Veteran Greenwich Police Officer Retires After 28 Years Of Service

GREENWICH, CT — Greenwich Police Chief James Heavey recently announced the retirement of Lt. Martin O'Reilly, who served in the Greenwich Police Department for 28 years.

O'Reilly was hired by the GPD in 1994 after earning an associate's degree in criminal justice at Western Connecticut State University.

Throughout his career in town, O'Reilly worked as a patrol officer, master police officer and detective. In 2012, he was promoted to sergeant, and in 2018, he was promoted to lieutenant, the department said in a Facebook post.

O'Reilly's last role with the GPD was as the executive officer for the patrol division. He also worked as the GPD's public information officer, a role now assumed by Lt. Patrick Smyth.

O'Reilly oversaw the Field Officer Training Evaluation Program, and led the bike and Organized Retail Crime Activity Units (ORCA). He earned numerous awards, citations and recognitions for his work over the years, the GPD said.

In 2000, O'Reilly was awarded the Greenwich Lions Club Dr. John Clarke Police Officer of the Year award for his vigilance and dedication to duty when he saved someone's life in the area of Exit 4 along I-95, the GPD said.

"His passion for improving the work life and creating opportunities for success for the officers he served was second to none," the department said on Facebook. "Lt. O'Reilly exemplified the core values of the Greenwich Police Department with his dedication, diligence, service, fairness, and respect for everyone."

The GPD said O'Reilly will continue to serve the residents of Greenwich as an inspector at the Stamford-Norwalk Judicial District Courthouse in Stamford.