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New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police
President
Board of Officers 2023 — 2024
Chief Edward M . Kerr Spring Lake Police Department
Immediate Past President
Chief Thomas Dellane Stafford Township Police Department
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
3rd Vice President
4th Vice President
Vice President At-Large
Treasurer
Executive Director
Chief John R . Russo Rutherford Police Department
Chief Keith Germain Barnegat Police Department
Chief Andrew Caggiano Montville Township Police Department
Chief Kevin Carey Collingswood Police Department
Chief Matthew P . Geist Middlesex Police Department
Chief Joseph Madden Park Ridge Police Department
Mitchell C . Sklar
features
4 From the Desk of the President Chief Edward M . Kerr
5 Executive Director ’ s Report Mitchell C . Sklar
6 From the NJSACOP Archives …. January
8 NJSACOP 112th Annual Conference Registration
10 SCOTUS Year in Review : The Impact of Recent Rulings on Police Procedures
13 Accreditation Grants Available for New Jersey Law Enforcement Agencies
14 Legal Aid & The Association ’ s Attorney
2023 Law Enforcement Fatalities Report Reveals Law Enforcement Deaths Dropped
18 Association Business
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Vol . 30 , No . 4 , January 2024 © 2024 New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police