1926 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for November 1926 was held in Newark, NJ. Chief Dolan reported for the Traffic Committee that“ Commissioner Dill favored a bill for [ a ] uniform system to be used on the three light traffic standard and would have the Attorney General draft a bill and submit it to the association for approval.”
1928 A Resolution was adopted by the Association stating that“ H. Norman Schwarzkopf be accepted as a member of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, such membership to continue as long as the said H. Norman Schwarzkopf remains Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.”
1931 Chief McRell reported on the convention of the Association of Chiefs of Police of Europe, held at Paris last month,“ which he attended and the good and instructive program they had.” He also reported that his participation in this conference had put the NJSACOP“ on the map,” especially“ through the hand signal books published by this association on uniform hand signals, which he left with them.”
1932 The NJSACOP Monthly State Chiefs Meeting for November 1932 was held in Newark, NJ. The regular order of business was suspended“ and dispensed with to usher Dr. Gluckman of Newark, N. J. into the meeting.” Dr. Gluckman addressed the members on the subject of health,“ stressing the importance of healthy men giving the maximum efficiency to a police department, and advocating specialists in the examination of policemen periodically.”
1939 Chief Roff reported that he had occasion to speak with Jim Egan, the“ personal contact man” for FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, during which conversation Chief Roff brought up the matter of Director Hoover’ s seemingly unsavory attitude toward the members of this association and his refusal to speak before our meeting or visit with us on two occasions at our invitation and our understanding that he 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 … 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
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