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CONTENTS COVER STORY........................................................PAGE 29 The votes are in Paramus Local 186 Members Matt McGuire on the cover, left and Anthony Mordaga were two of the more-than-500 PBA members who hit the streets and phones on Election Day to ensure that law enforcementsupported state and local politicians would earn or keep their NJ Assembly seats. In an all-day, relentless effort, politically active members traversed the state to show what best laid Political Action plan can accomplish. NJ Cops hit the streets and the phones with the members to chronicle their efforts. COVER PHOTO BY ED CARATTINI, JR. 545 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Main Number: Advertising: Editorial: Distribution: Subscriptions: Email: Web-site: ■ ■ DAN RAPPOPORT Sales Director [email protected] ■ JEANNE B. DAUBNER Art Director ■ GINA CROTCHFELT Graphic Artist ■ ■ NJ State PBA Director of Government Affairs Rob Nixon provides exclusive analysis of the 2015 Election ..............................................................Page 13 JOSHUA SIGMUND ■ ED CARATTINI JR PBA Photographer [email protected] In honor of Veterans Day, we pay tribute to Retired Local 600 members who have proved their merit through service not only to the NJSPBA and their local communities, but also to their country having served in America’s major conflicts of the 1950s and 1960s ....................................Page 37 ■ Wives tales ■ Behind every good cop is the support of a good woman – especially, that is, if you’re a North Brunswick cop. Against a flood of anti-law enforcement rhetoric in the media, 35 Local 160 spouses put marker to poster board to write words of encouragement to their heroes for an unprecedented photo op ......................................................................................................Page 43 Fighting chance Members of Madison Local 92 and the Madison SOA have come together so their beloved captain, Joseph Cirella, will not be alone as he fights Stage 4 colon cancer ..........................................Page 49 In Memorium: NYPD Officer Randolph Holder Randolph Holder brought a family history of law enforcement from his homeland of Guyana to the city he adopted and chose to protect. When a lifelong criminal shot and killed Holder, it marked the fourth NYPD officer being lost in the line of duty during the past 10 months .......................Page 60 Also in this issue President’s Message............................................Page 4 Executive Vice-President ...................................Page 7 The 4-1-1..................................................................Page 8 PBA Legal Corner...............................................Page 10 Health Benefits Update...................................Page 16 Pension Benefits Report..................................Page 19 ■ JOHN HULSE PBA Editor [email protected] We salute you NEW JERSEY COPS MITCHELL KRUGEL Editor and Publisher [email protected] Associate Editor [email protected] PLUS 6 201-880-7288 201-410-1721 201-370-4082 201-410-1721 [email protected] [email protected] www.njcopsmagazine.com NOVEMBER 2015 NAPO Report.......................................................Page 26 Around the State ...............................................Page 63 Training Station..................................................Page 73 Health and Wellness.........................................Page 75 Member Benefits...............................................Page 83 JENNIFER TRATTLER Editorial Assistant [email protected] LYNN ADAMO Copy Editor [email protected] ■ DEANNA HUNTER Operations Manager [email protected] If you have a news tip or a press release, email information to [email protected] NOVEMBER 2015 ■ Vol. 19 No. 11 New Jersey COPS, known also as NJ COPS, is a monthly publication dedicated to law enforcement and criminal justice professionals operating in the State of New Jersey. ©2015 KRURAPP COMMUNICATIONS INC. Reproduction of any part of this magazine without express written permission is prohibited. Subscription rate: $25 for one year. Address subscription inquiries and address changes to [email protected]. Inquires may also be sent to [email protected]. Reader comments and editorial submissions are welcome, but we assume no responsibility for the return of unsolicited material. The acceptance of advertisements by New Jersey COPS does not constitute an endorsement of the product or services advertised. New Jersey COPS assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements.