Port Authority Police K-9 Recruits Join Department

Jersey City NJ

29 April, 2022

12:54 PM

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Press release from PANY: April 29, 2022 On April 15, the newest class of Port Authority Police recruits joined the department after 14 weeks of training. No, not the two-legged, uniformed kind, but a canine corps of three German Shepherds, two years of age, who will assist in searching for explosives at the agency's facilities as part of the Port Authority's counter-terrorism efforts. The names of the canines are Cirri, Vinny and Perry. The canines are named in honor of fallen PAPD Officers: Lieutenant Robert Cirri who died on 9/11 while attempting to carry a disabled woman to safety, Sergeant Vincent J. Oliva who died as result of cancer that he developed following search and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site and Police Officer William Perry who was shot and killed while in the line of duty on a PATH Train in 1980. The graduation ceremony, which took place at Building 1 at Newark Liberty International Airport, included the dogs' handlers – Officers Erik Brozek, Kevin Duffy and Steven Paluzzi. This year's training class also included a member the US Park Police Department learning to become a trainer. This press release was produced by PANY. The views expressed here are the author's own.