Allendale Police Blessed

ALLENDALE, N.J. -- The Rev. Michael Allen made his annual visit to bless the badges of officers at the Allendale Police Department.

FROM LEFT: Officer Vinny Rizzo, Sgt. Bill Kroepke, Father Michael Allendale, and Police Chief George Scherb.
Photo Credit: *COURTESY: Sharon Pierson*

Jerry DeMarco

10/08/2017 12:29 p.m.

“Realizing that our police officers need to know that the communities they serve do support them” was the reason, said Allen, of Trinity Episcopal Church, who began the tradition a few years ago to coincide with the Feast of St. Michael, the patron saint of police.

“It’s personal, which made it a more powerful experience,” Police Chief George Scherb said.

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