The Pipes & Drums Of The Emerald Society of the New York City Police Department is comprised of the Irish born; the sons and grandsons and great grandsons of Irish warriors who came to this country and found a better life. Only active and retired police officers are afforded the privilege. The members work in Narcotics, Harbor, Emergency Service, the Detective Bureau as well as other assignments that comprise the NYPD. They serve proudly as cops, detectives and officers.
Elected Positions
Bandmaster | Det. Kevin McDonough |
Assistant Bandmaster | Lt. Matt Murphy |
Treasurer | Sgt. Tim Adrat |
Financial Secretary | Sgt. John M Sullivan |
Recording Secretary |
Det. Christopher Ward |
Pipe Major |
Det. Daniel Sprague |
Drum Major |
Det. Kevin McCarthy |
Pipe Section
Sgt. Tim Adrat | Lt. Kevin Harford | Lt. Dave Nisthaus |
Det. John Barna | Sgt. Billy Hargrove | Sgt. Tom Nolan |
Ptl. Jeff Baynon | Lt. Pat Heraghty | Sgt. Dan Noonan |
Sgt. Denis Boorman | Det. Dom Jannetti | Det. Joe O’Carroll |
Sgt. Timmy Breen | Sgt. Kevin Keller | P.O. Dan O’Connell |
Ptl. Mike Brennan | Capt. Tom Kelly | P.O. Patrick O’Connor |
P.O. Mike Brennan Jr. | P.O. Joe Klan | Lt. Dan O’Grady |
Lt. Joe Carroll | Sgt. Dennis Linehan | P.O. Fred O’Modie |
Det. John Cassidy | P.O. Jay Malone | P.O. John O’Hagan |
Det. Chris Chiaramonte | P.O. Jonathan McAuley | Lt. Jim O’Sullivan |
Sgt. Rob Conroy | Det. Mike McBride | Sgt. Mike Paul |
D.I. Robert Conwell | Det. Kevin McCarthy | Sgt. Sean Rafferty |
Lt. Robert Corcoran | Ptl. Mike McCormick | Sgt. Ken Reiman |
Sgt. Brian Coughlan | Det. Matthew McCrosson | Det. Mike Rigney |
Det. John Coughlin | Det. Kevin McDonough | S.A. Steve Rogers |
P.O. Steve Crockett | Sgt. Andy McEvoy | Sgt. Keith Rossiter |
Sgt. Bernie Cummings | Det. Pat McGee | Capt. John Sanford |
Lt. Bill Davitt | Lt. Kevin McGeever | Lt. Dave Smith |
Ptl. Rich Devlin | Lt. Jack McGovern | Det. John Smyth |
Det. Will Donohue | P.O. Tom McGuinness | Det. Dan Sprague |
P.O. Tom Dubois | Lt. Gene McNamara | Capt. Greg Stewart |
Det. Andy Finn | Det. Jake McNicholas | P.O. Christopher Stone |
Lt. Sean Flanagan | Det. Ed McPhillips | Det. John Sullivan |
Insp. Matt Galvin | Sgt. Brian Meagher | Sgt. John M Sullivan |
Capt. Tim Galvin | Dir. Brian Meager Jr. | Sgt. John Tansey Sr. |
Sgt. Bob Ganley | Det. Joe Mertens | Det. John Tansey Jr. |
Capt. Rob Gault | Det. John Monahan | Det. Mike Tansey |
P.O. Pat Giblin | P.O. Jim Murphy | Det. Christopher Ward |
P.O. Billy Green | P.O. Paul Newman | Det. Brian Wood |
Lt. Chris Zaleski |
Drum Section
Sgt. Pete Clancy | Sgt. Chris Green | Det. Brian Meichsner |
Capt. Dan Collins | Sgt. Rich Wall | Lt. Matt Murphy |
Det. Kevin Connors | Sgt. Tim Horohoe | Det. Jimmy O’Connor |
P.O. Dan Costa | Det. Mike Keenan | Sgt. Steve Papp |
Det. Jim Coughlan | Det. John Kenny | Det. Pete Quinn |
Det. Bill Donohue | Lt. Jay Levey | Lt. Tom Rooney |
Det. Ray Duffy | Det. Ray Lind | Sgt. Jack Rossiter |
Det. Brendan Finn | P.O. Kevin Maloney | Sgt. Tom Rossiter |
Sgt. Ken Finn | Det. Gavin Matranga | Det. Sean Scanlan |
