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CONTENTS
NEW JERSEY COPS ■ JANUARY 2015
COVER STORY...................................PAGE 27
The givers that
keep on giving
Members of Bergen County PBA
Locals have put together a renowned
Christmas Toy Drive that for the past
25 years has brought gifts and smiles
and even Santa Claus to thousands
of kids and their families. And for
these cops, the gift of giving has
been their greatest gift.
COVER PHOTOS BY ED CARATTINI JR.
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■ MITCHELL
KRUGEL
Editor and Publisher
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■ DAN
RAPPOPORT
Sales Director
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■ JEANNE
B. DAUBNER
Art Director
■ GINA
CROTCHFELT
Graphic Artist
State House Report: A New Dawn
Rob Nixon previews the challenges the NJ State PBA will face in the political arena in
2015: from pension reform to body cameras and ticket quotas to the advent of the
PBA’s PAC and an inevitable presidential run by the governor.......................Page 16
A look ahead to the 26th Annual NJ State PBA Collective
Bargaining Seminar reveals how this event grew from a
George O’Brien brainstorm to one of the organization’s
showcase events......................................................Page 33
■ JOHN
HULSE
■ ED
CARATTINI JR
PBA Photographer
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■ DEANNA
HUNTER
Operations Manager
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Too Many Gone Too Soon
Remembering the tragic deaths of NYPD detectives
Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, as well as Stephen Petruzzello,
the Cliffside Park Special Officer who was struck and killed by
a reckless driver, leads to an Atlantic City pro-police rally to
remind that what you do does not go unnoticed....Page 37
Dinner is Served
New Brunswick Local 23 hosted its 25th annual holiday dinner for its retirees, an event
that welcomed them back to the department they helped mold, and is a model for
how all Locals can connect with their retired members..................................Page 42
President’s Message......................Page 4
Executive Vice President...............Page 5
The 4-1-1 .......................................Page 8
PBA Legal Corner........................Page 10
LPP Update..................................Page 12
Collective Bargaining Report.....Page 14
Pension and Benefits Report .....Page 18
SIGMUND
Associate Editor
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PBA Editor
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Collectively Speaking
Also in this issue
■ JOSHUA
Corrections Report .....................Page 20
Local 600 .................................... Page 22
NAPO Report ..............................Page 24
Around the State........................Page 45
Training Station ..........................Page 55
Test Prep......................................Page 6