The new officers, who completed 20 weeks of training at the police academy in Valhalla, received their diplomas during a ceremony at Westchester Community College.
County Executive George Latimer, Public Safety Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason and Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. addressed the graduates of the 147th Session Basic Police Recruit Class and congratulated them for mastering the physical and academic demands of the Academy.
The new officers and their departments are:
- Westchester County: Rachel Santiago and John Severi.
- Bedford: David Friedman.
- Eastchester: Nicholas Todino.
- Elmsford: John Barrett.
- Greenburgh: Justin Flynn, Paul Kandilou, Robert Martin and Vitaily Tarshentsev.
- Harrison: Michael Forgione, Robert Longo, Alexandra Menniti and David Tolve.
- Mamaroneck Town: Jennifer Guski and John Na.
- Mount Pleasant: Brian Givney and Andrew Texeira.
- Mount Vernon: Wendell Barbour, Samantha Betty-McLeggon, Christopher Cartwright, Robert Francis, William Guevara, Guillermo Lizarzaburu and Francisco Medina.
- New Rochelle: Alex Arias, Kari Bird, Matthew Moskalik, Wayne Nelson II, Jesse Pugliese, Alessandra Ricigliano, Anthony Sabatino, Marlon Stewart and Liam Wynne.
- North Castle: Julia DeCrenza and William Young.
- Peekskill: Angelo Cintron, Jr., Ramon Santos and Russell Schum.
- Pelham: Robert DiNapoli and Vincent RiPulone.
- Pelham Manor: Edward Fattorini and Nicholas Manias.
- Pleasantville: Jesus Bangurra.
- Port Chester: Andy Polanco.
- Putnam County Sheriff’s Office: Connor Carroll, Robert Loprieno and Elizabeth Sangalli.
- Rye: Joao Anjo, Joshua Belloise, Jesse Calcagni and Robert Jones.
- Scarsdale: Anthony Mery and Aidan Sullivan.
- SUNY Purchase: Matthew Alto and Dina Chakides.
- Tuckahoe: Peter Costa.
- White Plains: Shawna Amato, Winston McCormack, Anthony Rudovic and Sierra Vitolo.
- Yonkers: Edward Byrne, Dean Campana, Marc Caro, Frank Cimadomo, Christopher Cooney, Kevin Dempsey, Filipe Fernandes, Max Gonzalez, Thomas Gray, Kaitlin Hold, Luke Kusick, Adam Leddy, Joel Lozada, Katerine Mata, Paul Meara, Michael Olijarczyk, Joseph Pasciotty, Dana Pierdiluca, Rachelle Sainten, Johnathan Soto, Dylan Thomas, Juan Vasquez and John Wilt.
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