At our Voorhees Township Committee meeting on December 8, 2025, Deputy Police Chief April Herrington was appointed to become the 6th Chief of Police in the history of the Voorhees Township Police Department (VTPD). Chief Herrington will replace Chief Lou Bordi who is retiring on December 31, 2025.
Chief Herrington grew up in Voorhees and is a product of the Voorhees Schools and Eastern Regional High School. She went on to receive her Bachelor’s Degree in Law and Criminal Justice at Rowan University and her Master’s Degree in Administrative Science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Chief Herrington’s career in Voorhees began in 1998 in the Township Clerk’s Office and in the Municipal Court. She was soon hired as the first Confidential Assistant in the Police Department. Chief Herrington was then inspired to take the Civil Service Test to become a Police Officer and in 2003, graduated from the Gloucester County Police Academy. At graduation, Chief Herrington received the Academic Award for the highest academic average, the Merit Award voted by her peers for demonstrating exceptional performance and the Director’s Award presented to the recruit with the highest average in academics, physical training and firearms. She was the first recruit in the history of the Gloucester County Police Academy to win all three awards.
Chief Herrington has assumed many roles in her two-decade tenure with the VTPD. She started as a Patrol Officer then advanced to a Firearms Instructor, an Investigator, a Detective, a Patrol Sergeant, a Detective Sergeant, a Patrol Bureau Lieutenant, a Criminal Investigations Bureau Lieutenant, an Administrative Bureau Lieutenant then Captain of the Operations Division. In 2022, she was named Deputy Chief.
Chief Herrington’s credentials are impeccable. She is a graduate of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership Academy. Since 2006, she has been an instructor at both the Camden County Police Academy and Gloucester County Police Academy. She has been a Certified Hostage Negotiator since 2007.
Chief Herrington has received specialized training in such areas as anti-terrorism, crisis negotiations and domestic violence investigations.
Chief Herrington is passionate about keeping our schools safe all day every day. The VTPD was the first in the region to have school security officers protect our students, teachers and staff every hour of every school day. Chief Herrington plans to continue this vital initiative.
Chief Herrington is also passionate about the well-being of her fellow police officers. For the last four years, she has been a member of the Multi-Agency Police Peer Support Team (MAPPS), a group that supports officers’ physical, mental and spiritual health.
Our VTPD has a strong presence in the Voorhees community both on and off duty. Chief Herrington intends to continue such programs as the Junior Police Academy, Adult Police Academy, the Voorhees Saves Lives Program and the Anonymous Crime Tip Line.
Chief Herrington has also taken a leadership role over the last decade with the Camden County Diocese Blue Mass Committee which honors our first responders annually. Last year, she was honored for her commitment and service to this wonderful event.
Chief Herrington intends to continue the positive evolution of our VTPD, which I believe is the best department in the state. She has already submitted comprehensive six-month and 12-month plans to the Township Committee to enhance the growth of our individual police officers and the department as a whole.
On behalf of my colleagues on the Voorhees Township Committee and the entire Voorhees Community, congratulations to April Herrington, our new Chief of Police!
** Voorhees Township Fire Department’s Annual Cookies with Santa will be held on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Kirkwood Fire Station Headquarters at 2002 S. Burnt Mill Road. Bring your camera to take pictures. This free event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, check Voorhees Township social media platforms.
** The Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club’s 17th Annual Community Service Awards event will be held on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Lucien’s Distinguished Catering in Berlin. For sponsorship opportunities and more information on this signature event, visit the Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club website www.voorheesbreakfastrotary.org or call Nick Colanzi at 856-435-6200.
