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May 13, 2011
Members of the City of Poughkeepsie PBA attended the Town of
Poughkeepsie's Memorial Service to honor fallen members.
The City of Poughkeepsie Police Department in conjunction with
the
City of Poughkeepsie PBA held a Memorial Service to honor fallen
members.
Members of the City of Poughkeepsie PBA attended the City of Beacons
Memorial Service to honor fallen members.
May 6, 2011
Members of the
City of Poughkeepsie PBA attended the fifth annual Stanford
Connecticut Police Memorial Parade. The parade was followed by a
ceremony honoring fallen officers. Detective
John Falcone was honored along with fallen Officers
from
Connecticut and
New Jersey. The City of
Poughkeepsie PBA would like to thank Chief Nivakoff and the members
of the
Stamford Police
Department for a heartfelt memorial.
April 23, 2011
The NY Mets treated the family of Detective John Falcone to a
special day at Citi Field. The family was treated to a tour of
the field and a meet and greet with the players. Detective
Falcone was a lifelong NY Mets fan.
April 16, 2011
Members marched in the Town of Poughkeepsie Babe Ruth/Cal Ripkin
Baseball
parade which dedicated its season to the Memory of Detective Falcone. Detective
Michael D'Amicantonio threw out the ceremonial first pitch, he was
joined by other members from the City, the Town and the Sherriff's
Office.
April 7, 2011
PO Michael Barbagallo was honored at the 16th
Annual Linda Bodley Salute to Dutchess County Heroes which was held
at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel in the City of Poughkeepsie.
PO Barbagallo was awarded for the category of Heroic Act. PO
Barbagallo received this award for an incident which occurred on
December 31, 2011 when he along with other officers responded to a
report of a distraught barricaded female with a handgun. The
female was threatening to harm herself and any others should any
intervention attempts be made. As one of the first responders,
PO Barbagallo entered a dialogue with the woman. After a tense
hour of communication between PO Barbagallo and the woman and with
the tactical team at the ready, PO Barbagallo was successful in
calming the distraught woman down enough to where she relinquished
the weapon and exited the apartment without incident. PO
Barbagallo's calm and caring response to this potentially volatile
situation resulted in a successful outcome without any injuries to
civilians of Officers.
March 20, 2011
Members marched with the Westchester County Emerald Society in Pearl
River.
March 18, 2011
Members of the City of Poughkeepsie PBA were joined by members of
the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, the New York State
Police, and the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office at a ceremony to
thank the staff of Vassar Brother's Hospital for the care they gave
to Detective John Falcone. Following the ceremony Officers
walked throughout the hospital and handed out over 700 long stem
roses to employees.
March 14, 2011
In a ceremony at the City of Poughkeepsie Police Memorial, U.S.
Representative Maurice Hinchey, D-Hurley, presented the Police
Department with a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol in honor of
Detective John Falcone. Following the ceremony the flag was
flown over the City of Poughkeepsie Police Memorial for one week.
March 5, 2011
Members marched in the Dutchess County St. Patrick's Day Parade,
which honored Detective Falcone.
Friday May 6, 2011
Members of the City of Poughkeepsie PB A attended the fifth annual
Stamford Conn. Police Memorial Parade. The parade was followed by a ceremony honoring fallen officers. Det. John Falcone was honored
along with fallen Officers from Connecticut and New Jersey. The
City of Poughkeepsie PBA would like to thank Chief Nivakoff and the
members of the Stamford Police Department for a heartfelt memorial.
Recent Promotions
PO
Joseph Herring promoted to Sergeant
Det.
George Camacho promoted to Sergeant
PO Todd
King promoted to Sergeant
Sgt.
Donald Manning promoted to Lieutenant
Sgt. Richard Wilson
promoted to Lieutenant
PO John Falcone
posthumously promoted
to Detective
Lt.
Edward Freer promoted to Detective Lieutenant
PO John Zeltmann promoted
to Sergeant
PO Sean McCarthy promoted
to Sergeant
PO Michael D’Amicantonio
promoted to Detective
PO Joseph Ciardi promoted
to Detective
Archived News
Promotions
PO Dave Gioia promoted to
Sergeant
PO Michelle Tortarella
promoted to Sergeant
PO Sean Fitzgerald
promoted to Sergeant
Lt. Thomas Pape promoted to Captain
Sgt. Greg Hosier promoted to Lieutenant
Sgt. Walt Horton promoted to Detective Sergeant
PO Bryan Cronk promoted to Sergeant
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