Crime & Safety
Hasbrouck Heights Hires Two More Police Officers
The officers replace one who recently retired and another who will now serve as a School Resource Officer at the high school.
Hasbrouck Heights has added two more new police officers to the ranks.
Tuesday night borough officials swore in Joseph Olivo and Cosimo Marino as probationary patrolman.
The two will enter the police academy this month and are expected to graduate in late December, said Police Chief Michael Colaneri.
The new hires return two more to the ranks as recently one Captain retired and another officer will now be serving as a School Resource Officer at the middle school/high school at a salary the Board of Education will now fund, explained Colaneri. Brian Donahue will serve as the SRO and will still report to the Chief but will be stationed at the school building.
Earlier this year the borough hired two other new police officers to replace others who had retired the previous year. Michael DeSimone and Nicholas Brunetti just recently completed their training and are now serving on the force as probationary patrolman, said Colaneri.
Colaneri says the addition of the new officers brings the ranks to 29 which is the size the department has been for a number of years.
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