Special Events
On-the-Job Intel
A download of need-to-know information from the NJSPBA Collective Bargaining Seminar By Mitchell Krugel and Esther Gonzales Photos by Ed Carattini Jr. The 2023 PBA Collective Bargaining Seminar was held…
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…
Best of Times… Times of Best
No night, no event brings together NJ State PBA members quite like the Valor Awards. The celebration continues to grow because of the unparalleled work members do each and every…
2022 Valor Awards: Gold Medals of Valor
River Runs Deep The Passaic River runs approximately 80 miles long and 240 miles deep. But there is no bond that runs deeper than the bond between those responding to…
2022 Valor Awards: Silver Medals of Valor
Why We Take the Oath Picture this: It’s a fall Friday night. The air is crisp. The lights are bright. The bleachers of a high school football stadium are packed.…
2022 Valor Awards: Bronze Medals of Valor
Ovation Sensation Presentation of the Bronze Medal of Valor–winning response from Officers Daniel Murphy, Omar Akel and Eric Voorand received the oohs and aahs that often come from the crowd…
2022 Valor Awards: Lifesaving Awards
Save my wife… please Montgomery Township Local 355 member Joe Samec thought this might be the call he was expecting from his wife, Dr. Kristen Sikorski. He hoped she was…
2022 Valor Awards: Meritorious Service Awards and Unit Citations
The Hunger for the Job Grabbing a bite to eat did not figure to be a dangerous mission for Essex County Sheriff’s Officer Juan Rodriguez on the night of Feb.…
Band Together
The Royal Bahamas Police Band played at the 2022 NJSPBA Convention and provided a soundtrack for a week in which members found multiple opportunities to work with and help each…
The battle over healthcare costs
I don’t often ask our members for help on issues. I have always taken the position that my role is to solve problems for our members. But we are in…
