Will go to work for seven police departments in Westchester and one in Putnam
Forty-three recruits – including four from the Westchester County Police Department – graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy. They are headed off to work at seven 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 159th 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.
“The state of policing in this country demands that you embrace the concept of police and community working together. I encourage you to engage your communities with humility and respect. Treat people with fairness and empathy, no matter their race, religion or socio-economic status. Converse with others the way you would like your loved ones spoken to. The instruction you received at the Academy enables you to be the guardians your community seeks.”
The graduates and their departments are:
Westchester County: Denis Halloran, Anthony Multari, Matthew Rasulo, Dakota Ridzik.
Greenburgh: Jamil Sanders.
Kent: Brian Chacha.
Mount Pleasant: Nicholas Euvino.
Mount Vernon: Tariq Abdullah, Kojo Adofo, Akeem Answer, Stephen Armstead, Jessica Baker, Everton Barnett, Patrick Gordian, Frankie Martinez, Arly Mejia, Steven Moreano, David Sassano, Tajmi Smith-Anderson, Shamar Walker, Justin Wallace.
SUNY Purchase: Madelyn Contreras Giron.
Tuckahoe: Melvin Banks
White Plains: Nicole DeSousa, David Diez-Canseco, Anthony Grycel, Kian McGeever, Mark Perez III, Angel Sime.
Yonkers: Eric Bargamian, Nicholas Coelho, Michael Cristantiello, Christian Kowach, Joseph Mancuso, Glory Moncion Allen, DeJuan Morrison, Patrick Murphy, Daniel Noll, Conor O’Donnell, Brandon Renzi, Alonzo Rose, Jason Vargas Jr., Brett Wangenstein.
