Retro Chief Darryl Breckenridge as an RFH Senior

Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge in his 1976 RFH Yearbook photo Photo/RFH Yearbook screenshot
Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge in his 1976 RFH Yearbook photo
Photo/RFH Yearbook screenshot

Yes, Fair Haven Police Chief Darryl Breckenridge is retiring.

Pretty much everyone in the Rumson-Fair Haven area now knows that he is calling a close to his 35-year career in law enforcement.

The chief was raised in Fair Haven. And, like most Fair Havenites, he went to Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School. He graduated in 1976, America’s bicentennial year. It was also an era of Huckapoo shirts, lambswool-lined jackets, Wallabees, topsiders and host of other fashion fatalities of their time.

So, the Retro Pic of the Day honors the chief stylin’ in his graduating year RFH Yearbook photo. He wore the trend well.

Pretty hip, huh? What was your favorite 70s style?

Hmmmmm. The chief looks a lot like his son D.J., director of Fair Haven Recreation, in this shot, right?

— Elaine Van Develde