January 7, 2003
The Associated Press 

     JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) - Ronald D. Buonocore came out of retirement
Tuesday to become the first Italian-American to be chief of the city's
174-year-old police department. 
     Buonocore, the 35th chief of the department, left in July as a
lieutenant after 28 years on the force. 
     Among his awards is the department's highest decoration, which he
received after risking his life to save a despondent man threatening to kill
himself in 1976. 
     The department is headed by a civilian director, James Carter. 
     Buonocore's swearing in was the second police promotion publicized in
recent weeks by New Jersey's second-largest city. 
     On Dec. 23, Datina Rinn, a 20-year veteran, became the first woman to
reach the rank of captain in the 824-member department. 
     Buonocore was born in Jersey City in 1950, graduated from Boonton High
School in 1967 and served in the Marine Corps. 
     His family has a long association with the police department.
Buonocore's brother, Casper Buonocore Jr., was killed in the line of duty 30
years ago. Another brother, Dennis, retired as a lieutenant. 
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