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MEDIA ADVISORY
August 11, 2022
For more information, contact Mayor's Office (732) 826-0290 x4005 | [email protected]

LARRY CATTANO IS TO BE SWORN IN AS THE  CITY OF PERTH AMBOY'S POLICE CHIEF
in a promotion and swearing-in ceremony alongside 30+ officers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PERTH AMBOY – Mayor Helmin J. Caba and the City of Perth Amboy Police Department invite the community to the promotion and swearing-in ceremony for incoming Police Chief Larry Cattano and 30+ officers.

WHEN:   Thursday, August 11, starting at 4:30 p.m.

WHERE:  Perth Amboy High School Auditorium, 300 Eagle Avenue, Perth Amboy

WHAT:  Chief Cattano will be sworn in as the next leader of the City of Perth Amboy's Police Department. He is a 35-year veteran of the Perth Amboy Police Department who has served in numerous roles and supervisory capacities, including as the City’s Emergency Management Director since 2000.  
In December 2014, he was promoted to the rank of Deputy Chief and oversaw a force of 135 full-time sworn officers and an organization comprised of almost 300 personnel. 
Over those two years, the City of Perth Amboy saw a 17% reduction in crime, a statistic.  

In August of 2021, he was named Acting Chief of Police and assumed overall command of the Perth Amboy Police Department.  

Over the years, Chief Cattano has received numerous lifesaving and meritorious service awards and accolades on behalf of the City of Perth Amboy, the P.B.A., F.O.P., Middlesex County 200 Club, as well as many outside agencies. Chief Cattano also holds state certifications as an instructor in Police, Fire, Emergency Medical Service, and Emergency Management. Chief Cattano holds a management degree from Thomas Edison State College in Emergency and Disaster Management and has recently been named to the Board of Commissioners of the International Association of Emergency Managers in Washington D.C. 
Chief Cattano is a Perth Amboy native and continues to reside in Perth Amboy with his wife Denise and son Nikolas.
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