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Council approves conditional hire of Gabriel Raiford as full‑time police officer
Summary
Council voted to hire Gabriel Raiford as a full‑time Yeadon police officer, with a July 19, 2026 start date contingent on successful background, medical, psychological and polygraph checks.
Council moved to hire Gabriel Raiford as a full‑time police officer for the Yeadon Police Department with a proposed start date of July 19, 2026, contingent upon his successful completion of background checks, medical and psychological exams and a polygraph. A council member moved the motion, it was seconded, council members voted in favor and the chair announced, “Motion carries.”
The police chief noted the hire will return the department toward full staffing levels; once Raiford completes all pre-employment checks and enters field training, the department expects to reconstitute four‑person squads. No individual council member dissented on the record and no fiscal appropriation beyond existing personnel authorization was discussed at the meeting.
