Verona Police PBA Local 72 has organized a fundraiser for Officer Mark S. Steinberg, a 23-year-old Essex County Sheriff’s Officer who is soon-to-be-sworn-in to the Verona, New Jersey Police Department. In spring of 2023, he was unexpectedly diagnosed with Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors (DSRCT), an extremely rare form of malignant sarcoma cancer that is lodged in his abdominal cavity. This hard-working young man has been serving the public since he was a teenager: becoming an EMT at age 16, Mark answered over 1,000 calls of service as a volunteer for the Verona Rescue Squad (Verona, NJ) and Beach Haven First Aid Squad (Long Beach Island, NJ), and as a paid EMT with the Jenkinson’s Beach Patrol (Point Pleasant, NJ). He also serves as a Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator for the township of Verona. He graduated from the Essex County Police Academy in November 2022, and, in addition, received his B.A. in Public and Non-Profit Administration from Rutgers with the highest honors, and became an NJ Certified Emergency Manager. Mark’s treatment is expected to take more than a year, during which unanticipated expenses relating to his medical care will not be fully covered by insurance. The Essex County Sheriff’s Office PBA Local 183, Verona Police PBA Local 72, Essex County PBA Conference, and the Verona Rescue Squad created a GoFundMe page to assist Mark and his family with any unforeseen financial burdens and ease the stress from fighting this cancer. Anything you can contribute will be greatly appreciated. To access the Go Fund Me page, click on the link below:
Detectives' Endowment Association, Inc. — Scott Munro, President
