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Loved ones, friends and both Fair Lawn and Paterson police officers attended as Juan Rodriguez (above, left) and Peter Federico (right) were sworn in by Mayor John Cosgrove.
Bergenfield swore in two new police officers, as well — Adam Fingeroth and Peter J. Morano. They are pictured with Chief Michael Carr and promoted Capt. Cathy Madalone (SPECIAL to CLIFFVIEW PILOT)
New Fair Lawn Police Officer Juan Rodriguez
Rodriguez, 34 of Paterson, is a 1997 graduate of Don Bosco Technical High School who served with the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Freedom in Afghanistan from 2000-2004.
He has six years of police experience, nearly all with the Paterson Police Department.
Laid off from his position there due to budget cuts, he joined Fair Lawn Police in 2011 but returned to Paterson in 2012 when the city began calling officers back.
Federico, 38 of Fair Lawn, is a 1992 graduate of St. Joseph’s Regional High School in Montvale and a 1996 graduate of Seton Hall University, where he earned a bachelor of arts in education.
He has 11 years of police experience, all with the Paterson Police Department, where for the past 6 years he was assigned to the Emergency Response Team.
Both officers will go through a short training period before receiving their assignments in the patrol division.
PHOTOS: ABOVE courtesy Douglas Haber. BELOW courtesy Fair Lawn Police Sgt. Brian Metzler
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