10
NEW JERSEY COPS ■ MARCH 2014
Frank Cipully gives NJ COPS the benefit of his experience
Jackson Township Local 168 State Delegate Frank Cipully has not only been a bread winner, he has been a bread runner.
Before becoming a cop, he owned a bread distributorship. He also worked in a steel mill, was an auto mechanic, a driver
and manager for Airborne Express, worked in operations for Merrill Lynch Commodities and as a mortgage broker. He
says that experience of working with so many different people has enabled him to serve his members with so much
dedication and inspiration. Frank shared some of his learning experiences with NJ COPS…
Because the book stuff always came
easy to me, I wound up tutoring some of
them.
As a State Delegate, do you feel
like you are always on the job?
You have to protect your members and
protect their rights. One of my guys was
involved in a crash today. He got T-boned
by somebody, but the incident automatically becomes an Internal Affairs thing,
so I had to take care of that. I wanted to
make sure he had representation. I will
call him later tonight to make sure he’s
OK and let him know if he needs anything to call. You have to cover all the
bases 24 hours a day.
We know you did a lot before
becoming a cop. What have you
done since becoming a cop?
I started with Jackson Township in 1995
as a patrolman on midnights. I was a
member of the Special Response Team
for a couple of years. I have been a
DARE officer for 17 years and was a
School Resource Officer for six years.
Now I am back in patrol on the day shift,
so I guess everything has come full circle.
How do you like the DARE and
SRO duties?
I love working with the kids, getting the
message out there and building relationships from the time they are in
kindergarten that last through high
school and even into college. I coached
Pop Warner football and little league
baseball and softball. I get to see the
kids all around with different activities,
and it keeps me young. And, at the same
time, I try to be a positive role model in
their lives.
So what did you do before becoming a cop?
What Y