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Yonkers Police Benevolent Association
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PBA HISTORY

  In 1871, when the Yonkers Police Department was formally organized, there was an established set of relatively strict rules and regulations that members were required to adhere to. Any failure to comply with these rules was very often met with harsh punishment and penalties being placed against the offending police officer. Having no group or organization to act as an advocate for the police officer, it is likely that those penalties were not always dispensed in a fair and just manner. In addition, the working schedules for the police officer in those early days were very difficult on family life, allowing very little time off. It is likely for these and many other reasons, including the natural tendency to join together with others of mutual interest, it was decided to form an organization which could benefit its members.
  Once it had been decided that the organization to be established should be incorporated, the application for certification was filed in Westchester County Court with the following language: "The name of the proposed corporation is: POLICE ASSOCIATION OF THE CITY OF YONKERS, INC." and that, "The particular objects and purposes for which the corporation is to be formed are as follows; To promote the welfare of its members, aid them in need, for their mutual benefit and protection, and the improvement of their mental, social and physical condition by promoting and encouraging social and intellectual intercourse amongst them, and providing for literary work, athletics, indoor and outdoor sports, amusements and entertainments.