Cheryl Avagnano
She works with Patrolmen John Campione, John Zwick, Randy Kremer (who?s father is a retired Paramus Police Captain) and Vincent Pepe. Coordinating the paperwork of this group is Debbie Ryen, their secretary and a Special Police Officer.
The Traffic Division requires Cheryl to be on her toes. It encompasses overseeing the 27 School Crossing Guards and the 12 Special Police. Part of her duties are to schedule payroll and assignments, start out at 7 AM checking on all the schools, the guards, making sure the posts are covered, uniforms are correct and ensure that that their job is running smoothly.
Always on the lookout for Crossing Guards, she intends to post notices at senior areas in town.
Among the tasks of the Specials, they must cover school and town functions such as the Cultural Arts Council presentations this past year, school fairs, carnivals, religious holidays and shopping mall days that generate traffic, as well as Traffic Court. The regular police cover Criminal Court.
Traffic flow is another area of coverage; vital to make sure that it is done safely and smoothly in our high volume area. To assist in this segment they maintain several motorcycles and bicycles. Radar coverage, speed indicators, construction areas, emergency situations like a water main break and reroute necessary traffic detours fall into this Division.
One of the parking problems came up on the border of Paramus and Oradell. It seems that when Oradell had a stadium game, the overflow spread into Paramus streets. Our residents protested! Tactfully, Cheryl contacted Oradell and received their cooperation in urging the attendees to park in another nearby Oradell area. She posted No Parking signs during these events on the affected Paramus Streets.
Hit and Run accidents, Motor Vehicle accidents all require special attention. In addition to visiting homes and interviewing the people involved, Cheryl also peruses the computer for additional background. One of the pictures shows the witness interview room. Note the Child Safety Seat and the plush available to cater to the young offspring. The couches are there to put the people at ease.
A Paramus native, a Paramus school system product, Cheryl is married to Dean. He is a Paramus Patrolman and they have two sons, John and Nicholas. Cheryl furthered her education at Bergen Community College and then two years at a college in Jersey City.
Active in the school PTA, she is involved in many of the Stony Lane activities, This fine young lady finds time to further her interests in cooking (Italian) and baking (desserts). There is nothing finer, to her, than taking off for the Adirondacks where their family maintains a home. Her outdoor sports persona comes into play with hiking, climbing, boating, fishing, camping and skeet shooting. One of these days she is going to master horseback riding!
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