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“ We have a young officer who comes to us that was an officer with the city of Egg Harbor . Through the new program that we have run through the new law in the state of New Jersey , we were able to hire him not from our civil service list , which , to me , is a way to enhance the way that we protect and serve our community with officers who have experience and
training . Luckily , this officer also is Hammonton-born and bred ; he is a graduate of Hammonton High School , has lived here all of his life . I just want to welcome Richard Carpo to our department ,” Friel said .
Friel said that Carpo had been sworn-in previously , but requested a formal ceremony with council so that Carpo ’ s family could enjoy it .
Councilman William Olivo administered the oath to Carpo , who was joined by his parents , Richard and Anni . After the oath , Friel discussed the economic impact of a hiring like that of Carpo .
“ Normally , when we hire an officer , you have at least 21 weeks of academy training ; this is officers being paid by the town of Hammonton to learn , then you have an additional up to three months of field training that an officer is going to be maintaining , learning with an officer that we have specialized training with experience to train new officers . This is plug-and-play out of the box , someone who has a year ’ s experience as a full-time officer , two years ’ experience as a Class II officer — so that ’ s someone that , within one week , we were able to put on a shift ,” Friel said .
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Richard Carpo sworn in as newest local police officer
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Councilman William Olivo ( left ) swore in Hammonton Police Officer Richard
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“ Chief , find us two more , so we can get to 34 by the end of the year ,” DiDonato said .
Later , while presenting the Law and Order Committee report , Friel noted that a member of the department has recently been deployed for six months .
“ He left last week , and will not be returning until March . That ’ s why , as I said , economically I ’ m trying to be very , very frugal with
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