I want to send a special thanks to Bill Josem, Ric Hayman, Nella Genovese, Gabriella Iacovetti and our many friends from Bella Vista, Hawthorne, Queen Village and the South Street Headhouse District for their commitment to the police and the communities at large. I would also like us to remember our dear friend Jeff Rush who we all lost too soon. He was in the trenches with me from the beginning and helped guide us along the way. Jeff you are truly missed, but not forgotten!

To quote Lt. Michael Goodson, Commander of the SSPD, “This relationship between all of us will serve as a model for others”.

-JOHN C. SMYTH, PRESIDENT