The Mayor and Council honored National Peace Officer Memorial Week at this week’s meeting, honoring all who lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others, but also took the time to congratulate and honor the local police department for their excellence.
In honoring National Peace Officer Memorial Week, the governing body also commemorated May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 10 through May 16 As the 64th anniversary of National Police Week.
Borough of Atlantic Highlands police chief, Chief Scott Reinert
Police Chief Scott Reinert and several members of the police department were at the meeting to thank the governing body for the commemorations.
Atlantic Highlands Mayor Lori Hohenleitner
Mayor Lori Hohenleitner and Police Commissioner Jon Crowley, congratulated the officers and noted that “the members of the Atlantic Highlands Police Department as well as all the departments in our nation play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens including those of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands; and for there and other reasons it is essential “to know and understand the problems, duties and responsibilities of their police department, and that our police department members recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by protecting them against violence or disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression or intimidation.”
Mayor Lori Hohenleitner and Police Commissioner Jon Crowley, congratulated the officers and noted that “the members of the Atlantic Highlands Police Department as well as all the departments in our nation play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens including those of the Borough of Atlantic Highlands; and for there and other reasons it is essential “to know and understand the problems, duties and responsibilities of their police department, and that our police department members recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by protecting them against violence or disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression or intimidation.”
