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Monroeville swears in three new officers; chief highlights regional support during vice-presidential visit
Summary
Council swore in three new officers who graduated from county/state academies; Chief Cole thanked borough and regional agencies for resources used during the visit of then-candidate JD Vance and said the Secret Service praised local cooperation.
Monroeville Borough Council on March 11 formally swore in three new police officers and heard Chief Cole thank borough staff and regional partners for their role supporting a recent visit by then-vice presidential candidate JD Vance.
Mayor Greasock administered the oath to the three officers — Grady Fagan, Michael Reagan and Miguel Pomerijo — who Chief Cole said were hired as cadets and graduated from local police academies in late 2024. The chief told council the trio represent the department’s first cadet-to-academy hires since the early 1990s and that the county and other partners helped with training.
“Both of the cadets here graduated from the Allegheny County Police Academy,” Chief Cole said, noting a December 2024 graduation and that training runs roughly 900–960 hours. He added that Miguel Pomerijo is fluent in Spanish and is the department’s first Spanish-speaking officer.
Chief Cole also recounted the department’s role supporting security and logistics for a September visit from JD Vance. He said the municipality supplied public-works vehicles (he estimated at least 15 large vehicles), EMS assets, hazmat/fire resources and command vehicles while neighboring police departments and state agencies provided additional manpower and aviation support. He said Special Agent in Charge Mark Kernan of the Secret Service praised the level of cooperation he observed.
“According to the Secret Service agent, Mark Kernan, he had never seen such cooperation from a…small municipality,” Chief Cole said in describing the security effort and the plaque the Secret Service later presented to the borough for assistance.
No council action was required for the swearing-in, which the mayor and chief framed as a personnel and community milestone. Manager Graziani and council members welcomed the officers and thanked first responders for their work.
