Over the past year the men and women of the Phillipsburg Police Department have faced various forms of adversity, Police Chief Anthony Goodell said.

From changes among leadership and new on-the-job dangers to some of its team, to the recent death of one of their own.

The chief thanked the members of the department in a public letter Tuesday morning posted to the department’s Facebook page.

“You’ve stood watch over one another, carried each other through grief and continued to serve this town with courage and integrity…I am honored to lead such a selfless and resilient group of professionals, and I am proud of each and every one of you,“ Goodell wrote.

Goodell also thanked the town’s public officials, the school district, and numerous law enforcement agencies for their support for

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