FROM THE NJSACOP ARCHIVES … JANUARY
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FROM THE NJSACOP ARCHIVES … JANUARY
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 C. 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 eightthirty AM and attend the funeral as a body.
This same meeting, as reported in The Courier-News, arrangements were“ made for an escort for Presidentelect Woodrow Wilson at the time of his inauguration” by members of the Association.
Chief George Tenney
Woodrow Wilson
Chief Frank Monahan
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.”
1937 Hawthorne Police Chief Vanderwalk reported that“ Passaic County Chiefs of Police had formed an association, and would be glad to co-operate with this or any other, police association.”
Chief William Dettmar
1940 At the January NJSACOP State Chiefs Meeting, Former NJSACOP and IACP President Chief Peter Siccardi, recently retired from the Bergen County Police Department, asked for“ the privilege of the floor,” and then addressed the membership, stating that he felt at this time that being retired he wanted the Chiefs to know that he appreciated everything they did in his interests while an active member of this association, in elevating him to Presidency of the State Association and with their assistance the Presidency of the International and though he was retired he would serve the association or any member in any way he could and that the officers could call on him for anything they felt they wanted him to perform.
Chief Peter Siccardi