The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | September 2023
Continued from previous page 1940 There was no monthly meeting of the Association held in September 1940 ; instead , the Association convened in Asbury Park on August 29 th for a conference . The one-day conference , presided over by NJSACOP President Chief H . J Harrington ( Carteret ) had a very full agenda , which included the following :
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An address by Hon . A . Harry Moore , Governor of the State of New Jersey |
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Discussion of police radios ( Chief O ’ Neill , Bayonne ) |
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Review of Accident Prevention ( Chief Inspector Ziegler , NJ Motor Vehicle Department ) |
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Police Schools ( Chief Roff , Morristown ) |
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Arson in New Jersey ( Special Agent Gillecce , National Board of Fire Underwriters ) |
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Bombs ( Chief Jenkins , Union City ) |
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Co-operation between Police Departments ( Chief McCarthy , Plainfield ) |
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Statewide Service and Communications ( Superintendent Mark Kimberling , NJ State Police ) |
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Juvenile Problems ( Superintendent Ernest Brown , Washington , DC Metropolitan Police ) |
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Co-operation between Lawyer-Director and Chief of Police ( Hon . A . DeMuro , Director of Public Safety , |
Nutley ) |
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Police Work as a Vital Factor to Community Welfare ( Hon . F . Gassert , Mayor of Harrison , NJ ) |
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Improving Relations between Police Agencies ( E . Kelly , Executive Secretary , IACP ) |
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Police From a Practical Standpoint ( Hon . J . Quinn , Prosecutor , Monmouth County ) |
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The conference was capped off by a banquet , which featured a keynote address by Camden County Prosecutor |
Samuel Orlando . |
1960 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for September 1960 was conducted at the American Hotel in Freehold . Chief Charles McCoy , chair of the Association ’ s Conference Resolutions Committee , presented the Association ’ s resolution on the Firearms Registration Act , NJSA 2A : 151-36 . “ This resolution recommended the amendment of this statute regarding the time ( seven days ) to ‘ reasonable time to investigate ’ applications for firearms permits .” A motion was made , seconded and passed approving the resolution .
Chief Joseph Gorsky , Chairman of the NJSACOP Public Relations Committee , reported on legislation and “ brought to the attention of members that this was an opportune time to get behind the passage of a Police Training Bill . Chief Gorsky pointed out recent incidents where police officers and communities were held responsible for civil damage in shooting cases , and the need for a state-wide standard in police training to be obtained .” He also reported that Governor Meyner had signed the pension bill amendment awarding one-half salary to the widow of a police officer killed in the performance of duty .
Chief Charles McCoy , Sr .
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