Summit Police Swear-In Officer In First-Ever Ceremony Online

SUMMIT, NJ — The first-ever officer with the Summit Police Department to be sworn-in online was welcomed on Monday.

Mayor Elizabeth Fagan and Police Chief Ryan Peters conducted the ceremony to appoint Officer Marvens Valery to the force during the dangerous blizzard conditions that led to a State of Emergency.

Valery, a Brooklyn, New York native, graduated from Kean University with an undergraduate degree in psychology.

After working in the medical field, Valery revisited his dream of becoming a police officer and was hired by the Essex County Sheriff's Office in 2023 as a Special Law Enforcement Officer.

He then moved on to the Irvington Police Department as a member of their Patrol Bureau. While there, he worked alongside numerous agencies, such as the New Jersey State Police, on search warrants, drug arrests, and the recovery of guns and other weapons.

Valery said other than his work, it is his God children, reading, and working out that fill his days with joy.

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