The Jersey City Police Department (JCPD) held its first Police Recognition Ceremony at City Hall yesterday, honoring officers for their work including taking guns off the street and solving shooting investigations at a high rate, among other accolades.
Mayor James Solomon, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, and Police Chief Robert Kearns hosted the ceremony in the council chambers at City Hall.
There, JCPD honored sworn officers, three specialized units, all four police districts, two individual officers, and eight civilian employees for “outstanding service and measurable contributions to public safety.”
“For too many years, the men and women of the Jersey City Police Department have shown up to every shift, every call, through every storm and every holiday without the recognition they deserved. We are changing that today,” Solomon said in a statement…