Date: Nov 02, 2005
Press Release Number: 130-2005
Twenty-three members of the Port Authority Police Department will be promoted on Monday, November 7. Two new assistant chiefs, two inspectors, one captain, two lieutenants, 14 sergeants and two detectives will be elevated to higher ranks within the bistate agency’s police force.
In addition to the promotions, the department will recognize and honor 39 recent graduates of its Emergency Services, Commercial Vehicle Inspection and K-9 units.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Sheraton Newark Airport Hotel, 128 Frontage Road in Newark, N.J., opposite Newark Liberty International Airport.
A list of the promoted officers and commanders is attached.
| Inspector Benjamin Smith Jr. to Assistant Chief | Jamaica, N.Y. |
| Inspector Charles Torres to Assistant Chief | Wappingers Falls, N.Y. |
| Captain Frank Sabatino to Inspector | Middletown, N.J. |
| Captain David Hanna to Inspector | Stanhope, N.J. |
| Lieutenant Ramon A. Martinez to Captain | Berkeley Heights, N.J. |
| Sergeant Eugene Dubelbeiss to Lieutenant | Glen Rock, N.J. |
| Sergeant Thomas Marten Jr. to Lieutenant | Freehold, N.J. |
| Officer Reginald Bates to Sergeant | Teaneck, N.J. |
| Officer Jorge Espinoza to Sergeant | New York, N.Y. |
| Officer Gloria Frank to Sergeant | Farmingdale, N.Y. |
| Officer James Griglio to Sergeant | Fairview, N.J. |
| Officer Julian Hampden to Sergeant | Hempstead, N.Y. |
| Officer Michael Hennessy to Sergeant | Warwick, N.Y. |
| Officer Ramon Hernandez to Sergeant | Lynbrook, N.Y. |
| Officer Thomas Lomonaco to Sergeant | Massapequa, N.Y. |
| Officer Raymond Manfredi to Sergeant | West Nyack, N.Y. |
| Officer Anthony Marrazzo to Sergeant | Parlin, N.J. |
| Officer Richard Olah to Sergeant | Jackson, N.J. |
| Officer Daniel Ray to Sergeant | Scotch Plains, N.J. |
| Officer Mark Roman to Sergeant | Old Bridge, N.J. |
| Officer Nicholas Yum to Sergeant | Massapequa, N.Y. |
| Officer John F. Reilly III to Detective | Oakland, N.J. |
| Officer John Weir to Detective | Freehold, N.J. |