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