East Haven Police Hires New Officers, Recruits

With its , the has added four certified officers and two new recruits to its ranks, providing some much needed relief to the .

The new hires were unanimously approved by the Board of Police Commissioners following executive session interviews with each of the candidates at the board's May 29 meeting. The agenda for that meeting is posted in the gallery that accompanies this article.

Additionally, the police commission is expected to approve one more new hire and several officer promotions at a special meeting this Wednesday at the police department. The special meeting's agenda is also posted in the gallery.

New EHPD Officers

The following is a list of the department's new officers:

• Thomas Herbert as a Grade C Police Officer, on a Conditional Offer of Employment effective June 4, pending a medical exam.
• Scott Carignan as a Grade C Police Officer, on a Conditional Offer of Employment effective June 4 pending a medical exam.
• James Naccarato as a Grade C Police Officer, on a Conditional Offer of Employment effective June 4 pending a medical exam.
• Robert Brockett Jr. as a Grade C Police Officer, on a Conditional Offer of Employment effective June 4, pending a medical exam.
• Recruit Andrew D’Addio as a Grade C Police Officer, on a Conditional Offer of Employment to become effective June 29, pending a medical, psychological and polygraph.
• Recruit Kershen Bissette as a Grade C Police Officer, on a Conditional Offer of Employment to become effective June 29, pending a medical, psychological and polygraph.

DARE Officer

In other items, Chief Larrabee reported at the May 29 meeting that the department's DARE officer would assume his duties this fall when the new 2012-13 school year begins.

Larrabee noted that the department already has one certified DARE officer in its ranks.