MANCHESTER – Township police chief Antonio Ellis has been sworn in as president of the New Jersey Police Traffic Officers Association, assuming leadership of the statewide organization dedicated to improving roadway safety.
Ellis and the association’s executive board took their oaths during the group’s December meeting, where more than 100 officers and traffic-safety professionals were in attendance. He will serve a two-year term, succeeding Deputy Chief Nickolas Schock of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office.
A respected authority in traffic safety, Ellis has completed extensive specialized training and teaches the subject to law enforcement officers across New Jersey. Before his election, he served as the association’s executive director.
The NJPTOA, founded in 1974 by Fanwood Police Chief Tony Parenti, promotes safer roads through public education, legislative advocacy and professional training. With roughly 800 members representing agencies statewide, it is considered New Jersey’s largest traffic-safety organization.
Manchester police officials congratulated Ellis and thanked him for his continued commitment to roadway safety locally and throughout the state.
