County Association Installs Longport Police Chief as President

Longport Police Chief Frank Culmone sworn in as the 2022 Atlantic County Police Chief Association President.

Atlantic City, NJ — The Atlantic County Police Chief Association's installed its newest President, Longport Police Chief Frank Culmone. Retired Pleasantville Police Chief and outgoing President of the association, Sean Riggin, officially swore Chief Culmone.

Other 2022 Officers of the Police Chiefs Association sworn in included Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel as Vice President, Hamilton Township Police Chief Greg Ciambrone as Secretary, Somers Point Police Chief Robert Somers as Treasurer, and Atlantic City Police Chief James Sarkos as Sergeant at Arms. Retired Galloway Police Chief Donna Higbee officially administered their Oaths of Office.

The Atlantic County Police Chiefs Association congratulated their 2020-2021 President Sean Riggin for leading the organization during very difficult times. Retired Chief Higbee was also honored with the Chief DePamphilis Award. The award is presented to someone who has contributed to the same spirit of cooperation and advancement of the profession as Chief DePamhilis envisioned.

The county association was formed in 1957 with retired Longport Police Chief Richard DePamphilis, Sr. as its first president. The principle purpose of the Atlantic County Association of Chiefs of Police was to secure closer official and personal relationships among the Chiefs of Police, Sheriffs, County Prosecutors, Chiefs of County Detectives/Investigators, and other law enforcement executives throughout Atlantic and Cumberland Counties.

The Association acts to assure unity of action in police matters and to elevate the standard of the police institution, to assist in the adoption of humane efforts in law enforcement and to promote the advancement of the prevention and detection of crime and overall police efficiency.

Longport Police Chief Frank Culmone is a 21-year veteran in the law enforcement community. As a life-long resident of Atlantic County, Culmone is a graduate of Holy Spirit High School (Class of 1986). In 1999, he graduated from Stockton College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and began his law enforcement career with the Longport Police Department in 2001 following his successful completion from the Camden County Police Academy. During his time in patrol, Culmone became recognized as a Drug Recognition Expert (D.R.E.) through the New Jersey State Police in 2004. In 2005, Culmone was selected to represent the Longport Police Department as a team member with the Atlantic County Emergency Response Team (ERT) where he served for 6 years.

Culmone was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in 2007 and soon graduated from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police Command and Leadership program in 2009. In 2012, Culmone was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant where he served administratively and was responsible for overseeing patrol operations. During this time, he became certified with the New Jersey State Police as a D.R.E. Instructor.

Culmone was promoted to the rank of Chief on April 1, 2015. He is a member of International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the New Jersey Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP), the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA), and the Atlantic County Association of Chiefs of Police (ACACOP) where he has held the positions of Treasurer (2016-2019) and Vice-President (2020-2021). In June of 2019, Chief Culmone also completed the Mid-Atlantic Law Enforcement Executive Development Seminar (MALEEDS) and in August of 2020, successfully completed the NJ Certified Public Manager Program (CPM) program administered by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and delivered by Rutgers University.

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