Kropilak and Sedano sworn in with Northvale police

From left to right: Northvale Police Chief William Essmann, Officer David Kropilak, Officer Edward Sedano, Mayor Ed Piehler, and Captain Howard Ostrow. 

NORTHVALE—Mayor Ed Piehler had the honor July 17 of swearing in two new officers to join the ranks of the Northvale Police Department. Officers David Kropilak and Edward Sedano took the oath of office in the presence of family, friends, and colleagues.

Kropilak received his Police Training Commission (PTC) certificate from the Atlantic County Police Academy this June. Sedano, already having a SLEO II certification, will attend the academy to complete his PTC certification.

— Staff report