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Lackawanna College Police Academy Receives $7,700 Donation

SCRANTON, Pa. – Feb. 7, 2022 – Lackawanna College staff, along with the family of the late Andrew J. Jones, accepted a $7,700 donation from Valley Aviation to the Andrew J. Jones memorial fund. Andrew J. Jones, “AJ” is a 2018 alumnus of the Hazleton Police Academy’s 240th class who passed away as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in 2019. Jones served as a full-time officer for the Swoyersville Police Department and as a part-time officer for the Exeter Police Department.

Pictured are, from left, Megan Mould, Lackawanna College Manager of Special Events and Alumni Relations; John Chilleri, Director of Police Academy Operations; John Jones; James Scrobola, President of Valley Aviation; Joyce Scrobola, Manager of Valley Aviation; Kasey Jones, Owen Latona, Joey Latona, Tammie Jones, Christopher Simko and Police Academy cadets.