The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | September 2023
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refused to sit in on a meeting of the International because one of our members being an officer , etc . and that in conclusion he seemingly convinced Mr . Egan to some degree that some of the stories brought back to Mr . Hoover were exaggerated and as a result Mr . Egan asked Chief Roff to advise him of the dates of our meetings and that he would talk to the Director and have him come to our meeting .
1940 The November 1940 State Chiefs Meeting was held at the Court House in Newark , NJ . Following adoption of the previous month ’ s minutes , Chief Fred Roff reported that …
Chief Roff and J . Edgar Hoover
He had occasion to talk with Jim Egan , J . Edgar Hoover ’ s personal contact man while at San Francisco last month and brought up the matter of Director Hoover ’ s seemingly unsavory attitude towards the members of this association and his refusal speak before our meeting or visit with us on two occasions at our invitation and our understanding that he refused to sit in a meeting on the International because one of our members being an officer , etc . and that in conclusion he seemingly convinced Mr . Egan to some degree that the stories brought to Mr . Hoover were exaggerated and as a result Mr . Egan asked Chief Roff to advise him of the dates of our meetings and that he would speak to the Director and have him come to our meeting . Incidentally , Chief Roff stated , Mr . Kitchin , Special Agent in Charge at Newark until recently transferred , had made a good report of the Chiefs in this association to Mr . Hoover , according to Mr . Egan .
1941 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for November 1941 was held at the Elks Club in Bound Brook , NJ . Following the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting , a letter
from N . C . Miller , Dean & Director , Rutgers University , advising of a new course in Criminal Law for Police Officers throughout the State , which , he stated , had been mailed to police officers throughout the State with circular , asking that we encourage the police of the state to subscribe for this important subject , was read . This is a home study course and the cost is $ 10.00 and the President asked that it be encouraged among the police officers throughout the state .
The membership application of Colonel Charles Schoeffel , Superintendent of the NJ State Police , was received and accepted .
At this time Special Agent in Charge FBI at Newark , E . E . Conroy was introduced . He stated that the FBI will inaugurate a Civilian Defense Course for Chiefs of Police on November 12 th and 13 th at the Newark Police Academy , in co-operation with the Office of Civilian Defense in view of the designation of the FBI as the official police training agency by Mayor LaGuardia , U . S . Director of Civilian Defense . This 2 day course will later be followed by a 6 day course and it was thought that this 2 day course be limited to Chiefs of Police , so that they may be acquainted with what their man or men would be instructed in at the 6 day session later on .
1956 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for November 1956 was held at Monoca ’ s Elm Hall in Kearny , NJ . Several letters and other communications to the Association were read , including :
A letter from H . G . Foster , Special Agent in Charge of the FBI ’ s San Francisco office , “ stating how much he regretted leaving New Jersey and the pleasure he had in working with the NJSACOP ….”
A letter from the FBI “ in regard to the five day investigative type of police training schools to be co-sponsored by the NJSACOP and the various and county police chiefs associations with the cooperation of the New Jersey State Police and the FBI . The letter set forth the places and dates in which these schools would be held .”
2007 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for November 2007 was held at Ft . Monmouth . Chief Eric Mason , chairman of the NJSACOP Command & Leadership Program , announced the first event of the new NJSACOP C & L Alumni Association , which would feature a presentation by the Department Chair of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U . S . Military Academy at West Point .
Chief Eric Mason
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