New State Troopers Graduate From Academy, Pawcatuck Man is One of Them!

The Connecticut State Police graduated 83 new State Troopers, all members of the 123rd Training Troop, on January 9.

Commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Reuben F. Bradford, and Colonel Danny R. Stebbins, Commander of the State Police, congratulated the graduating class during a ceremony at Jorgensen Auditorium at the University of Connecticut.  Gov. Dannel Malloy was the keynote speaker at the event.

The 123rd training troop entered the Connecticut State Police Academy on June 14, 2013, 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 83 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. 

Members of the 123rd Training Troop come from eight different states and have diverse backgrounds, training and experience.

Among the 83 graduates:

• 20 have military experience
• 26 have prior law enforcement experience
• 43 have bachelor degrees
• 10 have graduate degrees
• 85% of the class left higher paying jobs to serve as Connecticut State Troopers

Members of the class previously served as accountants, counselors, corrections officers, firefighters, lawyers, teachers and nurses, among other professions. The youngest member of the class is 23 and the oldest is 47.

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

Troop A, Southbury – 6 new Troopers

Troop B, Canaan – 7 new Troopers

Troop C, Tolland – 7 new Troopers

Troop D, Danielson – 8 new Troopers

Troop E, Montville – 9 new Troopers

Troop F, Westbrook – 7 new Troopers

Troop G, Bridgeport – 9 new Troopers

Troop H, Hartford – 7 new Troopers

Troop I, Bethany – 6 new Troopers

Troop K, Colchester – 9 new Troopers

Troop L, Litchfield – 8 new Troopers

The following men and women graduated January 9, 2014:

John M. Acampora

Wallingford

Troop G

John C. Adams

Windsor

Troop H

Joseph R. Adams III

Putnam

Troop E

Jared M. Barbero

Morris

Troop B

Abigail C. Belcher

Vernon

Troop K

Jeffrey C. Bellavance

Moosup

Troop E

Jesse D. Benoit

Enfield

Troop C

Douglas P. Bernier

Bristol

Troop H

Garrett S. Boehm

Waterford

Troop D

Sean W. Brennan

Niantic

Troop E

Christopher P. Briganti

Marlborough

Troop K

Ryan W. Burke

Shelton

Troop I

Ian T. Cameron

Newington

Troop H

Christina M. Casey

Southington

Troop I

Katherine B. Chamrin

Ledyard

Troop E

Christopher C. Church

Manchester

Troop C

Alexander A. Cintron

Middletown

Troop F

Justin D. Clachrie

Waterford

Troop K

Jonathan A. Conlon

Thomaston

Troop A

Joel J. Contreras

Stamford

Troop G

Kyle J. Cormier

Vernon

Troop C

Stephen J. Corona

Naugatuck

Troop G

Andrew J. Crook

Farmington

Troop L

Nicholas J. Crugnale

Colchester

Troop E

Ryan M. Culbertson

Woodbridge

Troop I

Katharine M. Cummings

Wethersfield

Troop I

Dale B. DeGaetano

Pawcatuck

Troop E

Andrew M. Eckman

Meriden

Troop F

Christopher J. Ferreira

Glastonbury

Troop H

Jeffrey T. Fonti

Watertown

Troop B

Thomas A. Forbes

Griswold

Troop E

Matthew Franco

Milford

Troop G

Peter J. Gardella

Bethel

Troop G

Steven M. Gardner

Norwich

Troop E

Matthew R. Geddes

Watertown

Troop A

Wayne B. Glaude

Sterling

Troop E

Isaiah Gonzalez

Watertown

Troop B

Kyle A. Gorra

New London

Troop F

Timothy D. Haroian

New Britain

Troop F

Carlos A. Hernandez-Garcia

East Hartford

Troop C

Jason W. Hickey

East Hampton

Troop K

Roberto J. Juan

Bridgeport

Troop A

Kyle M. Kaelberer

Enfield

Troop C

Timothy M. Kendrick

Old Saybrook

Troop F

Gregory T. Kenney

Plainville

Troop L

Stephen J. Krause

Old Saybrook

Troop K

Thomas Krynski

West Hartford

Troop H

Gordon L. Leslie

Columbia

Troop D

Lorie M. Lindo

Waterbury

Troop L

John P. List

Woodbury

Troop G

Adam J. Litwin

Uncasville

Troop D

Duane J. Lopriore

North Granby

Troop H

Trisha Marcaccio

Waterford

Troop D

Nicholas A. Marti

Goshen

Troop B

Derek A. McGregor

Waterford

Troop K

Joseph A. Meehan, Jr.

Bristol

Troop L

Matthew O’Brien

Killingworth

Troop F

Patrick O’Brien

Vernon

Troop C

Matthew K. Pakulski

Waterbury

Troop L

Anthony Perrone

Danbury

Troop L

Pawel T. Porczak

Torrington

Troop B

Matthew R. Pritchard

Norwich

Troop D

Michael C. Quagliaroli

Windsor Locks

Troop H

Kryl P. Rapp

Danbury

Troop L

Matthew A. Rei

Norwich

Troop D

William A. Roman, Jr.

Newington

Troop I

Timothy M. Ruppar

Wethersfield

Troop I

Vernon L. Sanders III

Stamford

Troop G

Douglas S. Sauve

Middletown

Troop K

Gregory T. Sawicki

Trumbull

Troop G

Emily F. Shaham

Monroe

Troop A

Gregory A. Spielman

Guilford

Troop F

Michael J. Spry

Shelton

Troop G

Sarah M. Starkey

Waterford

Troop D

Wayne D. Tate

Watertown

Troop A

Carly K. Topulos

Amston

Troop K

Christopher R. Vaillancourt

Uncasville

Troop D

William G. Veras

Torrington

Troop B

Eric R. Verno

Thomaston

Troop B

Tyler Weerden

Vernon

Troop C

James D. White

Glastonbury

Troop K

Jonathan Wildman

Woodbury

Troop A

Elizabeth A. Williams

Waterbury

Troop L