Port Authority's Heroes Of 2015: NY/NJ Agency Shares Police Stories

Port Authority of NY/NJ administrators recently took the opportunity to look back on some acts of bravery from its officers during 2015.

On its online blog, the agency shared three photos of emergency responders who went above and beyond the call of duty this year.

DEFIBRILLATOR REVIVAL

“Earlier this month, Port Authority Police Officers Marcus Credle and Leland Rogan saved the life of an 86-year-old man by reviving him with a defibrillator at the Newport PATH station in Jersey City,” officials wrote. [Photo 1]

• See related article: NJ Cops, Citizen Team Up To Save Life At PATH Station

PATH STATION BABY DELIVERY

“Life renewed itself in the World Trade Center PATH station as Port Authority Police Officer Brian McGraw holds baby girl Asenat Abdrabo whom he helped deliver when her mother went into labor at the PATH station,” officials stated. “The event was immediately hailed as the first birth at the WTC site since 9/11.” [Photo 2]

• See related article: Baby Born In World Trade Center PATH Station

GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE

“The Port Authority Police’s George Washington Bridge Command was honored during a ceremony in Fort Lee for saving lives at the span this year,” officials wrote. “From left: PAPD Lt. Daniel McCabe, Officer Lavern Watson, Lt. Mark Ciganek, Officer Juan Guzman, VHS Chair Mimi Kassel, Officer Brian Ahern, Lt. Michael Hennessy, Officer Kameel Juman, VHS President/CEO Vicki Sidrow, Inspector Geraldo Silva, Deputy.” [Photo 3]

According to a NJ.com report from November, Port Authority Police officers assigned to the George Washington Bridge Command successfully intervened in 77 suicide attempts in 2015.