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Proud Tradition Continues: Hillsdale Police Captain Attends Prestigious FBI Academy Proud Tradition Continues: Hillsdale Police Captain Attends Prestigious FBI Academy
Proud Tradition Continues: Hillsdale Police Captain Attends Prestigious FBI Academy Hillsdale Police Capt. Sean Smith felt the wind of tradition at his back as he completed the 275th FBI National Academy Program in Quantico, VA earlier this month. The last officer from his department to attend the prestigious program was Lt. Vincent McCarthy back in 1975. Graduating from the FBI Academy program that same year was Smith’s father, Thomas, who’d been an officer in the 46-year-old captain’s Tenafly hometown. “It was pretty special that I was a second-generation legacy student,” Smith said. “That’s pretty rare.” The younger Smith joined the Hillsdale department in January 199…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst Police Veteran Completes Prestigious DEA Program Lyndhurst Police Veteran Completes Prestigious DEA Program
Lyndhurst Police Veteran Completes Prestigious DEA Program It’s not every local police officer who’s selected for special DEA training in Quantico, VA, but Lyndhurst has one: Sgt. Richard Pizzuti. Pizzuti recently completed a two-week leadership program after being chosen by the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Domestic Field Division. During the Drug Unit Commanders Academy (DUCA), he studied: personality assessment tools; situational leadership skill building/refreshment; various situational management issues. He also participated with his peers in an interactive Distinguished Leadership Panel Interview. Participants we…

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by Jerry DeMarco