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Board approves promotions for Hammond Police officers
Summary
The Board of Public Works and Safety approved promotions and pay adjustments for several Hammond Police officers effective April 2026, following a request from Police Chief Jeffrey Long.
The Hammond City Board of Public Works and Safety approved promotions for multiple members of the Hammond Police Department on April 9, 2026, after the board read correspondence from Police Chief Jeffrey Long requesting the personnel actions.
“Correspondence received from Jeffrey Long, chief of police, requesting the approval of promotions to the following officers, Tyler Cruzen, Jesse Escamilla, Xavier Rilio, Raymond Velez, effective, 04/25/2026, and the approval of the promotions to 1st class patrolman with pay adjustments for the following, Michael Baxton, Davonte Matt Pitts, Emmanuel Suarez, and Christian Vasquez effective 04/17/2026,” the board chair read into the record. A board member moved to approve the promotions, another seconded, and the board voted in the affirmative.
The action was taken as part of the department correspondence portion of the agenda; the board did not record any dissent on the item.
