The event, which took place Thursday was presided over by Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner with plenty of family and friends looking on.
The new recruits are scheduled to enter the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Police Academy where they will attend Basic Recruit School, a 20-week program including courses in police science, law, physical fitness training, and more.
Upon graduation, the new officers will attend secondary training, including field training with a certified field training police officer, at the Yonkers Police Department before being assigned to their patrol commands.
The new recruits include:
- Matthew Berni
- Edward Byrne, Jr.
- Dean Campana
- Marc Caro
- Frank Cimadomo, Jr.
- Christopher Cooney
- Kevin Dempsey
- Filipe Fernandes
- Max Gonzalez
- Thomas Gray
- Kaitlin Hold
- Luke Kusick
- Adam Leddy
- Joel Lozada
- Katerine Mata
- Paul Meara
- Nicole Molinaro
- Michael Olijarczyk
- Joseph Pasciotty
- Dana Pierdiluca
- Rachelle Sainten
- Johnathan Soto
- Dylan Thomas
- Juan Vasquez
- John Wilt
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