QUEENS, New York (WABC) — Officers are being praised for their quick action that save the life a construction worker at Laguardia Airport. Five Port Authority police officers responded to a call from a construction site near Terminal D Monday morning. The officers found a 57-year-old construction worker without a pulse. Read more
HEROES: Port Authority Police Revive Stricken Construction Worker At LaGuardia
A group of Port Authority police officers revived a construction worker who suffered a medical episode at LaGuardia Airport. Officers Oliver Ramclam, Richard McCarthy, Tim Feeney, John Gimigliano and Dan Novelli responded to a call for aid at a construction site opposite Terminal D shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, Port Authority Spokeswoman Lenis Valen said. […]
‘Never forget’ 9/11 vow still means so much to so many
Sister of victim, Andy Card and Bill Bratton all to honor heroes who sacrificed their lives that day Nobody wanted to cancel cops 19 years ago today, said Debra Burlingame, who lost her brother in the 9/11 attacks. Police, firefighters, EMTs, soldiers, chaplains, co-workers, the heroes on the four hijacked jets — they all confronted […]
Port Authority Police Department reaches record number of officers with today’s graduation of 124 recruits
The Port Authority Police Department welcomed 124 new police officers to its ranks today following the graduation of the 117th Police Academy class, raising the number of officers to a department-record 2,117 members and reaffirming the Port Authority’s commitment to the highest level of safety for the traveling public.
Five Port Authority Police Department recruits join the family business
When rookie Port Authority Police Officer Bryan Donovan’s badge was pinned on his chest for the first time Thursday, the numbers — 1276 — were very familiar. The digits have been in the Donovan family for two generations. “It’s the same number,” Bryan’s father retired PAPD officer Patrick Donovan said, his tears welling up with […]
Emergency response exercise to close south tube of Holland Tunnel
The Port Authority will stage an emergency response exercise at the Holland Tunnel from midnight to 8 a.m. on Sunday, March 31. The exercise will require the tunnel’s South Tube into New York to be closed during the drill, and travelers heading into New York are advised to use the Lincoln Tunnel as an alternate.