Police sergeant chosen as township’s ‘Kids Cop’

Photo by Chris Sykes Sgt. Sheyla Marquez-Cepeda of the Irvington Police Division, center, sits with two smiling children outside the Municipal Building in D. Bilal Beasley Square on Thursday, Dec. 6, at the annual Tree-Lighting and Toy Giveaway. Mayor Tony Vauss recently appointed Marquez-Cepeda to serve as the Public Safety Department’s official Children’s Cop or Kid’s Cop, tasked with handling all child and underage youth incidents and issues in the township community.