This memorial was made possible through the hard work and dedication of the Saddle Brook Police Memorial Committee made up of Sgt. Frank Racioppi (ret), Lt. Harry Reid (ret), Captain Robert McNally and Capt. James Galbo.
Through their work and the donations of local citizens, businesses and organizations, the permanent memorial honoring those that chose to serve and protect the citizens of Saddle Brook has become a reality for all to view and remember the sacrifices of those officers that are no longer with us in body, but whose souls and spirits will always be there to guide us.
Worker engraving additional names onto the Memorial
The following is a list of Saddle Brook Police Officers that finished their careers with the department and have now entered into their eternal place among the heroic. They are listed in order of their passing from most recent to oldest.
* indicates they passed while on active duty with the department
Ptl. Leonard R Azzarone
Ptl. Norma B Aedo
Ptl. Thomas E Cuomo
Sgt. Richard M Lasiw
Ptl. Michael H Juliano Sr
Lt. Bernard H Ahrens III
Ptl. Kenneth J Slowik
Sgt. John E Musser
Chief Floris J. Wissekerke
PO. Henry “Hank” Kooistra
Det. Ronald Maleta
Captain Frederick Biber
Capt. James Carlin, Sr
Chief Lars Olsen
Deputy Chief Joseph M. Carroll, Jr*
Lt. Edward Moll
Capt. Joseph Panagia
Sgt. Chester Cebula
Capt. Herbert Schubert
Lt. Theodore Topoleski
Sgt. Thomas Topoleski
PO. Frank S. Perri
Sgt. Joseph W. Jaeger
Chief Stephen J. Hrubec
Deputy Chief John Brett
Deputy Chief Frank Squilanti
Chief Charles Imperato
PO. Dennis Panagia*
The Township of Saddle Brook dedicated a permanent memorial honoring the officers of the Saddle Brook Police Department that have served their time protecting our community and have since passed. It was dedicated at a special ceremony on May 15, 2001, National Police Officers Memorial Day. It is located directly in front of the Municipal Building on Market Street.