Crime & Safety

Darien Police Sergeant Earns Scholarship

The scholarship is awarded to deserving police officers who are seeking advanced college degrees in the field of public safety.

DARIEN, CT — Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police Department was recently honored with the 2023 Allen Ervin Memorial Scholarship.

The $1,000 scholarship, which is presented by the Connecticut Police Foundation and Motorola Solutions, is awarded to deserving police officers who are seeking advanced college degrees in the field of public safety.

The DPD said in a Facebook post that Vigil is currently enrolled in the cybersecurity and networking master's degree program at the University of New Haven.

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