The President’ s Message
NEW JERSEY STATE POLICEMEN’ S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE BOARD
PATRICK COLLIGAN State President
MARC KOVAR Executive Vice-President
Peter Andreyev 1st Vice-President Henry Werner 2nd Vice-President Michael Pellegrino 3rd Vice-President Mark Aurigemma 4th Vice-President Eugene Dello 5th Vice-President Keith Bennett 6th Vice-President Richard Kott 7th Vice-President Frederick Ludd, Sr. 8th Vice-President Luke Sciallo 9th Vice-President Frank P. Cipully 10th Vice-President John Cernek 11th Vice-President Ed Carattini, Jr. 12th Vice-President
Michael Kaniuk Financial Secretary Margaret Hammond Recording Secretary John Monsees Treasurer
Michael Freeman Trustee Bryan Flammia Trustee Robert Ormezzano Trustee Terrance Benson, Sr. Trustee Rodney Furby Trustee Charles Schwartz Trustee Patrick Moran Trustee
Joseph A. Macones Sergeant-at-Arms Sean Plasket Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Tardio Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Heller Sergeant-at-Arms Keith Curry Sergeant-at-Arms Christopher Ricciotti Sergeant-at-Arms John Granahan Sergeant-at-Arms Andrew Pacucci Sergeant-at-Arms Joseph Nigro Sergeant-at-Arms Kelly Polack Sergeant-at-Arms Glenn Pagano Sergeant-at-Arms
Remembering Bobby Smith and matters related to PFRS
More fallen heroes and why Trump won
On Sept. 16, those of us who were at the PBA Convention in Phoenix had the extraordinary honor of hearing Louisiana State Trooper Bobby Smith tell the story of his incredible, and truly unbelievable, journey through life. His story had what I know will be a profound and lasting impact on many of our lives that day.
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pension The law issues enforcement speaks for response itself. He to is not this one election of the was many simple candidates. More that than suddenly 900,000 jumped law enforcers into this leave race their because homes the mood each day struck to provide him. Many safety of those and security candidates to the truly communities have no concept they serve of what and that answer PFRS tens Board of millions does as of evidenced calls for service by their. The campaign vast majority materials are handled. Kevin has without been incident involved and in union don’ t issues end up for on decades the news and. I will have bring never that hidden knowledge from the and harsh passion reality to the that PFRS we make Board mistakes. If you are, and a retiree when who we cares do they about are your ugly pension and tragic, make, but sure as the you Boston vote. And Globe I hope article you suggests will vote, for Trump Kevin’ s win Lyons was. vindication for those who are doing their jobs without engaging in racial Finally profiling, we find or ourselves excessive again force in. another tragic period of law enforcement officers being
injured Our profession and killed has. As I room said at for the improvement beginning of. It the always month will, there. But will I hope be no that street when protests the analysis politicians of this calling election for is justice finally; just done officers, an attack and families on law mourning enforcement the loss isn’ t of in another arsenal hero. of The a
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Stay safe! d
4 NEW JERSEY COPS ■ NOVEMBER 2016