PAPBA News

On April 23, the New York Mets honored fallen Port Authority Police Officer John Cortazzo (EOW March 14, 2009). His son, Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Cortazzo, threw out the first pitch on Mets First Responders Night at Citi Field. The Port Authority Police Department Honor Guard presented the colors as the national anthem was performed. The PAPD also displayed a Special Operations Division Emergency Service Unit truck in front of Citi Field. John was a longtime Special Operations Division K-9 officer. The Port Authority PBA thanks the New York Mets for remembering and honoring John. Read More

The PAPD Running Club excelled in Boston and Jersey City, with members participating in the Boston Marathon and the Jersey City Marathon and Half-Marathon while proudly representing the Port Authority Police Department. Police Officer Alex Salzman, PAPD Bus Terminal Command, ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20. This was Alex’s fourth marathon. Police Officers Luisa Diaz and Susan Zambrano, PAPD Newark Airport Command, ran their first half-marathons at the Jersey City Marathon and Half-Marathon on Sunday, April 19. Police Officer Geraldo Dela Cruz, PAPD LaGuardia Airport Command, ran his second marathon in Jersey City last Sunday. Read More

On Monday, April 20, the Port Authority PBA was on scene providing support to the Boston Police Department and area law enforcement agencies for the 130th Boston Marathon and Patriots’ Day events. Every year since the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombing, the PBA has responded to Boston, setting up a comfort station for law enforcement officers working the marathon. Even during the April 2013 shootout in Watertown, the PBA relocated to that location, providing support for the officers pursuing the suspects. Read More

Rest in peace, Thomasville, Alabama, Police Officer Dallas Hinton (EOW 4/22/2026). Officer Hinton was killed in a fiery crash early Wednesday morning after his patrol vehicle collided with a truck. He was 25 years old and had served with the Thomasville Police Department for two years. Officer Hinton was also a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and was recently engaged to be married. He is survived by his fiancée, parents, and two sisters. Dallas, rest in the Lord’s eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. Read More

On Tuesday, April 21, a Port Authority police officer was on patrol on the Staten Island Expressway when the officer’s patrol vehicle was rear-ended by a truck. The officer sustained injuries and was transported to a hospital for evaluation. The Port Authority PBA reminds all motorists to drive with situational awareness for their safety and that of others. Read More

Recently, Port Authority Police Officer Manuel Martinez, assigned to the PAPD Newark Liberty International Airport Command, learned that the Abington Avenue School in Newark had little to no outdoor recess equipment for its students. Officer Martinez contacted the school and asked staff to create a wish list. The officers of the NLIA Command then stepped in and fulfilled the school’s recess equipment needs. Read More