Sgt. Kevin Fitzgerald | Lt. James McKeever | Ptl. Mike Stapleton |
Det. Mike Fitzsimons | Det. Sean McTighe | PO Patrick Ward |
PO Tom Kilcoyne | PO Daniel McGrath | PO Matthew McGrath |
Color Guard
Ptl. Ed Bradley | Sgt. John Holihan | PO. Pat Timoney |
Lt. Billy O’Sullivan | Ptl. Tom Holihan | PO John Donato |
Det. John Kelly |
Former Members
Ptl. George Ambrose – Drummer | Lt. Arthur Hall – Drummer |
Lt. Eamon Blake – Piper | PO John Kelly – Piper |
Det Robert Bisbee – Drummer | PO Edward Larkin – Piper |
Sgt Kevin Brady – Piper | Civ Craig Leitch – Color Guard |
Det Thomas Brancella – Piper | PO Jack Leonard – Drummer |
PO Jimmy Brennan – Piper | Lt. Jay Levey – Drummer |
Det Frank Bruno – Color Guard | Det. John Lonergan – Piper |
Ptl Robert Buckridge – Drummer | Ptl Edward Maloney – Piper |
PO Paul Burke – Drummer | Civ Ed McKenna – Piping Instructor |
Ptl Harold Calmbacher – Drummer | PO William Maye – Piper |
PO Robert Coffey – Piper | PO Pete McAnuff – Piper |
Sgt Joseph Collins – Piper | Sgt. Jack McCarthy – Piper |
Ptl Douglas E Connell – Drummer | Capt. Thomas McCarthy – Piper |
Det Daniel Conry – Drummer | Ptl. Raymond McConville- Drummer |
Lt. Bobby Corcoran – Piper | Ptl Michael McCrory- Drummer |
Sgt. Freddie Crockett – Piper | PO Dennis McMahon – Piper |
PO Jimmy Cronin – Drummer | Ptl Kevin P. Meagher – Piper |
Lt. Kathleen Cronin – Piper | Insp Pearse P. Meagher – Piper |
PO Artie Damm – Piper | Ptl Thomas F. Meagher – Piper |
Det. Dan Danaher- Piper/Bandmaster | Capt. Ed Minogue – Piper/Pipe Major |
Sgt. Finbar Devine – Drum Major | Ptl Joseph Mullane – Piper |
PO Stephen Driscoll – Color Guard | PO Tom Murray – Piper |
Ptl Richard Dyer – Drummer | PO Richard Newman – Piper |
Polw Elizabeth Elliot Mescall – Piper | PO Vincent Newman – Piper |
Lt. John Fahey – Drummer | Sgt Ed Nugent – Drummer |
Lt. Robert Farren- Piper | PO Eamon Nugent – Piper |
Sgt. Michael Fedele – Piper | Ptl Patrick O’Connor Sr – Color Guard |
Sgt P.J. Ferguson – Drummer | Det Patrick O’Connell – Piper |
Ptl Michael Flaherty – Piper/Pipe Major | Ptl William Owens – Piper |
Ptl Michael Foley – Drummer | PO Patty O’Sullivan – Drummer |
Det Donald Gaffney – Piper | Det Jerry Pugh – Drummer |
Lt. James Gill – Piper | Ptl Barney Quinn – Piper/Bandmaster |
Det Brendan Glynn – Piper | Det John Quinn – Piper |
Ptl Frank Glynn – Piper | DI Peter Quinn Sr – Piper |
Capt John Gorman – Piper | Det. Mike Reedy – Drum Sgt. |
Polw Helen Grant Nellie – Piper | Ptl James Reilly – Drummer |
Det William Halley – Piper | Det Joseph Reilly – Drummer |
Insp Michael Healy – Piper | Polw Kaye Robinson – Drummer |
Lt James Henry – Piper | Lt Lawrence Savage – Color Guard |
Sgt James Hines – Piper | Sgt. James Stewart – Piper |
Det Paul Hipple – Drummer | Det Thomas Sullivan – Piper/Pipe Major |
Capt. Bob Hogan – Piper/Pipe Major | Ptl Phil Thompson – Piper/Pipe Major |
Det Don Hurley – Drummer | PO Julio Torres – Piper |
Ptl. Don James – Drummer | Det Robert Treston – Drummer |
Billy Johnson – Piper | Ptl Donald Waugh – Drummer |
Ptl Thomas Wellington – Drummer | |