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Saddle Brook Police Department
\nPolice Officer Memorial Dedicated – May 15, 2001<\/h2>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Worker engraving additional names onto the Memorial<\/p><\/div>\n

In memory of….”<\/h1>\n

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.<\/p>\n

* indicates they passed while on active duty with the department<\/span><\/p>\n

Chief Paul A. Jacob III<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sergeant Glenn Verost<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police Officer George Schmalz<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police Officer Thomas Leider<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sergeant Frank Racioppi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ptl. Leonard R Azzarone<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ptl. Norma B Aedo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ptl. Thomas E Cuomo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sgt. Richard M Lasiw<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ptl. Michael H Juliano Sr<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lt. Bernard H Ahrens III<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ptl. Kenneth J Slowik<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sgt. John E Musser<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Floris J. Wissekerke<\/strong><\/p>\n

PO. Henry “Hank” Kooistra<\/strong><\/p>\n

Det. Ronald Maleta<\/strong><\/p>\n

Captain Frederick Biber<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capt. James Carlin, Sr<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Lars Olsen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Joseph M. Carroll, Jr*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lt. Edward Moll<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capt. Joseph Panagia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sgt. Chester Cebula<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capt. Herbert Schubert<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lt. Theodore Topoleski<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sgt. Thomas Topoleski<\/strong><\/p>\n

PO. Frank S. Perri<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sgt. Joseph W. Jaeger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Stephen J. Hrubec<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputy Chief John Brett<\/strong><\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Frank Squilanti<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chief Charles Imperato<\/strong><\/p>\n

PO. Dennis Panagia*<\/strong><\/p>\n

Police Memorial Services<\/h2>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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