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  • Attention all PAPD commands, officers, and retirees, the annual 38 Heroes Memorial Softball Tournament is scheduled for Monday, September 8, 2025. It is now time to get your teams together. Do not hesitate. #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj #38HeroesSoftballTournament
  • The flooding horror in Kerr County, Texas, is incomprehensible. The members of the Port Authority PBA pray for the children, their families, and the missing. We keep all the first responders in our thoughts as they face the unthinkable. #kerrcounty #KerrCountyFlood #PAPD #PAPBA ##papdprotectsnynj
  • Every July 4th, the 9/11 Memorial places an American Flag on each of the 2,983 names inscribed on the 9/11 Memorial Pools. We shall never forget! #September11 #911Memorial #WTC #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDWTC #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA wishes all a safe, healthy, and Happy Fourth of July. As we celebrate the birthday of our great nation with family and friends, please keep in your thoughts all the men and women who are not with their families today as they protect us and our way of life. God Bless the U.S.A. #july4th #fourthofjuly🇺🇸 #independenceday #USA #UnitedStatesofAmerica #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • As we approach our nation's birthday, the Port Authority PBA hopes all celebrate safely and responsibly while enjoying family and friends. #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Port Authority Bus Terminal; Early Wednesday morning, Port Authority police officers responded to a multi-bus crash in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, assessed numerous injured bus passengers, and coordinated an FDNY EMS response. It was reported that the driver of one bus was entrapped and required extrication by PAPD Emergency Service Unit Officers Victoria Berardi and Steve Malleck (Truck 5), and Christian Nicolosi and Matt Forfa (Truck 1). The PAPD Commercial Vehicle Inspections Unit responded and is conducting an accident investigation to determine the cause of the crash. PAPD Bus Terminal Command police officers were assisted by officers from the PAPD Lincoln Tunnel Command. FDNY EMS transported some injured passengers to area hospitals. A job well done by all. #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDBT #PAPDLT #PAPDESU #PAPDCVI #PAPDSOD #papdprotectsnynj #FDNYEMS
  • Rest in Peace, Cherokee County, North Carolina, Sheriff's Detention Officer Francisco Flattes, E.O.W. 6/30/2025. Officer Flattes and another officer transported an inmate to a hospital for a medical appointment. A struggle ensued with the inmate who was able to gain control of Officer Flattes' gun. The inmate shot and killed Flattes and wounded his partner. He was 56 years old and served with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office for four years. He is survived by his wife and children. Francisco, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #cherokeecountysheriff #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace, Darlington County, South Carolina, Sheriff's Deputy Devin Mason, E.O.W. 7/1/2025. Deputy Mason and another deputy were ambushed by gunfire as they entered a residence to investigate a report of a wanted person. Deputy Mason was killed, and his partner wounded. Deputy Mason was 27 years old and served with the Darlington County Sheriff's Office for three months. He graduated the police academy on March 28, 2025, and completed his field training one week before he was murdered. Devin, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #DarlingtonCountySheriff #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • HE DID IT! Port Authority Police Officer Sean Dunne completed his English Channel Swim this morning. The Port Authority PBA congratulates Sean on his amazing feat. #englishchannel #OceanSeven #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj @adventuredunnes #AV38
  • The Port Authority PBA grieves with the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department and the Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Department for the loss of Kootenai County Battalion Chief Frank Harwood and Coeur d'Alene Battalion Chief John Morrison. May they rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. They will always be honored and never forgotten. #KootenaiFireandRescue #CoeurdAleneFireDepartment #fireservice #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace, Milwaukee Police Officer Kendall Corder, E.O.W. 6/29/2025. Police Officer Corder succumbed to gunshot wounds he received on June 26,2025, when he and his partner responded to a domestic violence with a gun call. His partner was shot and wounded. P.O. Corder was 32 years old and served for six years with the Milwaukee Police Department. Kendall, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #MilwaukeePolice #PAPD #PAPBA ##papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace, Phillips County, Kansas, Undersheriff Brandon Gaede, E.O.W. 6/27/2025. Undersheriff Gaede was fatally shot by a suspect he was about to arrest for illegal fireworks activity. Undersheriff Gaede's final act as a Law Enforcement Officer was returning fire and killing his murderer. He was 30 years old and served with the Phillips County Sheriff's Office for eight years. He is survived by his wife and three children. Brandon, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #PhillipsCountySheriffsOffice #PAPD #PAPBA ##papdprotectsnynj