Randolph Cop 'Upholding Oath As Officer' During Cancer Battle

RANDOLPH, NJ — As a police officer, Jeremiah "Reggie" Crowley knows what its like to face tough obstacles and have to persevere through adversity. Now he faces a new battle outside of the police force: Crowley is battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer.

Crowley, an officer with the Randolph Police Department, was recently diagnosed with stage IV malignant peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, friend Michele Edelman said in a GoFundMe campaign. While undergoing cancer treatment at Sloan Kettering, he is still serving the residents of Randolph as an officer, Edelman said.

Policing in Randolph is special to Crowley: he was born and raised in town, and still lives there with his wife, Shannon, and their four-year-old daughter, Ryan. He previously worked in Morris Township.

So far, $21,664 has been raised towards a $30,000 goal in just one day.

Donors, some of whom ran into Crowley while he was on patrol, shared positive thoughts, prayers and memories on the GoFundMe page.

"Officer Crowley pulled me over once for being over the speed limit on Sussex. I was hurrying home from work to my kids. I was running very late and needed to and to let our nanny leave on time so she could go to her night school. I remember being flustered and stressed - he was kind and friendly. He still gave me a ticket but then I had probably earned it!" one woman wrote, with a smiley face emoticon.

Another wrote, "I went to Randolph High School with Kathy Crowley and I met Shannon Crowley when we had breast cancer and were undergoing radiation therapy. I am sending positive thoughts and prayers to Reggie."

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