The Friday swearing-in ceremony conducted by Police Chief Tom Pape was attended by family and friends of the officers.
Addressing the audience, Rolison said, “We are in very difficult and challenging times, especially in urban cities where we, and so many other communities have seen a marked increase in violence, and we need our community and our police officers to work together to solve complex issues. This department has been working with the community for years to do just that.”
The new officers are Anthony Tarantino, John Sullivan, Se’quan Heard, Hamilton Nunez, Gary Beahan, Nicholas Paradies and Christopher Warrick. Four of the new hires are transfers from other agencies and have already been put to work on the streets. The remaining three will be attending the upcoming police academy which lasts a little more than four months.
Officers Matthew Hamel, Edwin Acken and Michael Longbard were promoted to the position of sergeant during the ceremony at the Public Safety building. Their colleagues who were promoted to the rank of detective are Sergeant Terrance Beam, Robert Haberski, Robert Stecher, Jeffrey Lee, Karen Zirbel, Bradley Sukeena and John Douglass.
