Crime & Safety
Caldwell Police Captain Aces Prestigious Training Program
A police captain in Caldwell recently became the first officer from the department to graduate from a prestigious training academy.
CALDWELL, NJ — A police captain in Caldwell recently became the first officer from the department to graduate from a prestigious 13-week training academy.
Captain Matthew DeAngelo, officer in charge of the Caldwell Police Department, graduated from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police West Point Command and Leadership Academy earlier this month.
According to a news release:
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“Candidates with the greatest leadership potential are selected for this highly competitive program from municipal, county, state, and federal agencies from throughout the region. For a program of this caliber, law enforcement professionals who are selected make more than a casual commitment; it is an intensive, demanding course that will pay dividends for the participant and his or her agency for a lifetime.”
About The Command and Leadership Academy
In 1993, NJSACOP officials traveled to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to work with the Academy’s Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership to adapt the fabled West Point model of command and leadership to the needs of law enforcement.
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The result of this collaboration is the NJSACOP Command & Leadership Academy, a unique blend of theory and application.
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