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22 NEW JERSEY COPS ■ FEBRUARY 2015 ‘Mick’ McHale named NAPO President There was no formal ceremony when newly inducted President Michael “Mick” McHale took the reigns of NAPO leadership on Jan. 25, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t hit the ground running. McHale replaces longtime NAPO president Thomas Nee who stepped down at the Jan. 25 NAPO meeting in Las Vegas. “Mick thanked all the board members for their support and indicated his view of the importance of reaching out to recruit groups across the country that are not currently in NAPO, to continue to speak out consistently and forcefully on behalf of rank and file officers across the U.S., to do everything possible to promote the safety a