In Memoriam
Chief Jimmy DeVaul of Maplewood Police Department, End of Watch: Oct. 21, 2022
Maplewood Local 44 honors chief for lifetime of devoted service It’s not easy to say goodbye to a brother or sister, and it’s especially not easy when that brave soul…
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 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 MoreDetective Corporal Tim Kelly of Union Beach Police Department, End of Watch: July 17, 2022
‘Tim was always thinking’ Junior always wanted to hang out at the Union Beach Police Department with his dad, Tim Kelly Sr. Junior loved sitting in the police cars and…
Read MoreSergeant Robert Miller of Clifton Local 36, Date of Passing: Feb. 5, 2022
‘A teddy bear at heart’ You could often find Sergeant Robert Miller at Six Flags with a group of officers, attempting to conquer the next tallest or scariest coaster Miller…
Read MoreCorporal Shawn Williams of Hudson County Corrections Officers Local 109, Date of Passing: Dec. 22, 2021
‘He was completely committed’ On Dec. 21, Hudson County Corrections Officers Local 109 President Derrick James found himself working a hospital detail across the hall from where Corporal Shawn Williams…
Read MoreDetective Mario Novo of Hoboken Local 2, Date of Passing: Dec. 13, 2021
Hoboken’s Most Diligent Detective NJSPBA members mourn the unexpected loss of Mario Novo Hundreds of NJSPBA members and officers throughout the state in full dress uniforms stood side by side…
Read MoreCaptain Joseph Goertz of Lake Police Department, End of Watch: Oct. 31, 2021
‘It was hard to be down and out around that guy’ During his first year on the job, Lakewood Local 71 President Mike Dennis remembers walking into the department on…
Read MoreDetective James Peri of Bloomfield Local 32, End of Watch: Oct. 22, 2021
‘All about the glitz’ Every member of the Peri family has an “Always by your side” tattoo. And they proved to live by that motto when Bloomfield Local 32 member…
Read MoreOfficer Dshon Williams of Orange Local 89, End of Watch: Oct. 16, 2021
‘No words for the legacy of Dshon’ Sometimes you can still hear Orange Officer Dshon Williams answering the phone, yelling, “Holla at ya, boy!” Members of Orange Local 89 will…
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