Will go to work for 11 police departments in Westchester and one in Putnam
Thirty-eight recruits – including eight from the Westchester County Police – graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy. They are headed off to work at 11 departments in Westchester and one in Putnam.
The new officers, who completed 22 weeks of training at the police academy in Valhalla, received their diplomas before a packed house at the SUNY Purchase Recital Hall.
County Executive Ken Jenkins and Public Safety Commissioner Terrance Raynor presented the graduates of the 161st Session of Basic Recruit School with their diplomas and congratulated them for mastering the physical and academic demands of the Academy.
“These recruits were required to bring their best effort to the Academy every day. Nothing less would be accepted. Their presence at this graduation ceremony is proof they kept their end of the bargain,” Jenkins said.
The county executive also thanked the family members in attendance for the love and support they have provided, and will continue to provide, to the region’s newest police officers.
“I know you are proud of these new officers. And I know there will be times you will worry about them. My dad was a police officer and I am familiar with those emotions, and more, when a loved one serves in law enforcement,” he said.
Raynor urged the graduates to treat all members of the public with fairness and respect in the performance of their duties.
“Most of the people you encounter will never remember your rank, your assignment, or how many arrests you made. What they will remember is how you treated them. They will remember whether you listened, whether you showed compassion. They will remember whether you treated them with dignity and respect. Never underestimate the impact of a simple act of professionalism and kindness,” he told the graduates.
The graduates and their departments are:
Westchester County: Mehdi Abirou, Javier De La Cruz, Hugo Ortiz, Terrance Raynor, Shane Repp, Anthony Riccobono, Sean Trenholm, Julia Tucciarone.
Putnam County: Declan Busche, Robert Noble.
Eastchester: Charles Anastos,
Harrison: Marco Angarano,Guy Arcuri,Giovanni Campo, Thomas Ciafone, Aulon Hasanramaj, Sean Walther.
Mamaroneck Village: Max Leifert.
Mount Vernon: Matthew Jackson.
New Rochelle: David Barreto, Michael Birone, Zackary Cole, Lawrence Lin, Silvia Magallon, Michael Pippo.
Scarsdale: Ashley Farewell, Michael Quintana.
Tuckahoe: Isabella Troiano.
White Plains: Latifah Castleberry, Deckcoda Sinclair, Nicholas Yerks.
Yonkers: Samantha Colavito, Joseph Manzo, Elijah Morton, Jordan Rivera, Marlene Sahawneh.
Yorktown: Madison Esposito, Timothy Kozlowski.
