IDEAS ARE WONDERFUL!
FOLLOW THROUGH IS WHAT MAKES IT HAPPEN.

Any PBA questions email me !

wedwards@ci.new-london.ct.us

Suport our supporters

Stashes Cafe

Central CT Carpenters Union #24

Law offices Faulkner & Boyce

Bankok City Restaurant

Easy Bail Bonds

Shirley Gibson, National Pres, Concerns of police survivors

P.B.A. President Williams Edwards and VP George Potts recently attended training titled "The Traumas of Law Enforcement". This training dealt with officers response to an in the line of duty death and serious injury. Sponsored by The Concerns of Police Survivors

Both Potts and Edwards used their own time to attend this three day training in New Jersey. the speakers went into detail about the dos and don'ts of interacting with family of fallen officers, both immediately aftr a death and in the long term.

New Gumball machine
Jeff Mullins

Critical Signs and Graphic of Waterford have made our PBA van look 100% better. Now the PBA will get the recognition it deserves, when doing community service projects or transporting area youth to worthwhile events. Thank you Critical Signs and Graphic generosity.

Karn’s Automotive, our longtime partners with the Police Youth Mentor Program/Waterford Speedbowl partnership offered a $2000.00 donation to the PBA to be used for this year’s Gang Resistance Program (GREAT). GREAT is taught by a uniformed officer to the middle school students in New London. With the current budget crisis in the City, the Karns family has really stepped up to the plate. What a generous donation. The money will benefit our city’s youth.

$100 reward for information leading to the arrest of individuals responsible for new Londons Downtown Graffiti. Contact Officer Rich Cable 447-5265 or Officer William Edwards 447-5289

As a thank you for your steady and continued patronage of Hanafin’s Irish Pub. Mr. Diarmuid Hanafin and the PBA are teaming up to provide a unique and special benefit.
The “Personal Pint”

is now available for police department personnel (both past and present). For $10.00 you will get a PBA pint glass with your “PIN” etched on it. When you walk into Hanafin’s, your glass will be on display and you need do nothing more than declare your drink of choice, your PIN and a cold pint will served to you for $3.50. This discount price is available to you as a way to say thanks for your support of Hanafin’s. If you are interested please see Rich Cable as soon as possible. Remember, always drink responsibly

Patrolmans Benevolent Association

P. B. A. CORNER by William Edwards Sr

At a recent NL Neighborhood Academy class, The PBA gave Jefferson Ave Resident Josephine Suarez a plaque in appriciation for her involvment in the apprehension of three knife weilding tire slashers. On a cold February night Ms Suarez tracked down the three suspects that caused thousands of dollars in damage and made positive ID to police.

New London Community and Campus Coalition presents Ed Cramer from Yellow front Package stores a plaque in appreciation for business efforts and contributions toward NL youth safety.

Cramer is a founding member of New London Community and Campus Coalition

Census of the homeless.

Billy Jr and Karen Melbourne of Sound Community Services participating in the "point & time count" a national census of the homeless. The homeless were searched for in wooded sections of New London during the evening hours last week.
Billy Jr. was the guide !

PBA mentor program makes a trip to the Waterford Speed bowl!

Driver: Rich Hurne 8 year experience
Owner: Mike Yost - Division X-Car #5
94 Honda Prelude

Driver: Rich Hurne 8 year experience Owner: Mike Yost - Division X-Car 94 Honda Perlude

Karns Automotive 331 Mitchell St. Groton, CT Show your P.B.A. Member card for a 10% Discount on your 1st service.

P.B.A. Twenty Year Recognitions
More pictures from the 70th anniv social

Shoprite/Capano Family Food Drive Nov 18 2006

NLPD Honored For Youth Alcohol Prevention Efforts

New London Community & Campus Coalition

New London — The city's police department was recently selected as the 2005 Best Overall Youth Alcohol Prevention Program by the Connecticut Chiefs of Police Association. The department was honored for enforcement of the law on driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and for being a founding member and active participant in the New London Community and Campus Coalition. Police Chief Bruce Rinehart credited members of his department and said the department will continue to enforce the law and make youth alcohol prevention a high priority. The department conducts the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program and the G.R.E.A.T. program at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School and New London High School

The State Office of Policy and Management & the Gov. Office has selected the New London Community & Campus Coalition as the " State of Connecticut Coalition of the Year" The Connecticut Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking honored our coalition for our efforts to stop high risk behavior among teens in New London. N.L.C.C.C. is funded through a C.C.S.U.D. grant which ends in June of 2006. O.P.M. recognized the N.L.P.D. 's close working relationship with the other partner's in this coalition as the reason we were selected for this honor. (photo is of the award ceremony in Cromwell last month)

PBA FISHING CONTEST
Sunday Sept 18 2005

The Neighborhood Alliance and the PBA team up for another childrens fishing contest.

Kevin "Tuna" Barney baits a hook.

Thanks Matt and Jen Galante for Donating the microwave for the lunchroom!
Pba comes through and helps replace old microwave.

PBA TOP GUN AWARDS


2004 Dan Jarimello

2005 John Martin


Eric Deltgen

Thanks Maryann Henrikson and her $5,000 PBA Donation to the NL K-9 unit

New London Rotary President

PBA Mug raises $450 for Tyler Dyer foundation

Geraldine Tom becomes a two year P.B.A.Honorary Member .

May 3rd auction for a 16 oz drinking glass with special pin number and seal of The New London PBA. Top donor Geraldine Tom became a member of the PBA drinking club at Hanafins Pud. Torn will recieve $1.00 off each pint and is now an honorary member for 2007-2008.

$450 was raised for the Tyler Dyer foundation.

Spinnato Family restores Crime prevention Buggie

The PBA thanks Tom Spinnato and his family who gave a much needed face lift to our remote control Buggie.

Tom made the restoration task a family project, painting and rewiring the electronics, making the car like new.

Thanks Spinato family!

Educational book reimbursement for PBA Members

John and Lorraine Hracyk are at it again. Another generous donation of $1,000 to be used for PBA members who are continuing their education in the law enforcment related fields.

PBA to welcome home National Guard Unit March 19th!

PBA Pres Bill Edwards and
Capt Jeremy Lingerfelser
C.O. US Army 208 P.S.D.

The New London, Waterford and Stonington P.B.A.'s pooled resources to become a sponsor for the welcome home reception held Sunday March 19th at the Crocker House Ballroom for the CT National Guard units return from Irag.