NJSP , from Page 1 foundation — told The Gazette that the organization ’ s origins are deeply rooted in Hammonton .
“ the state police , on December 5 , 1921 , started out on horseback and motorcycle on their first patrol from trenton . troop B was headquartered at the imperial Hotel in Netcong and covered North Jersey with five substations . troop a was headquartered at the raleigh Hotel in Hammonton and covered South Jersey with substations in rented quarters at seven locations . there were stables on Pleasant Street , behind what is now Graycewyngs ; those were the original stables where they kept their horses ,” Silipino said .
Silipino said that the state police used a portion of the raleigh Hotel as troop a Headquarters from 1921 to 1939 , after which
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Hammonton played a large role in origins of NJ State Police
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the Veterans of foreign Wars ( VfW ) established Post 1026 there , naming it after Joseph Passalaqua , who was killed in World War i . to mark the centennial celebration , Silipino said that troopers United fund is working in conjunction with the State Police Memorial association to host several events .
“ We ’ re hosting a car show at division headquarters in West trenton . that ’ s open to the public and free admission . it ’ ll feature classic cars , and our entire fleet is going to be out there — helicopters , our t . e . a . M . S . [ technical emergency and Mission Specialists ] vehicles . that should be a big community event ... the State Po-
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Left : Detective Andrew Silipino , of the New Jersey State Police , posed with
Landon Sheppard at a demonstration in Sheppard ’ s honor . Above : The founders of the Troopers United Foundation are ( left to right ) Shaun Clark , Eric Ayala , Andrew Silipino and Christopher Piligno . Below : The Raleigh Hotel , now the home to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Passalaqua Post 1026 , served as the first headquarters for the New Jersey State Police in 1921 .
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