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New Milford swears in officer and honors police for multiple responses, including stabbing and homicide
Summary
The Borough of New Milford swore in Officer Brian Johnson and presented meritorious-service awards to officers involved in several major responses this year, including a March 17 stabbing near New Milford High School, a July traffic stop tied to an out-of-state shooting, a September welfare-check-turned-homicide, an October vehicle rescue, and a November narcotics arrest.
The Borough of New Milford swore in Brian Johnson as a full-time New Milford Police Department officer during the mayor and council’s final meeting of the year. Mayor Michael J. Petrino said Johnson had served as an SEO1 (unarmed special law-enforcement officer) in 2024, graduated from the county police academy on Oct. 21, 2025, and was completing field training.
The mayor and Chief Clancy also presented multiple meritorious-service awards to officers who participated in major incidents this year. For a March 17 stabbing near New Milford High School,…
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