Between 1934 and 1942 when Jack Ryan was appointed to the West Milford Police Force, Police Chief Moeller was the lone lawman for the entire eighty-plus square mile Township of West Milford. Later Louis Hall, James Kemble and James Semento were appointed individually, creating a five-man force until 1959 when five additional patrolmen were appointed. The force grew rapidly after that. Pictured from left that year are Court Clerk George Eckhardt, Judge T. Harry Cahill, Prosecutor Marcus Mandelbaum and Police Chief John H. Moeller. (Photo Ann Genader) ( Photo: Ann Genader) Looking back: Gun violence People who say there is too much violence in current movies just might have justified that opinion in January 1977 when there... Columns 08 Jun 2026 | 05:07
