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  • Sunday, March 8, 2026, International Women's Day; The Port Authority PBA always acknowledges the dedicated and courageous women of the Port Authority Police Department. The PBA especially recognizes Port Authority Police Officer Chee Ying Yong, the 2025 Port Authority PBA Cop of the Year. In October 2025, PO Yong saved the life of a victim of multiple stabbing wounds by a murder suspect who, during the same incident, stabbed a woman to death and set the house ablaze. PO Yong was instrumental in the apprehension of the murder suspect. PBA President Frank Conti introduced Police Officer Yong during the PBA's Annual Cop of the Year Dinner on February 6, 2026. The PBA thanks PO Yong and all PAPD Women for their commitment to the safety of the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. #internationalwomensday #PAPD #PAPBA ##papdprotectsnynj
  • March, 2026, Women's History Month; Every day PAPD women police officers add to their long courageous history of protecting the people of New York, New Jersey, and the millions using Port Authority facilities daily. They do so with a dedication and selfless commitment to the people’s safety as they fight crime, disorder and terror. The Port Authority PBA is immensely proud to represent PAPD Women.  #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj #WLEAPAPD #WomensHistoryMonth
  • Tuesday, March 3, 2026, JFK Airport, Jamaica, NYC; Three Port Authority police officers were hospitalized after fighting a two-vehicle inferno in a JFK Airport parking garage Tuesday afternoon. The #FDNY arrived and eventually extinguishing the fire. Parking garage fires present firefighters, police officers and emergency medical units challenges because of low overhead clearance that prohibits fire apparatus from entering the structure. Fortunately, the three Port Authority police officers were treated and released from hospital care. #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDJFK #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA wishes all who celebrate a Happy Purim,
  • Rest in Peace, North Carolina Highway Patrol Master Trooper Steven J. Perry, E.O.W. 3/1/2026. Trooper Perry was killed while on patrol in the early morning hours of March 1, 2026, when his Troop vehicle was struck head-on by a wrong-way driver. It is reported the wrong-way driver is suspected of driving impaired. It was also reported that the driver has a history of three driving while impaired convictions. Trooper Perry was 30 years old and served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for almost seven years. He is survived by his fiancée and nine-month-old daughter. Steven, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #northcarolinahighwaypatrol #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace, #TennesseeDepartmentofCorrections Correctional Officer Dustin Pedigo, E.O.W. 2/24/2026. Officer Pedigo was fatally stabbed by an inmate while on duty in the Morgan County Correctional Complex in Wartburg, Tennessee. He was 35 years old and served with the Tennessee Department of Corrections for ten months. Dustin, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Inside the PAPD WTC Command Station House on February 26, 1993, after the bombing. Port Authority cops, some wounded in the blast, were the first of the first responders. They evacuated thousands, putting others before themselves in the horror and chaos of the World Trade Center Bombing. #WTC #PAPDWTC #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Thursday, February 26, 2026, World Trade Center; Thirty-three years ago today, terrorists drove an explosives laden truck into the World Trade Center garage under the North Tower. The explosives were detonated killing six people, an unborn child and injuring 1,042 others. Today we remember those lost. John DiGiovanni Robert Kirkpatrick Stephen Knapp William Macko William Mercado Monica Smith and her unborn child May they all rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. #WTC #PAPD #NYPD #papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace, Brothers: Sergeant Michael Schlattman, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Sheriff's Office, E.O.W. 2/23/2026, struck and killed conducting a traffic stop. Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Lewis, Fort Bend, Texas, Sheriff's Office, E.O.W. 2/23/2026, struck and killed assisting a stranded motorist. Master Trooper Stien Davis, Jr., North Carolina Highway Patrol , E.O.W. 2/22/2026, killed in a rollover crash while on patrol. Police Officer Caleb Abney, Hahira, Georgia, Police Department, E.O.W. 2/19/2026, struck and killed conducting a traffic stop. May they all rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace, Christian County, Missouri, Deputy Sheriffs Gabriel Ramirez, (L) and Michael Hislope, E.O.W. 2/24/2026. Deputy Ramirez was fatally shot while conducting a motor vehicle stop. The suspect fled the scene. Local,County, and Federal law enforcement conducted an intense hours-long manhunt. A thirty minute gun battle erupted when the suspect was located during which Deputy Hislope was shot and killed. Another Christian County Deputy and a Webster County Deputy were shot and wounded. Both are hospitalized and now in stable condition. Deputy Ramirez was 30 years old and served with the Christian County Sheriff's Office for 11 months. Deputy Hislope was 40 and was a member of the Sheriff's Office for six years. Both deputies were United States Army combat veterans. Gabriel and Michael, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #ChristianCountySheriffsOffice #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA wishes all who observe the 40 days of Lent a Blessed and Meaningful Ash Wednesday. #ashwednesday #Lent #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA wishes those of the Muslim Faith and especially our friends of the PAPD Muslim Officers Society a Blessed Ramadan. #ramadan #PAPDMOS #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj