The Port Authority PBA always honors and remembers Port Authority Police Officer Anthony J. Mezzacappa (EOW May 14, 2024). Police Officer Mezzacappa succumbed to a 9/11-related illness contracted during his heroic and selfless work in the toxic environment of the World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery. Tony, continue to rest in the Lord’s eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. Read More
Rest in peace, Maine Game Warden Joshua Tibbetts (EOW May 12, 2026). Warden Tibbetts was killed in an aircraft crash while flying a mission for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Warden Tibbetts was 50 years old and had served with the Maine Warden Service for 18 years. Joshua, rest in the Lord’s eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. Read More
On Tuesday, May 12, Honor 37, the New York division of Law Enforcement United (LEU), arrived in Washington, D.C., alongside fellow LEU members and was welcomed by Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), LEU’s primary beneficiary. Members of Honor 37 completed their annual National Police Week 300-mile cycling tour from the World Trade Center to Washington, D.C., raising funds for C.O.P.S. while riding in memory of fallen law enforcement officers. Honor 37 was named in honor of the 37 Port Authority police officers killed in the line of duty at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Port Authority PBA congratulates Honor 37 on completing its mission and continuing to always honor and never forget our heroes. Read More
Ross Falzone was a man who spent a career dedicated to New Yorkers as a schoolteacher. As a 76-year-old retiree he was enjoying his later years, and all New York City had to offer. Read More
National Police Week, held May 10–16, is a time to remember and honor the more than 24,000 law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty. It is the police officer, peace officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, correction officer, marshal and agent who stand on the line confronting crime, disorder, anarchy, unimaginable tragedy, savage violence and never-ending sadness. It is a job not meant for most, but for those who swore the sacred oath, we all owe a debt of gratitude. Read More
On Saturday, May 9, Honor 37 — named in memory of the 37 Port Authority police officers killed in the line of duty on September 11, 2001, while rescuing thousands from the World Trade Center — held its 24th 9/11 Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony to begin its four-day cycling tour to Washington, D.C., kicking off National Police Week. Honor 37 was blessed to have Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop emeritus of New York, offer a prayer for the safety of all law enforcement officers, as well as the Honor 37 riders and support staff, as they journey to D.C. Read More
