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Middletown police swear in five new officers, outline traffic enforcement and $150,000 anti-violence programming
Summary
Middletown’s police chief announced five new hires—two certified officers and three academy recruits—described Officer Brownstein’s traffic-enforcement results, and said the department will use $150,000 in anti-violence funding (referred to in the meeting as 'SCUFUS') to fund patrols and school-based motivational speakers.
MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown Police Department swore in five new officers and outlined steps to bolster enforcement and youth engagement during the commission’s November meeting.
The chief named the new hires as Hugo Rodriguez; Espinosa (first name not specified); Victoria Garrity; Michael Warden; Jonathan Weinrich; and Joshua Rivera. Garrity and Warden were described as already certified officers; Rodriguez, Espinosa, Weinrich and Rivera were reported to begin at the police academy on Monday the 17th in…
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