Highly Decorated Veteran Greenwich Detective Retires

A veteran Greenwich Police detective who is admired by his peers for “relentlessly pursuing” some of the town’s high profile criminal cases, has retired.

Detective First Grade Pasquale ‘Pat’ Iorfino has retired from the department he’s served for 28 years.

In a statement announcing Iorfino’s retirement, Police Chief James Heavey said, “Pat has proven himself time and time again to be a highly successful investigator with an unflinching desire to catch the bad guys.”

Among those high profile cases were a home invasion, the arrest of nanny Patrick Slater who was convicted of raping a Greenwich child in his care, the Andrew Kissel murder and the robbery and shooting of an employee of the former Mobil on the Run gas station in Old Greenwich.

“The toughest cases were the ones in which he excelled,” said police spokesman Lt. Kraig Gray.

For his unrelenting efforts, Iorfino is a three-time recipient of the Greenwich Lions Club John A. Clark Award, the equivalent of Officer of the Year.

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During his successful assignment to the department’s Patrol Division, Iorfino received numerous citations for his response to street crimes and his hard work was recognized by his supervisors with his assignment to the Narcotics Investigation Section where he honed his investigative skills. In 1995, he and his fellow narcotics investigators would be recognized with the John A. Clark Award for their investigations into the distribution of drugs within Greenwich.

Iorfino was then assigned to the Criminal Investigation section of the Detective Division where he would excel due to his keen investigative skills matched with his absolute tenacious work ethic. “In his 22 years as an investigator, Detective Iorfino brought to justice many criminals who had committed the worst crimes imaginable against the citizens of Greenwich; Rape, Murder, Kidnapping, and Home Invasion Robberies. Many of Detective Iorfino’s cases would be prosecuted at the federal level due to their severity and complexity,” Heavey said.

In 2009, Detective Iorfino again received the John A. Clark Award for his role in solving the murder of Andrew Kissel. In 2010, he and his fellow investigators would be recognized by the Chief of Police as the Officer of the Month for their superb investigation into a burglary and recover of a firearm in Alabama. In 2012, Detective Iorfino was for the final time the recipient of the John A. Clark Award for his part in solving a shooting of a Mobil on the Run gas station attendant.

Indicative of the impact of Iorfino’s career are the numerous letters of gratitude from the victims of the crimes that he investigated, Heavey said.

Iorfino looked back on his career and said he was most proud of two things — team work and justice for the victims. Iorfino was the first to acknowledge the hard work of his peers and partners. Moreover, his sense of pride did not come from accolades but from the feeling that in some way he had helped the victims and their families.

Heavey said,”During the DiBaise Home Invasion investigation, Pat relentlessly worked that case and was instrumental in its prosecution in the Federal court system. It’s that kind of work ethic that solves cases and we are fortunate the Pat will continue to serve the Town as a Special Police Officer. I am very proud to have served with Pat and wish him the best in the next stage of his life.”

In recognition of his retirement and the culmination of a long and distinguished career, Iorfino was appointed to the position of Detective First Grade. He is the first officer of the department to hold that designation.