Category Archives: police history

High Praise for Lt. Joseph Macaluso

Posted on January 29, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Roz Hamlett, Portfolio Editor Photography by Mercedes Guzman, Police Blogger   The praise for Lt. Joseph Macaluso was widespread as family and friends, members of the Port Authority Police Department and hundreds of others gathered at the Holland Tunnel … Continue reading →

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PAPD Promotes a Kaleidoscope of Blue

Posted on January 8, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Mercedes Guzman, Media Relations, Police Blogger With invited guests, friends and family watching proudly, more than 80 of the Port Authority Police Department’s finest officers advanced in rank last week, during a moving ceremony at St. Peter’s University in … Continue reading →

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The First Port Authority Police: A Few Husky Men!

Posted on July 30, 2015 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

On June 1, 1928, 40 young men signed up to become the original Port Authority Police Force.  They were the first officers of a force that would later become the largest transportation-related force in the United States. Screened from some … Continue reading →

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