The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 25, Number 4 | Page 6

The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | April 2019
From the NJSACOP Monthly Meeting Minutes
20 Years Ago - 1999
During the President’s report at monthly NJSACOP Meeting for April 1999, NJSACOP President Phil Muller (Sea Isle City)
announced that “the Executive Board has selected Mitchell C. Sklar for the position of Executive Director.”
15 Years Ago - 2004
The April 1, 2004 monthly meeting of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police was conducted at the Lakehurst Naval
Air Station. During his Report, NJSACOP Executive Director Sklar announced that “a new program is being offered by the
NJSACOP – The Gettysburg Leadership Experience: A Staff Ride for Law Enforcement Leaders. The program is modeled after the
U.S. Army Staff Ride Program, and will be conducted in the fall.”
This Month in NJSACOP History…April
1912
At the April 1, 1912 monthly meeting of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Chief McClelland introduced a
Resolution, which was duly seconded, “that section 1, article 2 of the By-laws be changed to read that the regular meeting of the
association be held on the 1 st Thursday of each month.” The Resolution carried.
1959
At the April 2, 1959 monthly meeting of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police, Chief
Raymond Mass (Shrewsbury) was sworn into membership. Chief Mass would go on to a legendary career
of service to both the NJSACOP and the IACP.
1960
At the April 1960 monthly meeting of the Association, Traffic Safety Committee Chairman Chief Harry
Knowles announced that “the Attorney General has instructed Prosecutors to investigate the alcoholic and
drug consumption in cases of fatal accidents. The discussions indicated that autopsies had not been
performed in many counties in fatality cases. Credit for a uniform procedure of investigation, preparing
and testifying in drunken driving cases was accorded to the Chiefs of Police.
Chief Raymond Mass,
Shrewsbury PD
1989
Chief George King reported at the April 1989 NJSACOP meeting that the Police Training Commission had
voted at the PTC meeting on April 5 th that, moving forward, all Special Police Officers seeking to be hired
as a regular fulltime officer would now be required to complete the entire Basic Course for Police Officers.
2007
At the April monthly State Police Chiefs meeting, the Executive Director announced that the NJ Division of
Criminal Justice would no longer be conducting the annual New Police Chiefs Orientation program, and that
the NJSACOP would now coordinate and conduct the course for new Chiefs of Police.
Chief George King
Watchung PD
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Chief Philip Sebold, Newark PD