Patrick Colligan Archives - New Jersey Globe

Peter Andreyev is new state PBA president

May 9, 2024 11:32 amMay 9, 2024 11:32 am

The New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association has elected Peter Andreyev, a police officer from Point Pleasant Beach, to succeed Patrick Colligan as president of the state’s largest law enforcement union. Colligan announced his retirement in March after eleven years...

Super Tuesday in the hills: Somerset Republicans will pick candidates tonight

March 5, 2024 12:06 pmMarch 5, 2024 6:53 pm

Undermentioned on today’s Super Tuesday political calendar is the Somerset County Republican convention, where the party will pick candidates for U.S. Senate, County Commissioner, and President this evening. Mendham Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner, former News 12 New Jersey reporter Alex...

Colligan retiring as state PBA president

March 5, 2024 12:00 pmMarch 5, 2024 11:45 am

Patrick Colligan, one of the state’s most politically influential law enforcement union leaders, will retire as president of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association on May 1 after 31 years in law enforcement and eleven years as president. Colligan...

PBA supports Chris Smith in GOP primary

May 24, 2022 4:44 pm

The New Jersey State Police Benevolent Association has endorsed Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) for renomination in the June 7 Republican primary. The union president, Patrick Colligan, called Smith “a champion and a defender of the law enforcement community in New...

SCI report recommends statewide abolition of constable position

January 7, 2022 12:02 pm

The State Commission of Investigation (SCI) released a report last month advocating for the abolition of the state’s constable position, finding that the position is frequently abused and poorly supervised in municipalities across the state. Constables, originally the precursor to...

Police union stays neutral in governor’s race

September 14, 2021 3:14 pmSeptember 14, 2021 5:52 pm

A major law enforcement union is staying out of the New Jersey gubernatorial race, dealing Gov. Phil Murphy a loss of a key group of police officers who backed him four years ago, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. But...

PBA president says new weed law restricts cops from ‘upholding basic law and order’

July 30, 2021 11:55 amJuly 30, 2021 11:55 am

The head of the state’s largest law enforcement union is sounding alarms over the outcome of a marijuana legalization law he claims is restricting police officers from “upholding basic law and order across New Jersey.” In a letter to Senate...