Bayonne police promotions: Five newly promoted Bayonne police officers posed with leaders of the City of Bayonne and the Bayonne Police Department.  There are two new captains and three new sergeants. Pictured left to right: Council Member At-Large Loyad Booker, Mayor Jimmy Davis, Public Safety Director Robert Kubert, Captain Kevin Lapinski, Captain Thomas Hojnacki, Sergeant Gregory Nicholson, Sergeant Keith Young, Sergeant Daniel Bilotta, Deputy Police Chief Joseph Scerbo, and Police Chief Robert Geisler.

On February 6, 2025 the Bayonne Police Department held a promotional ceremony for five police officers. The newly promoted officers are Captain Kevin Lapinski, Captain Thomas Hojnacki, Sergeant Gregory Nicholson, Sergeant Keith Young, and Sergeant Daniel Bilotta.

Speaking at the ceremony, Mayor Jimmy Davis congratulated the promoted officers’ families.  He said that the new captains and sergeants would “make those who work under you better officers.”  Mayor Davis called the Bayonne Police Department “the best police department in the world,” and referred to Bayonne as “one of the safest cities in the United States.”

Public Safety Director Robert Kubert called the promotions “well-deserved.”  He predicted that the promoted officers “will live up their oaths.”  Director Kubert said, “They are all very good at what they do.”  He thanked Mayor Davis and the City Council for supporting the staffing and equipment needs of Police Department and the entire Public Safety Department.

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