Funny " How can Sheriff Polhemus justify paying fifty-four of his employees, who work “inside” the office, over $100,000 each" Maybe he took lessons from the Toms River Mayor who deals out crony jobs like candy to his upper echelon of his Rep. Club, It's uncanny!

After Polhemus was chosen for the Sheriff's position...the establishment created the two departments as a sop to Ted Hutler who became the Warden. He probably should have been the one chosen for the Sheriff's position but that's not how things went.

I always vote Republican, but for this election I'm voting for Bob Armstrong. The BEST man for the job! Polhemus can't do the job, he needs a keeper to help him with his day to day activities for his personal life.

never has ocean county had more of an opportunity to do what's right than with this election. this is not about rep's or dem's . this is about the best candidate being elected to office. good luck bob - you've got my vote !

sheriff officers perform “inside” duties is what they were hired for. How would you staff the "outside details" with overtime and or more officers? Good idea.. that will cost us.

"Bob Armstrong is a good candidate."

Why is it that Democrats in this county have so much more common sense than Republicans?

You have to love the amount of money flowing to both parties. The working sheriffs and law enforcement get caught inbetween. Retirement is due. I'm Scott Neuman of Manchester Twp and I'm standing up for the position of Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholder. I am independent of the two party system and want to work for the citizens of Ocean County to save money and keep our AAA bond rating that according to Moodys is now at risk after four years of increased spending and county tax increases. I'm running with Tracy Caprioni and will be on the Democratic-Republician ticket in November. Read Boldtruth.com for more info.

As a long time Republican, I have to admit that I can not support Polhemus this time. He is out of touch with reality and needs to be replaced. The republicans had some great canidates to choose from, but instead of doing the right thing, they let Polhemus run again so he can claim the record of being the longest serving Sheriff in the state. Good reason to keep him on board. I just hope the rest of the voting Republican will see what is going on and vote for doing the right thing and not just stick with party line.

As a long time Republican also, I have to admit that I can not support Polhemus. You have to stop picking based on what party they belong to . with that said the dummies that go to the polls will elect him again .

My question to Mr. Armstrong: What experience do you have in running a jail?

They should put the Sheriff's Office under the Department of Corrections.

Armstrong is just a younger (not by much) version of Polhemus. Neither knows anything about Corrections and the Corrections Department is twice the size of the SD. The big loser is the taxpayers of Ocean until we ge a competent Sheriff. The GOP should have run Mastronardy. In all candor, Armstrong has no idea what the SD does in OC. He is just another wannabe.

If Armstrong dif his homework he would know that Sheriff's ran all the county jails at one time and now only 6 or 7 are. It's because Sheriff's can be political hacks and jail administrators are professionals. He falls in the HACK category when it comes to corrections.

I agree with consolidating positions at the top. From what I read, I must question Mr. Armstrong's knowledge of what the SD officers actually do. These fine men and women "working inside" are safeguarding our county court, and there are many who work outside too. They do support local law enforcement agencies and do a great job at it. In my opinion, anyone running for an office needs to have a clear understanding of how it works, with a clear vision of how it should work and express that vision to the voters.

It's too bad the Sheriff is so out of it. Any knowledgable person in LE and corrections would chew him up and spit him out. Warden Huler has forty years is experience as a police officer, undersheriff and warden. He would make toast out of Armstrong in a debate. He should be running this year.

I have know Bob Armstrong for a number of years. He is a kowledgeable, professional law enforcement official. New blood is needed for the Sheriff's Department and Bob is the right person for the job.

If he is so great and so informed he should tell us about his experience as a street cop, Sheriff's offcer or Correction Officer. He is just another smooth talking politico, who wants to double dip at the taxpayers expense. How much of the taxpayers money does he already receive for his military & FBI pensions???????

Bet he hasn't disclosed his pensions

I don't know if he is so incompetent that he can't get the facts straight or if he is just downright misleading the citizens of OceanCounty, but the fact of the matter is that the previous Sheriff Brown asked the Freeolders to take the jail. Mr. Armstrong also misleads the taxpayers when he claims that counties are merging DOC's with SD's. The facts bear out that over the past 30 years the Sheriff's have gone from running 14 jails to 7. Mr. Armstrong has proven that what claims Sheriff Polhemus to be, he is, an unknowing over the hill political hack.

You would think the GOP would found another person to run ,I am sure they can find one ,or They really think people are that dum to see this guy needs a helper and is not capable if driving himself to work , carrying a firearm or remember what he said 5 minutes ago.. That is an insult to every tax payer.

I don't know Mr. Armstrong, except that looking at his picture, he has provided a great many years of service to our country. I certainly will not discount that, nor disparage the character of a man who did a job most americans will not, but will benefit from his service. I think he deserves some consideration. That said, I repeat from my earlier comment on this. He needs to convince the voters that he understands the roles and responsibilites of each department before trying to tell us how he wants to change things.

He has certainly served our country well, but what does he know about running a sheriff's department or corrections department. Just from what he says its obvious that he does not know much about either job.

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The current sheriff gave $42,00 overtime to a SINGLE employee. Terrible!

is this the public taker , who is on disability , being paid by the taxpayers and tax free ??????

After over 25 years of Ocean County suffering from Sheriff Polhemus preserving the status quo instead of continuing to improve the departments under his control, supporting political cronyism with over-zealous salaries for his employees, and burdening the citizens with thousands of dollars of unnecessary and mishandled departmental costs, it is time for Ocean County to elect a new Sheriff. After looking at each candidate, Bob Armstrong is the most qualified man to tackle the problems that plague this county. Bob Armstrong’s resume speaks for itself after spending his entire life in law enforcement in one form or another. He has new ideas on how to fix our county’s problems and has the experience how to implement these changes effectively. Candidate Bob Armstrong is the only man up to the task of being Ocean County’s Sheriff.

"Sheriff Polhemus and the Jail Warden spent over $4 million in overtime alone in 2011," that's outrageous! It's time for a new Sheriff and Bob Armstrong is the best candidate!

"We are wasting their talents" - Bob Armstrong. I absolutely love it! He definitely made great points in his letter! We need officers to do what they were meant to do, what they were trained to do, and what they love to do!