New SUNY Purchase Officer Graduates From Police Academy

HARRISON, NY — A new officer for Purchase College, Raymond Sherrer, was among the 84 recruits who graduated Friday from the Westchester County Police Academy.

The new officers, who are headed off to work at 17 law enforcement agencies in Westchester and in Putnam County, completed 20 weeks of training at the police academy in Valhalla. They
received their diplomas before a packed house at the SUNY Purchase Performing Arts Center.

The new officers and their departments are:

Westchester County: Cristal Alcantara.

Putnam County Sheriff: Gregory Corvino, Victoria Crimmins, Jacqueline Giuffre, Joseph Landow, Tyler Parkshley.

Bedford: Edward Ritch

Eastchester: Ryan Blume

Greenburgh: Anais Andronian, Brian Donohoo, Peter Kalmes, Casandra Keenan, Frank Tirri III, Jayquan Washington.

Hastings-on-Hudson: Thomas Gunther

Mamaroneck Village: Kimberly Chiapparelli, June Sanchez

Mount Pleasant: Michael Perfito

Mount Vernon: Michael Belliard, Gregory Boney, Christopher Bosley, Sharrika Brent, Bryan Brown, Edwin Castillo, Jamie Dennison, Vincent Giacoio, Michael Green, Shanakay Irving, Camile James Betty, Krystal Johnson, Xavier Lucas, Brian Marcano, Abel Martinez Diaz, D’Angelo Morales, Christian Pacheco, Victor Rodriguez.

New Rochelle: Christian Bareto, Saverio Dentini, John Soto.

North Castle: Matthew Muccioli

Ossining: James Hazel Jr., Jose Manco Guevara, Jason Marques, Ellen Martinez

Port Chester: Leslie Gutelius, Kyah Kramer, Gary McCord Jr., Clayton Zuk.

SUNY Purchase: Raymond Sherrer

Tarrytown: Steven Amaro, Peter Delmonaco, James Nardelli.

Tuckahoe: Jalen Laboy, Robert Lalli.

White Plains: Anthony Arellano, John Brophy, James Flaherty, William Gabay, Matthew Hodges, Daniel Kramer, Anthony LaRosa, Jeffrey Moskowitz, Danian Ocampo, Robert Pell III, Antonio Zazzarino.

Yonkers: Ziad Abdullah, Laith Abumallouh, Matthew Aird, Bryan Arroyo, Bader Baidis, Nicholas Campanini, Kendall Carter, Tyler Chen, Virginia Creary, Juston Devito, Trevor Hayden, Timothy Horbach, Erica Malave, Danielle Malka, Junious Mason, Guillermo Mejia, Michael Reyes, Kyle Saul, David Walencik.

The graduates of the 154th Session of Basic Recruit School were presented with their diplomas, and congratulated for mastering the physical and academic demands of the Academy, by a host of dignitaries including County Executive George Latimer, Deputy County Executive Ken Jenkins, Acting Public Safety Commissioner Terrance Raynor and Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah.

Latimer told the graduates, “You have been tested and you have shown that you have the
physical ability, the intellectual ability and the emotional ability to be a police officer. That
combination does not exist in many people. We send you out into the community to do
something a majority of people can’t do. We’re proud of you, and we have confidence in you,
because you have the right stuff.”

Raynor urged the graduates to treat all members of the public with fairness and respect in the performance of their duties.

“The state of policing in this country demands that you embrace the concept of police and
community working together. I encourage you to engage your communities with humility and
respect. Treat people with fairness and empathy, no matter their race, religion or socio-economic status. Converse with others the way you would like your loved ones spoken to," Raynor said. "The instruction you received at the Academy enables you to be the guardians your community seeks.”