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  • Recently, Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Amelio responded to Terminal 1, JFK International Airport for a TSA report of someone of concern to that agency. Once on scene, Police Officer Amelio was informed of an 18-year-old man who TSA said was acting erratically. PO Amelio interviewed the man and based in that interview requested EMS to evaluate the man. EMS responded and transported the man to a hospital. A couple of days later, Amelio saw an article in the New York Post about a 29-year-old woman who was the victim of an unprovoked stabbing at a bus stop in East Elmhurst, Queens. The article included a photo of the suspect taken from surveillance video provided by the New York City Police Department. Amelio immediately recognized the suspect as the person he dealt with at Terminal 1. Police Officer Amelio contacted the NYPD 115 Precinct Detective Squad informing them of his interaction with the suspect on an earlier date. He provided the NYPD detectives with the suspect's name and other information. Amelio was able to positively identify the suspect giving the NYPD probable cause to arrest the suspect. An outstanding example of interagency cooperation resulting in the apprehension of a violent suspect. #PAPD #NYPD #PAPDJFK #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Port Authority PBA President Frank Conti's interview with Lisa Evers, Fox 5 NY. #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDLGA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Sunday, March 22, 2026, LaGuardia Airport; The members of the Port Authority PBA are saddened by the deaths of the two Air Canada Flight 8646 pilots and offer their sincere condolences to their families. The Port Authority PBA is also thankful and grateful that the Port Authority police officer and sergeant are in stable condition. We hope for their complete recoveries. The police officers of the Port Authority Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighter (ARFF) Unit were responding to an aircraft emergency as they approached Runway 4. Truck 1 was in the lead and received instruction from Air Traffic Control for the ARFF Unit to cross the runway. As Truck 1 started crossing the runway, it was struck by Air Canada Flight 8646. The tragic crash occurred in view of the other ARFF Units. The members of those units immediately went into rescue operations evacuating the passengers, securing their safety while not knowing if their fellow officers in Truck 1 were dead or alive. True professionalism. #PAPD #PAPDLGA #PAPDARFF #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Friday, March 20, 2026, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan; PAPD cops received a report of a gun on a Greyhound Bus that was on the lower level of the Port Authority Bus Terminal's south wing. Officers secured the firearm and interviewed the driver who provided suspect information. As cops canvassed, Police Officer Matthew Wiessensee located the suspect, a 39-year-old Massachusetts man, and detained him for investigation. The Bus driver positively identified the suspect. Further investigation revealed the suspect to be in possession of ammunition and a quantity of cocaine. The suspect was arrested and faces various charges. #PAPD #PAPDBT #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Rest in Peace Master Sergeant Tyler Grezaffi, E.O.W. 3/18/2026. Sgt. Grezaffi, a member of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, was killed in an on-duty vehicle crash. She was 27 years old and served with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections for one year. She previously served with the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office and the Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office. Sarge, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #thesacrificecontinues #louisianadepartmentofpublicsafetyandcorrections #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA always honors and remembers Police Officer Michael Teel, E.O.W. 3/21/2019. Police Officer Teel 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. Mike, continue your rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA always honors and remembers Police Officer Bertram Winkler, E.O.W. 3/21/1972. Police Officer Winkler suffered a fatal heart attack while in foot pursuit of a robbery suspect on West 40th Street in Manhattan. Bertram, continue your rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. #PAPD #PAPDBT #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj
  • Friday, March 20, 2026, Jersey City, NJ; Port Authority police were notified of two women threatening people with a knife on a Newark to World Trade Center PATH train Friday morning. Port Authority Police Officers Daniel Kacsmar and Tyler Ringwood, PAPD PATH Command, entered the train at Journal Square, Jersey City, and apprehended both women who were subsequently charged with various offenses. One of the women also had an active warrant out of Newark, New Jersey. #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDPATH #papdprotectsnynj
  • The Port Authority PBA wishes all a safe and Happy St. Patrick's Day. #PAPD #PAPBA #stpatricksday☘️ #papdprotectsnynj
  • Enjoy the Port Authority Police Department Pipes & Drums Band St. Patrick's Day morning as the band performs on The Today Show on NBC starting at 7AM. Then watch the PAPD Pipes & Drums march up Fifth Avenue in the 265th New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade beginning at 11AM. Happy St. Patrick's Day to all. #PAPD #PAPBA #nycstpatricksdayparade #todayshow #papdpipesanddrums
  • Monday, March 16, 2026, Port Authority Bus Terminal, Manhattan, NYC; The Port Authority Police Department Pipes & Drums Band marched and performed on the main concourse of the South Wing of the Port Authority Bus Terminal spreading the spirit of St. Patrick for New Jersey and New York commuters Monday morning. Photo and Videos by PA Media Lenis Valens #PAPD #PAPBA #papdpipesanddrums #PAPDBT #papdprotectsnynj
  • Saturday, March 14, 2026, Washington Heights, NYC; Port Authority Police Officer Carlos Olivares responded to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station in Washington Heights for a report of a fight in progress. Olivares learned that whst was reported as a fight was actually a robbery. PO Olivares interviewed the victim who provided a description of two suspects and their direction of flight. The victim, who suffered facial, head and hand injuries, reported the suspects forcibly took the victim's cellphone and other property. PO Olivares began a canvass of the area and observed the suspects fleeing towards 179th Street and Broadway. Olivares pursued the suspects on foot and apprehended one suspect at 180th Street. That suspect was positively identified by the victim. The second suspect was not apprehended and is being investigated further by the PAPD Criminal Investigation Bureau. #PAPD #PAPBA #PAPDGWB #papdprotectsnynj