New York/New Jersey: Louis Koumoutsos Named Port Authority Police Chief

Joseph P. Dunne, chief security officer for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, announced May 29 the appointment of Inspector Louis Koumoutsos as chief of the nearly 1,600-member Port Authority Police Department (PAPD). 

A 20-year veteran of the PAPD, Chief Koumoutsos rose through the ranks based on his performance at all port authority commands, including PATH, Newark and JFK airports, and the agency’s office of emergency management. Most recently, as the top ranking officer of the PATH Command, he directed his team in rescues during Superstorm Sandy, including the rescue of 28 people in Jersey City from an apartment building that had filled with lethal amounts of carbon monoxide. He is a recent graduate of the FBI National Academy.

"Chief Koumoutsos has the skills and respect needed to command the agency’s most essential and sensitive operations," said Mr. Dunne. "I am confident Chief Koumoutsos will lead by example in our critical mission to protect some of the nation’s most valued facilities, along with the millions of people who use them daily, and in coordinating with all levels of local, state and federal law enforcement." 

With Chief Koumoutsos’ appointment, Acting Chief John Ryan will be assigned as the detective lieutenant of the New York-based Joint Terrorism Task Force, a collaboration of law enforcement agencies that investigates and responds to terrorist related activities. Lt. Ryan, a 34-year PAPD careerist, had served as acting chief since May 2012.

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