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Recently, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) New York Metro Chapter and Law Enforcement Officers Weekend (LEO Weekend) hosted the families of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty for a visit to New York City.

During their stay, the families visited the World Trade Center and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Austin Glickman, founder and president of LEO Weekend, said, “The PAPD welcomed us with open arms!” PAPD WTC Command Police Officers Siver and Ferrara greeted the families and took photos with them.

Rest in peace, United States Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard. Specialist Beckstrom was ambushed and shot while protecting the people of Washington, D.C., on November 26. She succumbed to her wounds the following day. Specialist Beckstrom was 20 years old and had served in the West Virginia National Guard since 2023. She was assigned to the 863rd Military Police Company, 11th Engineer Brigade. Sarah, rest in the Lord’s eternal embrace. You will always be honored and remembered.

On Thursday, November 27, Port Authority police were alerted to a man acting erratically on a PATH 14th Street Station platform in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on Thanksgiving. The man was observed on Port Authority surveillance cameras possessing what appeared to be a butcher-type knife. PAPD patrol and ESU units were dispatched, while the PATH Control Center instructed trains to bypass the station.

The Port Authority PBA wishes everyone a happy Thanksgiving. Please take a moment to think of all who are unable to be at their family’s Thanksgiving table because they are protecting us all.

The Port Authority PBA always honors and remembers Port Authority Police Sergeant Vincent Oliva (EOW 11/27/2013). Sergeant Oliva succumbed to a 9/11 illness contracted during his heroic and selfless work in the toxic environment of the World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Mission. He had served the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily for more than 30 years. Sarge, continue your peaceful rest in the Lord’s eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten.

Port Authority Police Officer Devon Moses initiated a donation drive at the PAPD World Trade Center Command to support the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at the World Trade Center in providing food for those in need. Members of the PAPD WTC Command not only raised funds but also joined church parishioners on Tuesday, November 16, in preparing food bags for those who rely on the generosity and care of others. The Port Authority PBA thanks Officer Moses, his colleagues at the PAPD WTC Command, and Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church for their selfless community outreach.