Job Well Done: An Extraordinary Foot Pursuit
Montclair Local 53 member Kevin Ortiz doesn’t hesitate to assist a fellow officer in running down a suspect By Esther Gonzales Driving on Stonebridge Road on Nov. 29, 2022, Montclair…
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Bear Up
NJSPBA members once again receive hundreds of Feel Better Bears to bring an extra sense of comfort to children By Esther Gonzales In 2019, Perth Amboy Local 13 State Delegate…
Read MoreSpirited
Members give it all to make the PBA Toy Drive for children in foster care bigger and better than ever By Esther Gonzales Photos by Ed Carattini Jr. Pines Manor…
Read MoreSergeant Richard “Dick” Carroll of Hoboken Police Department, End of Watch: October 27, 2022
‘He was always there’ Dick Carroll leaves a lasting legacy as one of the PBA’s forefathers By Esther Gonzales A forefather of the PBA and Hoboken Local 2. A grandfather…
Read MoreHistory in the Making
Jim and Erica Hoffman become the NJSPBA’s first father and daughter to serve together as State Delegates Erica Hoffman walked past the hundreds of NYPD recruits preparing to be sworn…
Read MoreHitting it out of the Park for the Fallen
Families Behind the Badge Softball Tournament honors two fallen officers and continues its support for NJSPBA Survivor & Welfare Fund When Woodland Park Councilwoman Tracy Kallert began the Families Behind…
Read MoreWhen life gives you lemons…
If you’re Old Bridge Local 127, you take a stand and make a donation With the way the heat has been making law enforcement officers on the beat sweat more…
Read MoreRetired Officer Nicholas “Bear” Fresolone Jr. of Orange Police Department, End of Watch: Aug. 2, 2022
‘A big teddy bear’ If you ever heard that booming voice roaring, “Hey there!” or the loudest laugh in the room, you undoubtedly knew who it belonged to. It’d be…
Read MoreInto the Woods
Members in Gloucester County and Camden County pull off daring search to find three missing children By Esther Gonzales Green brush surrounded a creek in Magnolia Boro that stretched for…
Read MoreRun For It
The experience of being with the athletes and the community inspires NJSPBA members to revere the Law Enforcement Torch Run By Esther Gonzales As NJSPBA members ran through Roselle Park…
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