From the NJSACOP Archives … January
The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | January 2022
1913 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for January 1913 was held in Westfield , NJ . Vice President Frank Monahan occupied the chair . As recorded in the meeting minutes
Owing to the death of our late president George G . Tenney no official business be transacted . Vice President Frank Monahan occupied the chair and confirmed the following resolutions .
Resolved that members of the Association meet at Police Headquarters Elizabeth , at eight-thirty AM and attend the funeral as a body .
Chiefs Frank Monahan George Tenney
1922 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for January 1922 closed with the announcement by Chief Dettmar of the Trenton Police Department that he had “ retired as Chief from the department on January 1 , and that he requested that the association take no cognizance of it by a present or lunch as he would not accept it , on motions a rising vote of thanks was tendered the chief extending him our very best .”
1953 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for January 1953 was held in Lyndhurst , NJ . During the report of the Association ’ s Committees , Traffic Committee Chair Matthew Bolger presented a Resolution which read , in part :
Chief William Dettmar Trenton PD
WHEREAS : The New Jersey State Association of Chiefs assembled in formal meeting in Lyndhurst , New Jersey , Recognizes the importance of complete knowledge of the law and Court Procedure in the adjudication of traffic cases ….
Chief Matthew Bolger Newark PD
RESOLVED : That this Association hereby requests that the Attorney-General of the State of New Jersey cause to be prepared a manual of the proper procedure to be followed in the arrest and prosecution of persons violating the provisions of Title 39 of the Revised statutes as amended and supplemented , and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED : That a copy of such manual be distributed to all police officers throughout the State .
2002 Executive Director Sklar announced that the Association had launched an internet homepage , to be found at www . njsacop . org .
2003 Executive Director Sklar informed the membership that the NJSACOP Law Enforcement Agency Accreditation Program was now operational , and that information would be disseminated to all law enforcement agencies in the State .
2021 Dr . Lew Schlosser was introduced as the first official NJSACOP Chief Psychologist .
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