Trooper Bryan M. Everingham (#5347), assigned to the Community Policing Unit within the Patrol Support Section, Field Operations Bureau, embodies the tradition of the New Jersey State Police and, as Trooper of the Year, achieved dramatic reductions in crime and calls for service within his assigned community/patrol area. Tpr. Everingham accomplished this goal and achieved success by combining law enforcement duties with an intense commitment to community service.

Throughout 1999, Tpr. Everingham initiated and implemented many innovative and proactive programs designed to improve the quality of life within the Countryside Village community in Upper Deerfield Township.

While the Community Policing Unit is still in its infancy within the State Police, Tpr. Everingham has demonstrated that by being a committed, caring and involved trooper, the State Police and individual troopers can make a substantial impact on the communities in which they serve - accomplishing such goals as reducing the actual instances of crime and criminal activity; fostering community involvement and pride; serving as a role model for local youth; and building bridges between many different racial, religious and ethnic groups.

On April 11, 2005 an Amber Alert was issued from the town of Irvington indicating that a subject had wounded a citizen and kidnaped his girlfriend and child. The vehicle occupied by the armed suspect and his victims was observed by an alert New Jersey Turnpike toll collector exiting Interchange 14 toward Interstate 78 westbound. Somerville Station patrols located the vehicle and attempted a motor vehicle stop, which escalated into a pursuit onto Interstate78 westbound.

The pursuit continued on Interstate 78 where Perryville and Washington Station patrols became involved. The suspect exited the interstate onto Route 22 and into a condominium complex.

The pursuit immediately became a hostage situation when the armed and despondent suspect turned down a street with no outlet. Captain Kenneth McCarthy immediately headed to the scene of the hostage situation. Captain McCarthy immediately seized command of the scene by establishing an inner and outer perimeter and removing unnecessary law enforcement personnel from within the "hot zone," and evacuating residents in the immediate area. These actions contributed to de-escalating the intensity of the incident, calmed the suspect and maximized the safety of responding officers.

Several attempts were made to establish a line of communication with the suspect, but were unsuccessful. Captain McCarthy then made the transition from incident commander to hostage negotiator and began a productive dialog with the suspect. During the next six to seven hours, Captain McCarthy maintained communications with the hostage taker while taking cover behind a vehicle within firing range of the suspect. Through several disruptions and distractions Captain McCarthy persevered and continued his negotiations. After approximately five hours of outstanding negotiating the suspect released his victims. Captain McCarthy's negotiations led to the peaceful surrender of the suspect three hours later despite his repeated threats to take his own life.

Captain McCarthy's actions during this incident demonstrated commitment and dedication in the finest traditions of the New Jersey State Police.

On September 11, 2001, four passenger airliners were hijacked by terrorists and crashed in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC killing thousands of innocent victims including 406 firefighters and police officers in New York City. In accordance with the law, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) assumed the primary responsibility for the investigation into what is to this day the largest terrorist act ever perpetuated against the United States. Four case agents were selected to lead the investigation; known as Pentbomb, one from each of the cities where a flight that was hijacked originated. DSFC Raymond Guidetti who was assigned to the FBIs/Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) was selected as the case agent for flight 93 which originated in Newark. It should be noted that DSFC Guidetti was the only non FBI agent selected for what is arguably the most significant investigation and prosecution ever conducted by the federal government.

Over a period of in excess of four years, DSFC Guidetti working in cooperation with his fellow troopers assigned to the JTTF and FBI agents from around the world, documented the methodology employed by the terrorists in the 9-11 attacks. Those efforts resulted in the collection of sufficient evidence to charge Zacarias Moussaoui as the only surviving member of the original terrorist cell responsible for the 9-11 attacks.

In December 2005, DSFC Guidetti relocated to Alexandria, Virginia where the trial of Moussaoui was to take place. Over the next six months he and the other key members of Federal governments team prepared for and presented the case against Moussaoui. Those efforts ultimately resulted in him being found guilty of six counts of conspiracy to carry out terrorist attacks on U.S. targets, and sentenced to Life in Prison. During the prosecution, DSFC Guidetti testified in uniform regarding the terrorists actions aboard flight 93 as well as the final actions of the victims who attempted to re-capture the plane.

DSFC Guidettis efforts throughout the 9-11 investigation and the prosecution of Zacarias Moussaoui were in keeping with the finest traditions of the New Jersey State Police. The credit that he brought to our organization as a result of his professional focus during the largest terrorism case in world history is incalculable.

In May 2004, the Virginia Beach Police Department recovered three suitcases in the Chesapeake Bay. The suitcases contained the severed remains of William McGuire of Woodbridge, New Jersey. The New Jersey State Police Major Crime Unit and Division of Criminal Justice initiated a cooperative investigation, with the assistance of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Woodbridge Police Department and the Virginia Beach Police Department. DSFC David Dalrymple, of the State Police Major Crime Unit, was tasked with being the lead investigator and case manager of the investigative team.

Through various forensic and analytical techniques, DSFC Dalrymple and the investigative team concluded that during the evening hours of April 28, 2004, William McGuire was drugged with chloral hydrate, and then shot once in the head and chest. McGuire's body was then cut into three pieces, wrapped in black trash bags, placed in three matching suitcases and dumped into the Chesapeake Bay.

DSFC Dalrymple discovered that two days before the disappearance and murder of her husband, Melanie McGuire had purchased a .38-caliber Taurus handgun and a box of bullets at a Pennsylvania gun shop. DSFC Dalrymple also discovered that Melanie McGuire had acquired chloral hydrate with a fraudulent prescription.

On June 2, 2005, DSFC Dalrymple directed Major Crime Unit members to arrest Melanie McGuire and charge her with the murder of her husband and related crimes. On October 12, 2006, a State Grand Jury indicted Melanie McGuire for her husband’s murder.

After a seven-week trial in Middlesex County Superior Court, which was broadcast on Court-TV and under intense media scrutiny, Melanie McGuire was found guilty of murder, perjury and desecration of a corpse. DSFC Dalrymple was instrumental in the trial preparation and strategy, spending numerous hours preparing witnesses, exhibits and strategies. Melanie McGuire was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her husband. Melanie McGuire had meticulously planned the murder of William McGuire, but DSFC David Dalrymple was even more meticulous and displayed an even greater determination to arrest the killer. He painstakingly collected evidence, reviewed facts, coordinated and managed the team of detectives leading to a successful prosecution for this heinous crime.

DSFC David Dalrymple's professionalism and commitment in this case were exemplary. His actions have brought great pride and distinction to himself, his family and the New Jersey State Police.