Cranford Police Department 2011 Annual Report - Cranford.com

2011 In Review
Cranford Police Department 2011 Events
Farewell Staff Meeting
After 35 years of service with the Cranford Police
Department Captain John C. Baer retired on
October 31, 2011. The photo above was taken
at his last staff meeting where he enjoyed a cake
and farewell from his fellow officers.
Captain Baer began his Cranford Police
Department career in July 1976 as a police
dispatcher before being hired as a Patrolman in
September 1979.
During his career, Baer served in the Patrol
Division, was the commander of the Traffic
Division, and in 2003 was promoted to Captain
of Administration. In 2011, he was placed in
charge of Operations and served in that capacity
until his retirement.
In 1987, then Patrolman John Baer was a
recipient of the Cranford Police Department
Medal of Honor and the Union County 200 Club
Valor Award for his heroic efforts at the scene of
a home explosion on Nomahegan Court.
Captain Bear was also a past recipient of the
Chamber of Commerce Pride in Cranford Award
and numerous Departmental Citations and
Commendations.
PBA Silver Card Dinner
The Cranford PBA held their annual Silver
Card Dinner on November 10 th where they
presented Honorary PBA Memberships to
Gerry Grillo and Jeff Scotti for their efforts in
assisting the men and women of the
Cranford PBA after the flooding of the police
department.
Due to the flood, officers had no place to
eat or take breaks. The downtown food
businesses were either flooded or without
power and many officers own homes were
flooded as well.
Gerry Grillo and Jeff Scotti organized a
rehabilitation tent including food and drinks
on the front lawn of town hall for over a
week.
Photo below, left to right, PBA President
Matthew Nazzaro, Gerry Grillo, Jeff Scotti,
PBA Delegate Robert Montague, and PBA
Vice President Joseph Stulpin at the Garlic
Rose for the Silver Card Dinner Ceremony.
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