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Remembering Fred V. Morrone and His Officers
Ferdinand (Fred) V. Morrone, as many would tell you, was a Cops cop. Before
he ever became Superintendent of the New York Port Authority Police
Department, Fred had a law enforcement career that most would
envy. Born in Brooklyn, he started his career with the New Jersey
State Police in 1963, and continued his education, receiving his
political science degree from Stockton State College in 1974 and
masters in Public Administration from Rider University in 1977.
Before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel from a 30-year career with the New
Jersey State Police in 1993, one of his last cases was part of a federal task force
working with the FBI investigating the 1993 bombing of the World Trade
Towers. By 1996, he had taken the job as the Superintendent of Police and
Director of Public Safety at Port Authority Police Department, leading 1,300 plus
sworn officers and overseeing one the worlds most complicated aviation,
maritime, transit, bus, bridge and tunnel security forces.
In his 5 years with the Port Authority, he was credited with establishing several
innovative programs. Fred had a vision, he understood the importance of training
for terrorism long before 9/11; he understood the significance of training new
recruits to the highest standards at the Departments academy and being ready
24/7. He thought globally, understanding transportation security, how the world
was changing and what it meant for intergovernmental collaboration. To that end

he created the International School for Airport and Seaport Security with the
vision of brining counterterrorism training to 3rd
world countries. He even
expanded the role of officers and how they worked operationally introducing the
use portable heart defibrillators, establishing bike patrols in the airports, a scuba
team, commercial vehicle inspection unit, an airborne services unit (Helicopters)
and a motorcycle unit.
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Fred was working in Jersey City across
the river from New York City when the news came in. A plane had struck tower
one of the World Trade Center where Freds office was. He immediately got to
the Towers to help. He was the type of leader who would never expect to send
any officer into harms way if he himself was not willing to do the same.
Fred Morrone was the highest-ranking police officer and public official to die in
the Towers. He along side with his 36 fellow officers perished that day when
Towers collapsed.
At the time of his death Fred was the incoming president of the
INTERPORTPOLICE  International Association of Airport and Seaport Police.
Soon after the tragedy the INTERPORTPOLICE established an international
training fund in his name to assist in training officer from around the world. Later
in 2007 the Superintendent Fred V. Morrone 9/11 Memorial Award was
established and presented to Mayor Rudi Giuliani as the inaugural recipient. The
inaugural award was made by Steuben Glass and has a value of $8,000, but
what it represents is priceless. A duplicate resides with the Port of New York and

New Jersey Police Department. In addition the International Police & Public
Safety 9/11 Medal was established to honor those police officers and public
safety officials who are the best of the best in fighting terrorism. The police
officers of the Port Authority Police and New York Police Departments who were
killed in the line of duty on 9/11 were the inaugural recipients of the International
Police and Public Safety 9/11 Medal, for Valor. Those who receive the 9/11
Medal are given the right to use the acronym IPM after their name. Today those
awards and the INTERPORTPOLICE shield bears 37 stars representing those
honorable officers from the New York and New Jersey Port Authority Police as a
way of never forgetting.
I have had the great opportunity of serving the INTERPORTPOLICE for five
years. I cannot say how honoured I am to have had the experience to work
along side officers from around the world that work every day to protect their
communities and the global transportation and supply chain network. Many of
the men and women in public safety work tirelessly each and every day, 24/7
unnoticed.
One never knows what will come next, but we do the fight is long from being over
and each one of us play an important part in keeping the world safe. We
continue our efforts leaning from the innovations offered by Fred.
We miss our friend Fred Morrone and our colleagues who perished that day. We
must not ever forget them. They are our heroes in the truest since of the word
and have set a standard for other officers and officials to live by.

