Danbury Residents Graduate from the Connecticut Police Academy

 

The Connecticut State Police today graduated 58 new State Troopers, all members of the 125^th Training Troop.

Colonel Brian Meraviglia, Commander of the State Police, congratulated the graduating class during a ceremony at Jorgensen Auditorium at the University of Connecticut. Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman addressed the class.

The 125^th training troop entered the Connecticut State Police Training Academy on June 15, 2015, and spent approximately 1,400 hours in the classroom.  They spent many more hours training in physical conditioning, water rescue, driving and other specialized areas of police work.

The 58 members of this class began the process of becoming State Troopers more than a year ago. At that time, they applied for the positions, took the written test and the physical fitness assessment, along with observational and polygraph tests. 

Among the 58 graduates:

• 12 have military experience
• 10 have prior law enforcement experience
• 31 have bachelor degrees
• 3 have graduate degrees

Members of the 125^th Training Troop have diverse backgrounds, training and experience.  Some have previously served as a state’s attorney, registered nurse, counselor, paramedic and corrections officer, among many other professions. The youngest member of the class is 21 and the oldest is 45.

At their graduation Thursday, the newest Troopers were sworn in by Colonel Meraviglia and assigned to one of 11 State Police troops located throughout Connecticut.  Troopers will be assigned as follows:

• Troop A, Southbury – 5 new Troopers
• Troop B, Canaan – 3 new Troopers
• Troop C, Tolland – 5 new Troopers
• Troop D, Danielson – 10 new Troopers
• Troop E, Montville – 5 new Troopers
• Troop F, Westbrook – 2 new Troopers
• Troop G, Bridgeport – 7 new Troopers
• Troop H, Hartford – 10 new Troopers
• Troop I, Bethany – 4 new Troopers
• Troop K, Colchester – 4 new Troopers
• Troop L, Litchfield – 3 new Troopers

The following Troopers graduated on December 17, 2015:

NEW TROOPER	HOMETOWN	ASSIGNMENT
Donna Bimonte	Danielson	Troop D
Richard Buchetto	Madison	Troop E
Ferenc Bozso	Milford	Troop F
Matthew Button	Stafford Springs	Troop D
Zachary Cash	Waterford	Troop D
Luis Castillo	Norwalk	Troop G
Christopher Centi	Higganum	Troop E
Edward Charlton	Thompson	Troop D
Daniel Collin	Newington	Troop K
Kent Cremer	Hebron	Troop D
Susan Curran	New Milford	Troop A
Thomas Curtis	Durham	Troop K
Michael Dargan	Meriden	Troop H
Anthony Fasulo	North Haven	Troop H
Kristofor Fisher	Ledyard	Troop D
Myles Fritzinger	Southbury	Troop G
Christopher Gallagher	Danbury	Troop A
Robert Garbalosa	North Haven	Troop H
Matthew Hancock	Stamford	Troop G
Ashley Harkins	Southington	Troop H
Robert Hart	North Branford	Troop I
Kevin Hoyt	Brooklyn	Troop C
Gregory Huntley	Burlington	Troop B
Joshua Jackson	Milford	Troop F
Matthew Kane	Niantic	Troop D
Dimitrios Karadimos	North Haven	Troop H
Patrick Kokoszka	Durham	Troop K
Jacob Larosa	Terryville	Troop A
Edward Leary	Seymour	Troop I
Kevin Littau	Terryville	Troop L
Erinne-Rose Litwinczyk	Bristol	Troop L
Jessica Long	Brooklyn	Troop D
Chaz Martin	Suffield	Troop C
Jana Mazzarella	Danielson	Troop E
Alexander Milne	Litchfield	Troop A
Kyle Modica	New Haven	Troop H
Brian North	Milford	Troop G
Sean Paddock	Groton	Troop D
Mitchell Paz	Bridgeport	Troop G
Aaron Pelletier	Southington	Troop H
Jeffrey Perrault	Derby	Troop A
Cody Picard	Thompson	Troop C
Sydney Riley	Enfield	Troop C
Kimberlee Ruppar	Newington	Troop K
Haley Russenberger	East Hampton	Troop E
Adam Salzmann	Danbury	Troop G
Eduardo Santiago	Milford	Troop G
Christopher Scott	North Haven	Troop H
Andreas Spoerk	Avon	Troop H
Raymond Sulich	Canterbury	Troop E
Corinne Swift	Bristol	Troop L
Martin Tartaglino	Torrington	Troop B
Randall Tavares	Hamden	Troop H
Christopher Ternowchek	Brooklyn	Troop D
Stephanie Thibault	Goshen	Troop B
Michael Thomas	Cheshire	Troop I
Lino Torres	Derby	Troop I
Christopher Wassarman	Thompson	Troop C

About the Connecticut State Police

The Connecticut State Police, founded in 1903, is the largest law enforcement agency in the State of Connecticut. More than 1,100 troopers from eleven barracks patrol more than 7,000 miles of roadway and serve as the primary law enforcement agency for 81 towns in Connecticut, totaling 2,600 square miles. The agency has a variety of specialized resources which enhance the ability of Troopers to investigate and solve crimesas well as assist local, state and federal agencies. Our goal is to deter and solve crime, promote highway safety and build relationships with the community through professionalism, respect, integrity, dedication and equality.