police Department as a Class II special police officer. He was hired fulltime by the Mansfield Township Police Department in 2005, and by the Princeton Police Department in 2015. He has served in the patrol and detective bureaus.
Ehnstrom serves as a field training office, firearms instructor and Megan’s Law liaison. He is a member of the Princeton Police Department’s Serious Collision Response Team. He has received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Award and the Patrolman Walter E. Harris Meritorious Service Award.
Lattin has been a Princeton police officer since 2010. He has served in the Patrol Bureau, the Safe Neighborhoods Bureau and the Traffic Safety Bureau.
Lattin became the Princeton Police Department’s second K-9 handler, after graduating from the New Jersey State Police K-9 Academy. Lattin and K-9 Ellie are members of the New Jersey Detect and Render Safe task force.
