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  • 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
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  • 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. 
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  • Originally posted by hobokenweekend on March 7, 2026.
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  • Friday, March 13, 2026, JFK Airport, Jamaica, NYC;
Late Friday night, Port Authority police officers responded to a local car rental company on a report of a stolen vehicle. Police Officers Connor Hay, Ryan Ward and Brandon Busch gathered the suspect and vehicle description and began a canvass based on information provided by the rental company. 
PO Busch located the vehicle and suspect in the vicinity of North Conduit Avenue in Ozone Park. A felony car stop was conducted with the suspect being taken into custody and vehicle recovered. 
The suspect was charged with Grand Larceny Auto 2° among other charges and will also answer for an outstanding warrant out of Brooklyn. 
A job well done by Police Officers Hay, Ward and Busch.
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  • Saturday, March 14, 2026, Union, NJ;

Cold wind? No problem!

The Port Authority Police Pipes & Drums and PAPD Honor Guard were out marching and making sure the only thing louder than the wind was the music while bringing smiles to the young, the old, and everyone lining the parade route at the annual Union County St. Patrick's Day Parade in Union, NJ.
PAPD Pipes & Drums Pipe Major and Port Authority PBA Financial Secretary Brian Ahern with New Jersey State Police Motorcycle Sergeant and New Jersey State Troopers NCO Association President Danny Oliveira representing two of the finest law enforcement agencies in the land.

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  • On this date in 2009 and 2011, we lost two of our heroes, Police Officers John Cortazzo and Pavlos
  • Rest in Peace, Port Authority Police Officer Pavlos
  • Rest in Peace, Port Authority Police Officer John M. Cortazzo, E.O.W. 3/14/2009.
Police Officer Cortazzo 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. 
John, continue your rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. 
#PAPD #PAPBA #WTC #september11 #papdprotectsnynj
  • Help Kerry Ann Varvaro and Anthony Varvaro, Jr., wife and son of fallen Port Authority Police Officer Anthony Varvaro, E.O.W. 9/11/2022, raise funds for Tunnel to Towers as they climb the stairs of 1 World Trade Center in the Tunnel to Towers Tower Climb.
This annual event will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026, and will see people climb the 104 stories of 1 World Trade Center.
You can donate to help Kerry Ann and Anthony, Jr., honor the memory of Police Officer Anthony Varvaro by visiting the website in the PAPD911 Instagram Bio. 
#T2T #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj #1WTC
  • Rest in Peace, Forsyth County, North Carolina, Sheriff's Deputy Kaleb Mitchell, E.O.W. 3/7/2026.
Deputy Mitchell was struck and killed by a vehicle that crossed into his lane of traffic. It was reported the vehicle that crossed into Mitchell's lane was traveling at 100mph in a 55mph zone.
Deputy Mitchell was 24 years old and served with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office for one year. He previously served with the King Police Department for three years. 
Kaleb, rest in the Lord's eternal embrace. Always Honored, Never Forgotten. 
#thesacrificecontinues #forsythcountysheriffsoffice #PAPD #PAPBA #papdprotectsnynj