Derby PD hires 5 patrol officers

Pictured from left, Taylor Norton, John O’Donoghue, Eric Grella, Chief Gerald Narowski, Frank DeAngelo IV, Frank Sicsico.

DERBY - The Derby Police Department has hired five patrol officers.

Taylor Norton, Frank DeAngelo IV, John O’Donoghue, Frank Sicsico, and Eric Grella were sworn in Monday at a Police Commissioner meeting, according to a release today from Lt. Justin Stanko.

Norton, 23, lives in Bristol. He holds an undergraduate Criminology degree from Central Connecticut State University and was a former all-state high school soccer player at Bristol Eastern High School. He is a certified EMT and a licensed commercial pilot.

DeAngelo, 28, is a Shelton resident. A former teacher, he obtained his B.A. in criminal justice from Quinnipiac University and is working towards his master’s degree in English.

Seymour resident O’Donoghue, 21, recently obtained a B.A. in Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven. He currently is a member of the Derby Auxiliary Police Department.

Sicsico, 30, of Trumbull, has an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. He is also a Reservist with the United States Marine Corps where he specializes in crash-fire rescue.

Thomaston resident Grella, 28, is also a former teacher. Grella earned his B.A. in Psychology from Central Connecticut State University and his Masters degree in Elementary Education from the University of Bridgeport.

The recruits will commence official training Jan. 4 at the Connecticut Police Academy in Meriden.
The academy training is approximately 24 weeks after which the recruits must pass an additional 12 weeks of field training at the Derby Police Department before they become certified officers.


This was taken from information provided by Lt. Justin Stanko, operations commander, Derby Police Department.