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Westport Police Department Swears In New Officer, Promotes One

WESTPORT, Conn. –The Westport Police Department welcomed one new officer and promoted another to the rank of detective Monday, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Detective William Harsche.

From left: Westport Chief of Police Dale Call, Officer Michael Tomanelli, Detective Sharon Russo and First Selectman Jim Marpe.

From left: Westport Chief of Police Dale Call, Officer Michael Tomanelli, Detective Sharon Russo and First Selectman Jim Marpe.

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Officer Sharon Russo was promoted to the rank of detective. Russo is an eight-year veteran of the police force, joining the department in March 2008, where she has been assigned to the patrol division. Russo attended Marymount Manhattan College and has earned the Westport Police Investigator’s Award. She finished first in the promotional testing process.

Officer Michael Tomanelli, 21, and a native of Marlboro, N.Y., was sworn in as a police officer. He is a graduate of Sacred Heart University and currently is completing his master’s degree in criminal justice, also at Sacred Heart University. Tomanelli will begin his recruit training at the Connecticut Police Academy Friday.

The ceremony took place in the Westport Police Department classroom, where First Selectman Jim Marpe administered the oath of office. 

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