Yonkers, NY – Mayor Mike Spano and Police Commissioner Charles Gardner were proud to appoint six (6) detectives and swear in thirty-three (33) Probationary Police Officers earlier today at the Riverside High School auditorium in the presence of family and friends.

The new detectives will be assigned to positions including the Major Case Squad, Crime Scene Unit, and Internal Affairs Division. They will work to enhance police investigations, including felonies and serious crimes, and to supervise detective personnel.

The new recruits are scheduled to enter the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Police Academy where they will attend Basic Recruit School, a 20-week program including courses in police science, law, physical fitness training, and more. Upon graduation the new officers will attend secondary training, including field training with a certified field training police officer, at the Yonkers Police Department before being assigned to their patrol commands.

The addition of these new officers reinforces the City of Yonkers’ commitment to public safety.

Detective Appointments:

Detective Captain Justin Barbato

Detective Sergeant Hector Cartagena

Detective Dawn Lebzelter

Detective William Quirk

Detective Specialist Javier Sarmiento

Detective Specialist Stuart Barksdale

Probationary Police Officers:

P.P.O. Steven L. Alcantara

P.P.O. Michael R. Bellone

P.P.O. Megan Canty

P.P.O. Pierluigi A. Castaldo

P.P.O. Arnando Cruz, III

P.P.O. Keith Defino

P.P.O. Dylan R. Deierlein

P.P.O. Vincent E. DiCaprio

P.P.O. Michael Fracchiola

P.P.O. Kyle M. Gray

P.P.O. Michael N. Hodges

P.P.O. Annie Jimenez

P.P.O. Shaban Khan

P.P.O. Roger B. Khoury

P.P.O. Michael Klimentz

P.P.O. Catherine Lara

P.P.O. Nicholas McGill

P.P.O. Jorge Mejia

P.P.O. Ariel Miclat

P.P.O. Dwight R. Mitchell

P.P.O. Brendan S. Mulroy

P.P.O. Jared Newman

P.P.O. Daisy Payes

P.P.O. Frank O. Sabatino

P.P.O. Joseph Salameh

P.P.O. Lauren Soto

P.P.O. Vincent A. Spano

P.P.O. William J. Sullivan, III

P.P.O. Euthimios S. Theotokatos

P.P.O. Elizabeth Tovar

P.P.O. Genesis Vasquez

P.P.O. Steven J. Velasquez

P.P.O. Ryan J. Wasylenko

Alert sent on 07/18/2019 at 1:08PM EDT

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