Others continue their work and we are pleased to continue to honour those you
are among the best of the best in the world.
Last, but never least in Freds life was his family, his wife Linda, and his three
children, Fred, Alyssa, and Gregory.
Fred and his officers never gave a second thought to what they were doing on
September 11, 2001. If Fred were here to speak for himself, he would tell you
that he and his officers were just doing their job.
Jay Grant
Secretary General & Director
INTERPORTPOLICE
	
 
International Association of Airport and Seaport Police
Working Globally  Protecting Locally for 45 Years

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  • 1. Remembering Fred V. Morrone and His Officers Ferdinand (Fred) V. Morrone, as many would tell you, was a Cops cop. Before he ever became Superintendent of the New York Port Authority Police Department, Fred had a law enforcement career that most would envy. Born in Brooklyn, he started his career with the New Jersey State Police in 1963, and continued his education, receiving his political science degree from Stockton State College in 1974 and masters in Public Administration from Rider University in 1977. Before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel from a 30-year career with the New Jersey State Police in 1993, one of his last cases was part of a federal task force working with the FBI investigating the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Towers. By 1996, he had taken the job as the Superintendent of Police and Director of Public Safety at Port Authority Police Department, leading 1,300 plus sworn officers and overseeing one the worlds most complicated aviation, maritime, transit, bus, bridge and tunnel security forces. In his 5 years with the Port Authority, he was credited with establishing several innovative programs. Fred had a vision, he understood the importance of training for terrorism long before 9/11; he understood the significance of training new recruits to the highest standards at the Departments academy and being ready 24/7. He thought globally, understanding transportation security, how the world was changing and what it meant for intergovernmental collaboration. To that end
  • 2. he created the International School for Airport and Seaport Security with the vision of brining counterterrorism training to 3rd world countries. He even expanded the role of officers and how they worked operationally introducing the use portable heart defibrillators, establishing bike patrols in the airports, a scuba team, commercial vehicle inspection unit, an airborne services unit (Helicopters) and a motorcycle unit. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Fred was working in Jersey City across the river from New York City when the news came in. A plane had struck tower one of the World Trade Center where Freds office was. He immediately got to the Towers to help. He was the type of leader who would never expect to send any officer into harms way if he himself was not willing to do the same. Fred Morrone was the highest-ranking police officer and public official to die in the Towers. He along side with his 36 fellow officers perished that day when Towers collapsed. At the time of his death Fred was the incoming president of the INTERPORTPOLICE International Association of Airport and Seaport Police. Soon after the tragedy the INTERPORTPOLICE established an international training fund in his name to assist in training officer from around the world. Later in 2007 the Superintendent Fred V. Morrone 9/11 Memorial Award was established and presented to Mayor Rudi Giuliani as the inaugural recipient. The inaugural award was made by Steuben Glass and has a value of $8,000, but what it represents is priceless. A duplicate resides with the Port of New York and
  • 3. New Jersey Police Department. In addition the International Police & Public Safety 9/11 Medal was established to honor those police officers and public safety officials who are the best of the best in fighting terrorism. The police officers of the Port Authority Police and New York Police Departments who were killed in the line of duty on 9/11 were the inaugural recipients of the International Police and Public Safety 9/11 Medal, for Valor. Those who receive the 9/11 Medal are given the right to use the acronym IPM after their name. Today those awards and the INTERPORTPOLICE shield bears 37 stars representing those honorable officers from the New York and New Jersey Port Authority Police as a way of never forgetting. I have had the great opportunity of serving the INTERPORTPOLICE for five years. I cannot say how honoured I am to have had the experience to work along side officers from around the world that work every day to protect their communities and the global transportation and supply chain network. Many of the men and women in public safety work tirelessly each and every day, 24/7 unnoticed. One never knows what will come next, but we do the fight is long from being over and each one of us play an important part in keeping the world safe. We continue our efforts leaning from the innovations offered by Fred. We miss our friend Fred Morrone and our colleagues who perished that day. We must not ever forget them. They are our heroes in the truest since of the word and have set a standard for other officers and officials to live by.
  • 4. Others continue their work and we are pleased to continue to honour those you are among the best of the best in the world. Last, but never least in Freds life was his family, his wife Linda, and his three children, Fred, Alyssa, and Gregory. Fred and his officers never gave a second thought to what they were doing on September 11, 2001. If Fred were here to speak for himself, he would tell you that he and his officers were just doing their job. Jay Grant Secretary General & Director INTERPORTPOLICE International Association of Airport and Seaport Police Working Globally Protecting Locally for 45 Years